DroneShield has opened a European headquarters in Amsterdam, as the ASX-listed counter-drone and electronic warfare vendor expands its operational presence across EU and NATO-aligned markets.
The company said the site will act as a base for its EU “Centre of Excellence” and builds on a recently established European manufacturing footprint intended to support “sovereign counter-UAS capability”. It linked the move to the EU’s ReArm Europe Plan / Readiness 2030 initiative, which aims to lift defence spending and strengthen industrial capacity.
DroneShield said the European headquarters will be led by Louis Gamarra, who was promoted earlier this year to chief commercial officer. The company said its European team totals about a dozen staff and includes multilingual capability across English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Scandinavian languages.
The company reported that Europe was its strongest performing market in 2025, generating $98 million in revenue, or 45 per cent of total revenue. As of February 2026, DroneShield said its European sales pipeline was valued at $1.2 billion.
DroneShield said demand for deployed counter-UAS solutions was being influenced by geopolitical pressures including war in Ukraine and “repeated Russian drone incursions”, as well as conflict involving Iran, across Europe and the Middle East.
The company said the opening event included invited guests such as the newly appointed Dutch State Secretary for Defence, Derk Boswijk, and Australia’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr Greg French.
In a statement, Gamarra said the Amsterdam headquarters is intended to improve in-region support for customers and partners, including procurement agencies, as demand for counter-drone capabilities increases across Europe.
Image: Ribbon-cutting at DroneShield’s European headquarters opening in Amsterdam. Credit: DroneShield
