Company Dossier
FENEK
Ukrainian maker of FENEK, a passive acoustic sensor grid that hears Shaheds, FPVs and cruise missiles by their engines — radar-silent, jam-proof early warning built by Oleksandr Kardakov's Octava Defence.
FILE · fenekOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus Codified, approved for Ukrainian Armed Forces use and entered in NATO’s Master Catalogue of References for Logistics by 18 February 2026, according to Brave1 Market. The developer said testing was complete and mass production had begun in a 9 December 2025 interview with Brave Inventors, and claimed battlefield warnings and support for mobile fire teams. The developer disclosed no production totals, named military units or attributable interceptions.Unverified
FENEK
Octava Defence describes FENEK as a passive acoustic drone-detection system in its May 2026 account to Militarnyi. In its Brave Inventors interview, the developer claimed use by troops and mobile fire teams.
Founded
FENEK undisclosed; Octava Defence says 2004LinkedIn
HQ
Kyiv, Ukraine
Headcount
FENEK undisclosed; Octava Defence says 11–50LinkedIn
Total raised
Not identified in this review
Valuation
Not disclosed
Stage
Armed Forces-approved, Feb 2026Brave1 Market
Restricted · BattlePolicy Pro
The rest of the FENEK file
- ▸Background — founding, ownership and how the company got to here
- ▸Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
- ▸Customers & contracts — live join against our Procurement Tracker
- ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
- ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
- ▸Battlefield relevance — confirmed combat use versus company claim
- ▸Sources — every citation this file is built on
- ▸Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call