SWE / Defense Systems / EST. 2025

Redefining
Defense Drones.

Affordable autonomous underwater swarm systems engineered for maritime security, port surveillance, and contested littoral waters.

04–22m
Depth Range
MESH
Swarm Comms
AUTO
Navigation
SWE
Origin
01 / About

Built in Sweden. Designed for the contested seas of tomorrow.

Skjald Industries is a Swedish defense startup developing affordable, high-performance autonomous drone platforms. We build hardware that sovereign nations can field at scale — not at boutique prices.

Our flagship product is an underwater swarm AUV engineered for port surveillance, harbor defense, and maritime security operations across the Baltic and beyond.

02 / Product

IL-07 — Autonomous underwater swarm AUV.

MODEL
IL-07
LIVE
REC · IL-07 / FIELD TEST
CAM-01
BALTIC · CLASSIFIED
ACTIVE SONARBATTERYCOMPUTEPROPULSION2.0 m⌀ 0.6 mNOSEMODULE INTERFACE — HOT-SWAP
Interchangeable nose modules
03 configurations
M.01
MOUNTED
SURVEILLANCE
  • Sonar array
  • Acoustic sensor
  • HD camera
  • Hydrophone
M.02
STANDBY
PAYLOAD / MINE
  • Limpet charge
  • Deployable mine
  • Marker buoy
  • Decoy device
M.03
STANDBY
COMMS / ECM
  • UHF/VHF antenna
  • Acoustic modem
  • Swarm mesh node
  • Signal jammer
Length
2.0 m
Width
0.6 m
Height
0.4 m
Depth
≤ 100 m
Network
Mesh
Nose
Hot-swap
03 / Technology

Three pillars. One autonomous defense platform.

01

Autonomous Swarm Intelligence

On-edge decision making across distributed nodes. The swarm patrols, identifies, and adapts without uplink.

02

Mesh Communication Network

Hybrid acoustic and RF mesh keeps every node in formation, even when individual links go dark.

03

Low-Cost Military-Grade Hardware

Ruggedized components, modular payloads, and a manufacturing strategy built for scale, not prestige.

04 / Contact

Get in touch.

Investors, partners, and defense organizations welcome. We respond to qualified inquiries within 48 hours.