Estonian firm Defsecintel Solutions and Germany’s ARGUS Interception have signed an MoU to use a new embed net-capture drone interceptor technology.

Over the last few years, Estonia has built up a solid reputation for Europe’s frontier UAV and counter-UAV technologies. And now more international players are coming to build partnerships. This week, Estonian defence technology company Defsecintel Solutions and German counter-drone specialist ARGUS Interception have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise and expand their cooperation in integrated counter-UAS (uncrewed aerial systems) capabilities.

The signing took place in Tallinn on the sidelines of the Lennart Meri Conference — an annual gathering of senior security and defence policymakers — and was witnessed by high-level officials from both countries, including the parliamentary state secretary at Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence, Estonia’s undersecretary for defence industry and innovation, and the two nations’ respective ambassadors.

A new way to fight off the drone threat

At the heart of the agreement is the deeper integration of ARGUS Interception’s A1-Falke® interceptor drone into Defsecintel’s EIRSHIELD platform. EIRSHIELD is a modular, multi-layer counter-drone architecture that combines radar, radio frequency, electro-optical/infrared, and acoustic sensors with AI-powered command and control. By embedding ARGUS’s net-capture technology — which physically intercepts and recovers drones without destroying them — into EIRSHIELD, the two companies aim to complete what they describe as a “sensor-to-effector” solution: a system capable of detecting a drone, tracking it, deciding on a response, and acting, all within a single unified architecture.

The non-destructive nature of the ARGUS approach is a deliberate design choice. In environments such as public spaces, airports, or civilian infrastructure, disabling a drone by shooting it down carries obvious risks. Net capture offers a proportionate alternative and, as the companies note, also preserves the drone for forensic examination — potentially revealing who sent it and why.

ARGUS was founded in 2023 by former German Armed Forces officers and its A1-Falke® system is already in operational use with the German military and federal police. Defsecintel, founded in 2018, has developed its systems with direct input from operational experience in Ukraine, where drone warfare has reshaped how European defence planners think about aerial threats. The company has recently announced several high-profile cooperation agreements.

“By combining our system-level integration expertise with ARGUS Interception’s interceptor capabilities, we are offering another capability for protecting borders and critical infrastructure,” said Jaanus Tamm, CEO and founder of Defsecintel Solutions.

Christoph Rau, CFO and co-founder of ARGUS Interception, said the partnership was focused on delivering protection “where it matters most: at public spaces and critical infrastructure.”

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