About Kalkan
A European
defense company.
Kalkan Defense Systems builds autonomous combat aircraft and the autonomy that runs on them — designed, manufactured, and supported on European soil.
01 — Why Kalkan exists
Modern conflict is defined by reaction time and electronic denial. Sovereignty, resilience, and technological independence are no longer optional — they are the preconditions for European stability.
Kalkan was founded to close capability gaps Europe cannot continue to outsource. We build hardware and software together, deliberately, in the open enough that customers can audit what they deploy.
02 — What we do
Three aircraft — Strigoi, Corvus, and Vultur — covering strike, reconnaissance, and persistent surveillance. Every airframe runs the same on-board intelligence (SAI) and reports to the same ground command platform (Zalmoxis).
Aircraft
Strigoi
Combat UCAV
Aircraft
Corvus
Reconnaissance UAV
Aircraft
Vultur
HALE ISR
03 — Where we work
Kalkan’s engineering is centered in Măgurele, on the southern edge of Bucharest. Our airframe assembly is in partnership with Avioane Craiova, Romania’s established aerospace manufacturer. The supply chain we audit ourselves runs on European infrastructure.
Headquarters
Măgurele, RO
44.348°N · 26.030°E
Manufacturing
Craiova, RO
With Avioane Craiova
Founded
2024
European Union
04 — Standards
Kalkan is registered in the NATO codification system and is preparing for Design Organisation Approval under European military airworthiness regulations. Our work is conducted to be audited.
NCAGE
1JY4L
NATO Codification System
NATO Commercial and Government Entity (NCAGE) code assigned to Kalkan Defense Systems. The code identifies us as a registered supplier across the NATO codification system and is verifiable through national codification bureaux.
Airworthiness
EMAR 21J
Design Organisation Approval · In preparation
Subpart J of the European Military Airworthiness Requirements governs the approval of design organisations for military aircraft. Kalkan’s Design Organisation Handbook and application are in preparation for submission to AAMN, the Romanian military airworthiness authority.
05 — Contact
Procurement
procurement@kalkandefense.comCareers
careers@kalkandefense.comFor technical depth on the platform or autonomy stack beyond what is published here, deeper material is available to evaluators under NDA.
About Kalkan
Kalkan Defense Systems builds autonomous combat aircraft and the autonomy that runs on them — designed, manufactured, and supported on European soil.