Autonomous Flight Tech Stack: A Strategic Map of European Flight-Control and Autonomy Companies

A research report identifying the European firms with strategic relevance across the UAV autonomy stack, from flight control and GNSS-denied navigation to mission management and system integration

This report models autonomous aerial systems as a layered technology stack—sensing and perception, guidance and flight control, mission autonomy, communications, and off-board control infrastructure—and explains why control of the flight-control layer is a decisive determinant of capability, safety, and industrial sovereignty. Building on this stack arc…