Airvility

Airvility, the Seoul-based developer of the AB-U60 drone-carrier and hard-kill interceptor drones, closed a 6.5 billion won Series A on September 1, 2026 led by Silicon Valley venture firm Sage Partners, with Stonebridge Ventures returning and IBK Industrial Bank joining as a new shareholder. Cumulative funding now stands at 10.5 billion won. The proceeds will fund completion of its interceptor line — net-gun, direct-strike, and launcher-type aircraft — targeted for the first half of 2027. The company says it is in supply talks with nine countries across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America and is targeting 50 billion won in cumulative revenue by 2028.

Korean defense startup Airvility, dubbed "Korea's Anduril," is developing the AB-U60 VTOL fixed-wing UAV (3m wingspan, 60kg MTOW) that carries four interceptor drones with a 30km range for counter-drone operations. Founded in 2023 by alumni from ADD, Hyundai Motor, and LG Electronics, the company targets 10 billion won revenue for 2026 with mass production planned for late 2026. PoC operations are scheduled for H2 2026 with the Korean military, Abu Dhabi, and Thai SOEs.