🚀 Enabling OWE Capability: The Role of Cata Launchers in Recent UK Trials Through ASGARD, Threod Systems’ Cata B launcher has demonstrated its role as adaptable launch infrastructure for testing, integrating and operating different UAV and OWE platforms. During Exercise Spring Storm 2026 in Estonia, Cata B was used with the Callen-Lenz Nyan OWE in a land setting, with the British Army, including 26 Royal Artillery Regiment, as system user. The recent Royal Navy trial from XV Patrick Blackett showed how similar OWE launch concepts can also be explored in the maritime domain, supporting broader experimentation with autonomy, counter-UAV capabilities and the Hybrid Navy concept. 🤝 Future OWE capability needs effectors and the launch infrastructure to make them deployable. #Cata #Launcher #UAS #DefenceTechnology #ASGARD #SpringStorm2026 #MaritimeDefence
Threod Systems
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Battle-proven UAS, electro-optical camera systems and launchers - engineered for mission success, anywhere
About us
Threod Systems (founded 2012) designs and manufactures battle‑proven unmanned aircraft systems, electro‑optical camera systems and aircraft launching systems for defence, governmental and commercial missions, delivering interoperable, fully integrated UAS solutions used by NATO members and the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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https://www.threod.com
External link for Threod Systems
- Industry
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2012
Employees at Threod Systems
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We are honoured to receive the silver level “Riigikaitsjate toetaja” recognition from the Estonian Ministry of Defence. Our Co-Chief Technology Officer, Robert Jakobson, accepted the recognition on behalf of the company. As an Estonian defence technology company, we work every day on systems that support defence capability, but we also know that real readiness depends on people. Reservists need the time to take part in training exercises and keep their skills ready. As an employer, we have a practical role in making that possible. We are grateful for this acknowledgement and proud to support our people who contribute to Estonia’s defence readiness. #RiigikaitsjateToetaja #Estonia #DefenceIndustry #NationalDefence #DefenceTechnology
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Shortly before the Eos D ISTAR launch, we visited Kongsberg Agenda and had a good conversation with Masud Gharahkhani, President of the Storting, about Estonia, innovation and the role of technology in today’s security environment. Thank you for the warm welcome and the meaningful exchange. Some of key takeaways 👇
Last week, Estonian business delegation KrattWorks, Threod Systems, DefSecIntel Solutions, Lendurai participated in the Kongsberg Agenda technology festival in Norway, led by undersecretary Mariin Ratnik. Kongsberg Agenda brings together industry, startups, governments, academia and enthusiasts to discuss technology, security, and societal resilience. Ambassador of Estonia Piia Mathisen was particularly pleased that Estonia was the first country represented at the festival with its own national pavilion: „Kongsberg Agenda is the place to be for tech nation Estonia.“ During a discussion on resilience in a digital age, moderated by Liv Dingsør, Mariin Ratnik presented Estonia’s digital state, built on trust, and explained why innovation should not be hindered by unnecessary bureaucracy. She highlighted Estonia’s nation-wide innovation accelerator initiative as an example of how regulatory sandboxes can help companies and states roll out new solutions and learn from failures. A key take-away on defence innovation, shared by Mariin Ratnik and Norwegian state secretary Marte Gerhardsen: resilience requires stronger cooperation between trusted partners, including more joint projects and fresh approaches to procurements. Drones were in the limelight of Friday. The whole Estonian delegation took the stage to discuss lessons from Ukraine in modern warfare, moderated by Birger Steen. Key messages from Siim Maivel, Tõnis Voitka, Jaanus Tamm, and Ranno Pajuri: 🔹 drones are not new to warfare, but their mass production and evolving use are transforming military operations 🔹 allies must adapt quickly, learn continuously, and be prepared to change established ways of operating 🔹 decision-makers should visit Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine to gain first-hand insights into the latest developments and lessons from the battlefield hybrid warfare is no longer a future scenario but today’s reality. 🔹 allies should not underestimate potential adversaries and consider the unthinkable when driving defence innovation. Forums such as Kongsberg Agenda matter: they provide opportunities to learn from one another, strengthen partnerships between Norway and Estonia, and deepen cooperation across the Nordic-Baltic region and beyond. Thank you to our Norwegian partners, Eirik Lie, Morten Brandtzaeg, Anne Cecilie Lund-Andersen, Jørgen Akervold, for the warm welcome, and to EIS | Enterprise Estonia for always being our great collaborators. #KongsbergAgenda #Estonia #Innovation #Defence #Security #Ukraine #Technology #Resilience #NATO #NB8
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🧑🎓 Few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of welcoming the NATO Field School group to Threod. It was refreshing to meet young people who are curious about defence, technology and the world around them. Thank you for the thoughtful questions, genuine interest and good conversations. #NATO #NATOFieldSchool #Defence #Threod #Estonia #Manufacturing #DefenceManufacturing
📍Tallin, Estonia A day in the life of two of our NATO Field School students, Marie-Alix Neau and Jillian Thomas. During this day, the 2026 cohort visited Threod Systems, a defence manufacturing company in the Baltics. #NATO #NATOFieldSchool #WeAreNATO #Defence #Security #Threod #ThreodSystems #Estonia #Baltics #BalticSecurity #Manufacturing #DefenceManufacturing
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💬 Ukrainian experience has shown that laser-guided munitions provide a clear operational advantage over other types of precision-guided munitions that rely on GNSS signals for targeting. Armed forces around the world are adopting more of these weapon systems, and the key capability that they need is a compact and capable platform that can provide the needed laser target designation function, which is exactly what the Eos D ISTAR UAS provides. 🎯 Mikk Murumäe, CTO of Threod
⭐ Estonia is taking the spotlight at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris. Threod Systems has launched the Eos D ISTAR at the expo – a 15.5kg electric VTOL drone that brings laser target designation, long the preserve of helicopters and large platforms, down to battalion-level tactical units. 📍The launch took place at the Estonian Pavilion, with Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur in attendance and Threod CEO Arno Vaik introducing the system. 🔗 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gfDVKnDW #tradewithestonia #defence #globaltrade #drone #eurosatory
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🙌 Eos D ISTAR has now been unveiled! 🛸 The system brings laser designation capability into a lightweight tactical unmanned aircraft system format. This brings airborne target confirmation and designation closer to the point of need, directly to tactical units. Eos D ISTAR combines the Eos D fully electric vertical take off and landing unmanned aircraft with the eOpic-6 ISTAR payload to support reconnaissance, target acquisition, target confirmation, laser designation and fire control support. Stop by our stand to see the system yourself! 👀 Hall 6, Stand J119, Estonian Pavilion #Eurosatory2026 #DefenceTechnology #UAS #ISTAR #ISR #LaserDesignation #ThreodSystems
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Some roles have traditionally required more than a small UAS could provide. That boundary is changing. 🤫 On June 16, we will introduce a lightweight precision-support capability at Eurosatory, bringing larger-platform functions into a compact, field-deployable unmanned platform class. 📅 June 16, 2026 📍 Eurosatory, France #Threod #UAS #EOS #Eurosatory #DefenceTechnology #Defence
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👀 What does Estonian defence industry look like today? A clear snapshot came from the Estonian defence industry exhibition held as part of the Higher National Defence Courses, where Estonian companies introduced their work and products. 🙌 It is a practical reminder that domestic capability is built across many specialisms, from platforms and payloads to integration and support. That breadth matters for national resilience and for partners who value reliable, long term cooperation with teams that design and manufacture in Estonia. Threod Systems was represented by Karl Joosep Einmann and Sven Jürgenson, who brought our fully electric Eos C VTOL reconnaissance aircraft, electro-optical systems, and the mobile ground control station we call iVan. Thank you to the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS), the Air Base, and the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association for organising the event and including us. 🙏 #Estonia #DefenceIndustry #UAS #VTOL #ISR #ISTAR #ElectroOptics
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✈️ This week our Chief Executive Officer, Arno Vaik, and Regional Sales Manager, Maksim Orlov, visited Ukraine as part of an Estonian defence industry business delegation. The visit included business seminars and meetings, a product display, and a field demonstration at a test area. For Threod, time spent with local stakeholders helps keep our development work grounded in a clear understanding of what systems face in real conditions. We have worked closely with local partners since our systems were in use in Ukraine before the war began in 2022. The EOS VTOL conducted its first flights in Ukraine in 2017 as part of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, and later supported the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The feedback and experience gained continues to inform what we build next. 💡 Thank you to the Estonian Embassy in Kyiv, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Kaitseministeerium / Ministry of Defence of Estonia, and the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association for supporting the visit. 👍 #Threod #Estonia #Defence #UAS #ISR #Aerospace #Ukraine
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💪 When our instructors usually train end users, this week the learning went in house. This week, our launch systems team delivered a focused Cata B familiarisation package for our Sales colleagues. The emphasis was on hands on execution in the same two person team structure used in real operation. By the end of day two, each team independently prepared Cata B for launch, conducted a launch, and repacked the system for transport. Measured outcomes help keep training honest: ☄️ Time to launch readiness: 3:11 and 3:20 across two teams ☄️ Full cycle completed end to end, without step by step guidance Building shared technical understanding across the organisation supports clearer partner engagement and more responsible support throughout the system lifecycle. #ThreodSystems #CataB #DefenceTechnology #Training #LaunchSystems
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