# Drones Market Map United Kingdom 2026: 12 Startups in 3 Segments > 12 drones startups in the United Kingdom, mapped in 3 segments: inspection and mapping, defence drones and drone software and traffic and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-united-kingdom-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Inspection and mapping 6 - [Slamcore](https://millionrounds.com/company/slamcore) - [Sees.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sees-ai) - [Sky-Futures](https://millionrounds.com/company/sky-futures) - [Hammer Missions](https://millionrounds.com/company/hammer-missions) - [Air Control Entech](https://millionrounds.com/company/air-control-entech) - [Airspection](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspection) ## Defence drones 3 - [UFORCE](https://millionrounds.com/company/uforce) - [Cambridge Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-aerospace) - [Huless](https://millionrounds.com/company/huless) ## Drone software and traffic 3 - [*R* Ruka](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruka) - [Unmanned Life](https://millionrounds.com/company/unmanned-life) - [Milliray](https://millionrounds.com/company/milliray) ## Segment by segment ### Inspection and mapping 6 startups · $56M raised - [**Slamcore**](https://millionrounds.com/company/slamcore) Slamcore is an embedded spatial AI software company based in London, UK, specializing in real-time localization, mapping, and perc United Kingdom $44M - [**Sees.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sees-ai) sees.ai is a UK-based company specializing in autonomous drone technology for critical infrastructure inspection and monitoring. United Kingdom $4.9M - [**Sky-Futures**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sky-futures) Sky-Futures is a provider of drone-based inspection and data services to the industrial inspection market. United Kingdom $3.8M - [**Hammer Missions**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hammer-missions) Hammer Missions is a London-based enterprise software company founded in 2019. United Kingdom $1.8M - [**Air Control Entech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/air-control-entech) Robotic Inspection technology business specialising in UAVs, ROVs and crawlers United Kingdom $461K - [**Airspection**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspection) Reliable Remote Inspections Done Safely. United Kingdom $331K ### Defence drones 3 startups · $1.9B raised - [**UFORCE**](https://millionrounds.com/company/uforce) UFORCE is a Ukrainian defense technology company focused on developing and manufacturing advanced military technologies, particula United Kingdom $1.4B - [**Cambridge Aerospace**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-aerospace) Cambridge Aerospace is a UK-based defense technology startup founded in September 2024. United Kingdom $400M - [**Huless**](https://millionrounds.com/company/huless) Huless is a Ukrainian defense-tech company established in 2023, specializing in the development of universal drone platforms for b United Kingdom $1.0M ### Drone software and traffic 3 startups · $8.5M raised - [*R* **Ruka**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruka) Ruka is a manufacturer of hardware and software products for the consumer drone and toy markets. United Kingdom $5.7M - [**Unmanned Life**](https://millionrounds.com/company/unmanned-life) Unmanned Life is a British deep-tech company founded in London in 2015, specializing in AI-driven Autonomy-as-a-Service software. United Kingdom $2.3M - [**Milliray**](https://millionrounds.com/company/milliray) Milliray is a London-based company specializing in counter-UAS and airspace security. United Kingdom $500K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United Kingdom. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in drones, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Drones market map** 185 startups · 6 segments · $8.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Drones market map: Europe** 77 startups · 6 segments · $4.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-europe-market-map)[Market map · United States **Drones market map: United States** 73 startups · 6 segments · $2.5B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-united-states-market-map)[Investors map **Who invests in drones** 69 investors · 4 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-investors-map)[Raised in 2026 **Drones startups that raised in 2026** 52 startups · 6 segments · $3.6B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-raised-2026-market-map)[New wave **New drones startups, founded 2020 on** 45 startups · 4 segments · $1.5B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-drones-startups-market-map) ## Who backs drones? 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