Electronic warfare: Stark builds its Nordics presence with a new site in Sweden

Stark is expanding its business into the Nordic region: the German company, a manufacturer of loitering munitions, announced today that it has opened a new site in Sweden. The new base specialises in electronic warfare.

It ties in directly with the Memorandum of Understanding in which Germany and Sweden agreed on a strategic partnership for innovation in November 2025. With its first branch in the north, Stark aims to develop cutting-edge defence technologies faster and thus further strengthen Europe's resilience and its capacity for deterrence.

Stockholm as a centre for electronic warfare

In Stockholm, Stark draws on decades of Swedish experience in radio-frequency technology, secure communication systems and software development. According to a recent company statement, the local team is to "use this technological foundation to specifically expand Stark's capabilities in electronic warfare".

The focus is said to be on electromagnetic technologies that support unmanned systems in navigation, targeting and mission control in complex operational scenarios. The goal: to provide unmanned systems tailored specifically to the operational needs of NATO's northern flank. Stark CEO Uwe Horstmann explains:

Deterrence in Europe is as much an industrial challenge as a military one. We are expanding to Sweden to translate industrial cooperation into shared defence capability and deterrence. Together with our Nordic partners, we are creating the technological depth that Europe needs now.— Uwe Horstmann, CEO of Stark

Sweden combines a strong defence industry with a special responsibility for Europe's security and sovereignty in the Baltic Sea region. The country has an exceptional density of highly specialised talent in radio-frequency technology and electronic warfare. This is exactly the expertise we need to turn technological concepts into operational capabilities.— Johannes Arlt, Managing Director Nordics at Stark