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Frontline Robotics

Ukrainian maker of the Buria remote weapon station — a robotic Mk 19/M2 turret that rides ground robots as mobile 'small tanks' — plus the Linza and Zoom combat drones, now co-produced at industrial scale in Germany.

FILE · frontline-roboticsOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus Revenue-stage, serial production. Wartime Ukrainian defense-tech founded Aug 2023; Buria in AFU service since Jan 2025 and MoD-codified Apr 2026; scaling drone output via the Dec 2025 Quantum Frontline Industries JV in Germany.Unverified
Frontline Robotics
Uncrewed Systems (Ground)Combat-fieldedUARevenue-stage, serial production. Wartime Ukrainian defense-tech founded Aug 2023; Buria in AFU service since Jan 2025 and MoD-codified Apr 2026; scaling drone output via the Dec 2025 Quantum Frontline Industries JV in Germany.
Ukrainian maker of the Buria remote weapon station — a robotic Mk 19/M2 turret that rides ground robots as mobile 'small tanks' — plus the Linza and Zoom combat drones, now co-produced at industrial scale in Germany.
Founded
August 2023
HQ
Kyiv, Ukraineexact site undisclosed
Headcount
Not disclosedunverified
Total raised
None disclosed; no external venture round reportedunverified
Valuation
Not disclosed
Stage
Revenue-stage — serial production, MoD contracts + German (QFI) drone JV
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  • Background — founding, ownership and how the company got to here
  • Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
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  • 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
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  • Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call
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