Destinus

Drone detection & airspace protection Security & perimeter robots

Developer of autonomous interceptor drone systems, specifically the Hornet model designed for air defense against unmanned aerial threats.

sources 5 record sources · provenance backfill in progress last checked 18 Apr 2026 next review due 17 Jul 2026 Suggest a correction

Highlights

1 fact

Tracked signals (12mo) 48
confidence not yet assessed as of 21 Jul 2026
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — Tracked signals (12mo): 48. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-21; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:signal_count

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_signal_count,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — Tracked signals (12mo)},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:signal_count},
  note = {As of 2026-07-21; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:signal_count",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — Tracked signals (12mo)",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:signal_count",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        21
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-21; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

What they do

5 products

ProductLaunchEnvironmentStatusCitation
Anti-drone interceptors — Aerial PROTOTYPE
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — Product: Anti-drone interceptors. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:anti-drone-interceptors

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_product_anti-drone-interceptors,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:anti-drone-interceptors},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:product:anti-drone-interceptors",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:anti-drone-interceptors",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Cruise missiles — Aerial PROTOTYPE
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — Product: Cruise missiles. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:cruise-missiles

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_product_cruise-missiles,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:cruise-missiles},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:product:cruise-missiles",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:cruise-missiles",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Hypersonic demonstrators — Aerial CONCEPT
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — Product: Hypersonic demonstrators. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:hypersonic-demonstrators

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_product_hypersonic-demonstrators,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:hypersonic-demonstrators},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:product:hypersonic-demonstrators",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:hypersonic-demonstrators",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
One-way effectors — Aerial PROTOTYPE
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — Product: One-way effectors. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:one-way-effectors

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_product_one-way-effectors,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:one-way-effectors},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:product:one-way-effectors",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:one-way-effectors",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Supersonic demonstrators 2025 Aerial CONCEPT
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — Product: Supersonic demonstrators. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:supersonic-demonstrators

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_product_supersonic-demonstrators,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:supersonic-demonstrators},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:product:supersonic-demonstrators",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:product:supersonic-demonstrators",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Scale & activity

5 deals · $463.4M disclosed · 48 signals

48 tracked signals ▁▁▂▁▁▅█▁ latest 21 Jul 2026
DateDealValue / typeEvidenceCitation
18 Dec 2025 Commerzbank Facility $55M source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — FUNDING: Commerzbank Facility. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-12-18; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-18-funding

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_deal_2025-12-18-funding,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — FUNDING},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-18-funding},
  note = {As of 2025-12-18; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-18-funding",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — FUNDING",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-18-funding",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        12,
        18
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-12-18; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
18 Dec 2025 Rothschild & Co and CLEAR Advisory Partnership PARTNERSHIP source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — PARTNERSHIP: Rothschild & Co and CLEAR Advisory Partnership. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-12-18; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-18-partnership

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_deal_2025-12-18-partnership,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-18-partnership},
  note = {As of 2025-12-18; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-18-partnership",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — PARTNERSHIP",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-18-partnership",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        12,
        18
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-12-18; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
1 Dec 2025 Convertible Instruments & Shareholder Loans $154M source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — FUNDING: Convertible Instruments & Shareholder Loans. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-12-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-01-funding

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_deal_2025-12-01-funding,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — FUNDING},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-01-funding},
  note = {As of 2025-12-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-01-funding",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — FUNDING",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-12-01-funding",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        12,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-12-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
1 Aug 2025 Spanish Government Hydrogen Engine Grant $29.4M source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — GRANT: Spanish Government Hydrogen Engine Grant. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-08-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-08-01-grant

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_deal_2025-08-01-grant,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — GRANT},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-08-01-grant},
  note = {As of 2025-08-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:deal:2025-08-01-grant",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — GRANT",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:2025-08-01-grant",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        8,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-08-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Undated Daedalean Acquisition $225M source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — ACQUISITION: Daedalean Acquisition. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:undated-acquisition-daedalean-acquisition

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_deal_undated-acquisition-daedalean-acquisition,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — ACQUISITION},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:undated-acquisition-daedalean-acquisition},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:deal:undated-acquisition-daedalean-acquisition",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — ACQUISITION",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:deal:undated-acquisition-daedalean-acquisition",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Deployment sites: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Network

2 people

PersonRoleCitation
Mikhail Kokorich Founder & CEO
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — Person: Mikhail Kokorich — Founder & CEO. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:person:mikhail-kokorich

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_person_mikhail-kokorich,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:person:mikhail-kokorich},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:person:mikhail-kokorich",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:person:mikhail-kokorich",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Oleksandr Danylyuk Senior VP and Co-Founder
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus — Person: Oleksandr Danylyuk — Senior VP and Co-Founder. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:person:oleksandr-danylyuk

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_person_oleksandr-danylyuk,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:person:oleksandr-danylyuk},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:destinus:person:oleksandr-danylyuk",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/#fact:destinus:person:oleksandr-danylyuk",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Competitors: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Analysis

Research Report: Destinus

quick report · 18 Apr 2026 · 12 sources · 2,497 words

This report analyzes Destinus, a European autonomous systems company developing AI-enabled flight systems for defense applications. It examines the company's €50 million Commerzbank financing, claimed 750-person workforce, vertically integrated product portfolio spanning subsonic to supersonic systems, and long-term hypersonic ambitions, while noting data inconsistencies and limited public evidence of customer deployments or audited financials.

What the full report unlocks
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  • Market implications and peer comparison
  • Risk register and source appendix
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Sources

Searched, not found

  • competitors
  • deployment sites
Cite this dossier

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Destinus company dossier. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/destinus/

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_destinus_dossier,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Destinus company dossier},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/destinus/},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "robotics-press-destinus",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Destinus company dossier",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/destinus/",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15 · schema 1.0.0 · data changed 23 Jul 2026

People2

Named individuals associated with this company.

  • Mikhail KokorichFounder & CEO
  • Oleksandr DanylyukSenior VP and Co-Founder

Deals & events5

Funding, contracts, partnerships and acquisitions on record.

Signals1

Collected mentions that contributed to this profile.

  • —