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Buntar

Defense marketsecurityCurated record

Buntar Aerospace builds the Buntar-3, an electric VTOL reconnaissance UAV capable of 4-hour missions, unveiled publicly in May 2025. Alongside the hardware platform, Buntar develops Copilot, an AI combat assistant that predicts mission scenarios, prevents operator errors under stress, calculates flight sequencing, ensures continuous coverage, and provides centralized streaming from multiple cameras. The company is active in the Ukrainian defense ecosystem and received strategic investment from US company Axon Enterprise in March 2026.

HeadquartersKyiv, UA
Founded2023
Defense funding$13M
Team1-10
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentDefense
StageSeed
FoundersIvan Kaunov (Co-Founder), Kateryna Bezsudnaya (Co-Founder), Bohdan Sas (Co-Founder)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinesecurity

Buntar-3

  • Electric VTOL reconnaissance UAV with up to 4-hour mission endurance; unveiled May 2025

    Fixed-wing VTOL UAV for ISR missions with extended endurance and multi-camera streaming

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-06-02Ukrainian Armed Forces (Special Operations Forces, Unmanned Systems Forces, Ground Forces, Marine Corps)military_frontlineUANot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordAxon EnterpriseMunkeneNezlamniRoscUA1
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-03-01Raised $10.4M from Axon Enterprise and defense investors to expand Buntar-3 UAV and Copilot AI softwareThe Defender
2025-05-01Buntar-3 reconnaissance complex publicly unveiledThe Recursive
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Source ledger

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