Lithuanian drone tech startup PDKINEMATICS raises €2 million for precision guidance systems
Lithuanian defence engineering company PDKINEMATICS has secured €2 million in seed funding to scale manufacturing and deploy precision guidance systems for UAVs across Europe and Ukraine.
PDKINEMATICS, a Lithuanian defence engineering company, has announced the close of a €2 million Seed round, bringing total funding to €3 million. The round was co-led by Coinvest Capital, Lithuania's sovereign investment fund, and Iron Wolf Capital, an active defence investor in Europe.
The company develops precision guidance systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), designed to meet the demands of modern warfare. Founded in 2025 in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, PDKINEMATICS was established by private equity expert Rapolas Markevičius and aerospace engineer Simonas Stasevičius. Dominykas Rinkevičius joined as co-founder and head of engineering later that year.
Its flagship product, Gannet, is a low-SWaP-C (size, weight, power, cost) precision guidance system that enables operators to fly up to 700 metres – up to six times higher than unguided munitions – without sacrificing accuracy. The system is jam-resistant, platform-agnostic, capable of operating in challenging weather, and can be integrated into diverse UAV types within four weeks.
PDKINEMATICS' technology has been validated in active conflict in Ukraine. The company has signed a strategic partnership with Bavovna.ai, one of Ukraine's largest bomber-class UAV manufacturers, and its systems are now integrated into Bavovna’s platforms. It also partnered with Italian UAV manufacturer SiraLab as part of its European go-to-market strategy. Additionally, PDKINEMATICS was selected for Lithuania's largest international military exercises, Iron Wolf 2026.
In Ukraine alone, approximately 300,000 drone-deployed munitions are dropped monthly, almost all unguided. PDKINEMATICS aims to address this by providing precision guidance solutions. The company is also developing a proximity fuse for armoured-target engagement and a suite of counter-EW components. Looking ahead, PDKINEMATICS aims to become a leading precision guidance technology provider for NATO-aligned UAV manufacturers, bridging battlefield-validated technology from Ukraine into European defence supply chains. A NATO member state naval deployment is already in the pipeline, marking the first naval application of the system and a milestone for Baltic defence technology.
