{"id":34532,"date":"2026-07-15T19:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=34532"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:00:44","slug":"hadrien-canter-interview","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/insights\/hadrien-canter-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20ac10m investment in Ukraine, cooperation with Fire Point and a cruise missile interceptor. An interview with Alta Ares CEO Hadrien Canter"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wp-block-thdfndr-audio is-minimalist\">\n            <audio src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alta-en.mp3\" class=\"thdfndr-native-node\" style=\"display: none;\" preload=\"metadata\"><\/audio>\n            <div class=\"thdfndr-audio-wrapper\">\n                \n                <button class=\"audio-play-control\" aria-label=\"Play Audio\">\n                    <span class=\"audio-play-icon-wrapper\">\n                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M19.376 12.4161L8.77735 19.4818C8.54759 19.635 8.23715 19.5729 8.08397 19.3432C8.02922 19.261 8 19.1645 8 19.0658V4.93433C8 4.65818 8.22386 4.43433 8.5 4.43433C8.59871 4.43433 8.69522 4.46355 8.77735 4.5183L19.376 11.584C19.6057 11.7372 19.6678 12.0477 19.5146 12.2774C19.478 12.3323 19.4309 12.3795 19.376 12.4161Z\"\/><\/svg>\n                    <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"audio-meta-text\">\n                        <span class=\"audio-label-listen\">Listen<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"audio-duration-node\" data-unit=\"min\">(&#8211;)<\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                \n                <div class=\"audio-volume-container\">\n                    <div class=\"audio-volume-slider-wrapper\">\n                        <input type=\"range\" class=\"audio-volume-slider\" min=\"0\" max=\"1\" step=\"0.05\" value=\"1\" aria-label=\"Volume Level\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <button class=\"audio-volume-trigger\" aria-label=\"Volume\">\n                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M2 16.0001H5.88889L11.1834 20.3319C11.2727 20.405 11.3846 20.4449 11.5 20.4449C11.7761 20.4449 12 20.2211 12 19.9449V4.05519C12 3.93977 11.9601 3.8279 11.887 3.73857C11.7121 3.52485 11.3971 3.49335 11.1834 3.66821L5.88889 8.00007H2C1.44772 8.00007 1 8.44778 1 9.00007V15.0001C1 15.5524 1.44772 16.0001 2 16.0001ZM23 12C23 15.292 21.5539 18.2463 19.2622 20.2622L17.8445 18.8444C19.7758 17.1937 21 14.7398 21 12C21 9.26016 19.7758 6.80629 17.8445 5.15557L19.2622 3.73779C21.5539 5.75368 23 8.70795 23 12ZM18 12C18 10.0883 17.106 8.38548 15.7133 7.28673L14.2842 8.71584C15.3213 9.43855 16 10.64 16 12C16 13.36 15.3213 14.5614 14.2842 15.2841L15.7133 16.7132C17.106 15.6145 18 13.9116 18 12Z\"\/><\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French defence tech startup <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/alta-ares\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/alta-ares\/\">Alta Ares<\/a> develops software and hardware solutions for countering UAVs, including terminal guidance systems and its own interceptor drones. In June 2026, the company raised \u20ac50 million in funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Ukraine, Alta Ares works with multiple local manufacturers and operates a software development office. The company also has one of its drone production facilities in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-founder and CEO Hadrien Canter says he spends around a third of his time in Ukraine, including visits to the front line. In his view, there is no other way to build a successful defence tech company: &#8220;Ukraine is now the world&#8217;s leader in defence technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, Canter plans to invest \u20ac10 million in expanding the company&#8217;s operations in Ukraine, triple the number of Ukrainian engineers, launch a fixed-wing interceptor and position Alta Ares as a bridge between European prime contractors and the Ukrainian defence industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Defender Media, the Alta Ares CEO also discusses the company&#8217;s product portfolio, cooperation with Fire Point and plans to develop an interceptor drone capable of engaging cruise missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2018\u20ac10m from our \u20ac50m Series A we will invest in our operations in Ukraine\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We raised \u20ac50 million on a Series A round. Quite good for a two-year-old company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don&#8217;t share the valuation. I think it&#8217;s much less important than what we are planning to do with the money we raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will invest one-fifth of this fundraising in Ukraine \u2013 \u20ac10 million. To increase operations, hire more people, and scale production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among all the big European companies that raise large rounds in Europe, we are one of those with the largest presence in Ukraine. We also have a long-term collaboration with different partners here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, we have 20 engineers in Ukraine. We expect to triple this amount by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cOur goal is to become the bridge between French primes and Ukraine\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our goal is to engage more European primes in collaboration. We recently partnered with MBDA to co-develop a new system against cruise missiles. It will be very costly and will require a lot of testing, but that&#8217;s the only way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From my point of view, many of the big European companies could have achieved greater success in Ukraine if they had more people on the ground. Our goal at Alta Ares is to serve as a bridge between French companies such as Airbus and MBDA and to engage in pioneering activities that advance the future of European security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/06\/mbda-luch-neptun2\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Ukrainian design bureau Luch to develop the Neptune-2 missile jointly with European defence giant MBDA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What Ukraine is offering right now is very unique. I think all these initiatives, like <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/brave1\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/brave1\/\">Brave1<\/a>, are really giving this opportunity where, instead of spending years in the lab trying to see if the product works, you just go to Brave1 or any combat unit. They are always super keen to test things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a strong incentive for us to be increasingly present in Ukraine. Ukrainian government has shown great responsiveness to attracting European companies to operate in Ukraine. I think that&#8217;s a good signal we can see and one we want to invest in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can&#8217;t build a leading European defen\u0441e company if you are not present in Ukraine. Ukraine is the leading country in defen\u0441e, so if you want to be a leading defence company, you have to be in Ukraine\u2014otherwise, you are no one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Alta Ares is working on&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, one of our main products is Pixel Lock. It&#8217;s a software stack that does agnostic terminal guidance. We provide it to different UAV manufacturers in Ukraine. It handles detection, identification, and sends commands to the flight controller to go left, right, up, or down to intercept the target. That&#8217;s why we have so many software engineers in Ukraine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, many military units are still sceptical, saying stuff like, &#8220;Oh no, we don&#8217;t trust the AI.&#8221; And then our deployment engineers go into the fields, show the technology working, and the military guys change their minds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s like when you buy a new car, and at first you\u2019re sceptical about cruise control. At some point, you try it and see how it changes the way you drive long distances. It&#8217;s the same thing we\u2019re doing with interceptor drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/alta-ares-drone-presented\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> French company Alta Ares has unveiled a drone-interception system developed in partnership with Ukraine\u2019s Tenebris<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are now working with around 10 Ukrainian interceptor manufacturers. Two of them are in the top ten of the Brave1 rankings. They are using our software stack in their interceptors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, we have more and more hardware engineers joining our team as we scale production of our hardware stack. We have two systems: the X-Lock, a quadcopter rocket-type interceptor, and the Black Bird, a fixed-wing interceptor that is still a prototype. We expect the product to be released by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gqybbzveyqju1k3lclo9-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gqybbzveyqju1k3lclo9-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gqybbzveyqju1k3lclo9-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gqybbzveyqju1k3lclo9-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gqybbzveyqju1k3lclo9.webp 1071w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">X-Lock interceptor quadcopter. Photo: Alta Ares<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alta Ares has one production facility in France, one in Ukraine, and one in the Middle East, and we will soon have one in a new European Union country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are not disclosing the amount we are producing, but it\u2019s definitely not enough, by far. We plan to produce way more; we&#8217;re now trying to build a supply chain in the EU.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have multiple clients in different countries testing it and buying it. We also realised that the system operating in Ukraine sometimes doesn&#8217;t work as well in the Middle East because of different weather conditions, software architectures, and types of jamming. So we are testing and trying to adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yksfcvx6cqcxuygyoewf-1024x390.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34509\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yksfcvx6cqcxuygyoewf-1024x390.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yksfcvx6cqcxuygyoewf-300x114.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yksfcvx6cqcxuygyoewf-768x293.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yksfcvx6cqcxuygyoewf-1536x586.webp 1536w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yksfcvx6cqcxuygyoewf.webp 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prototype of the Black Bird fixed-wing interceptor. Image: Alta Ares<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, another challenge is coordinating deployment engineers across different war areas. The conflicts differ in intensity, but the logistics are always tricky. We don&#8217;t consider ourselves a drone company or an AI company.&nbsp; We provide the end-user with a capacity that spans training, integration with the radar, software, hardware, and maintenance. That&#8217;s what the client wants right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alta Ares\u2019 commitment to Ukraine<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I spend almost 10 days per month in Ukraine, and I think it&#8217;s important. There are very few CEOs from other companies in Europe who spend as much time as I do in Ukraine and who have shown such commitment, especially since the full-scale invasion started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are here for the long run. What we tell the engineers when they ask, &#8220;Okay, if the war stops, what will we do?&#8221; is that we will stay. We know that if there is a ceasefire or something, Ukraine will still need to rearm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don&#8217;t see this as an opportunistic market; we see that Ukraine has this amazing engineering culture. I&#8217;ve seen some of the best engineers on my team, and they are in Ukraine right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a war on talent, which is a tricky thing. Everyone is trying to get those engineers, and the really good ones are already taken by really good companies. But sometimes it&#8217;s cool to work with these good companies together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On the collaboration with Fire Point<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, there was a panel discussion at the VivaTech event in Paris with me and Iryna Terekh from <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/fire-point\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/fire-point\/\">Fire Point<\/a> as speakers. I think it also sends a strong signal \u2013 Alta Ares and Fire Point on stage at the biggest European tech event, which is not even focused on defence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wrz6ghb0x1lc27tyhxw4-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wrz6ghb0x1lc27tyhxw4-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wrz6ghb0x1lc27tyhxw4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wrz6ghb0x1lc27tyhxw4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wrz6ghb0x1lc27tyhxw4.webp 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alta Ares CEO Hadrien Canter and Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh on stage at VivaTech 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for Fire Point, we share the same vision, the same will to go fast, to iterate fast, and to support Ukraine in their fight.&nbsp; Our Ukrainian teams are working together on some projects, but they are highly confidential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWe need to stay humble. The truth is in the field\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our goal as a company focused on air defence is to bring greater autonomy to the battlefield. I think many needs are being clearly expressed, from defence to other projects like radar data fusion. There are many topics where having highly skilled engineers in both France and Ukraine can position our company as a strong stakeholder in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, we have to stay very humble because the truth is in the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was deployed to Zaporizhzhia with my team to support a combat unit. There were 45 Shaheds above us. We had three interceptors, and only one was working. I felt very, very stupid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can raise as much money as you want, but sometimes when you are in a situation like that, you just say, &#8220;Okay.&#8221; I went back, talked to my engineers, and that&#8217;s when I personally realised we have to scale. I never want to be in a position again where the crew only has three interceptors against 45 Shaheds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next morning, we were taking the highway from Zaporizhzhia to Kyiv, passing through Dnipro, and we saw these massive columns of smoke in the early morning. Again, you feel very stupid in these situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, there are around 40 interceptor manufacturers in Ukraine. By the end of the year, we want to work with half of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, to some extent, we are competing with them. But I&#8217;m very happy to have competitors because a few times I was in combat positions, and we saw interceptors from different vendors downing Shaheds. To some point, they saved my life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I owe them a lot, so I am quite happy to see good competitors. If those systems had failed in our position, maybe I wouldn&#8217;t be here talking to you. When you feel that, you see competition differently. I encourage all the CEOs of these companies to go on combat missions. It gives you a different way of doing business afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do this regularly. Sometimes, as a CEO, you get disconnected from reality. You have lunch with the President of France, you have lunch with ministers, you fly in fancy planes, you have a lot of work, and sometimes you forget the smell of smoke, or how cold it is at night in the Kharkiv area in February. That is how you understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know why I do this, and I encourage all my team to do the same. It&#8217;s risky, but the people using our systems are risking their lives too. We should show them that we respect them equally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On the fully autonomous interceptors<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In theory, fully autonomous interception has been available for a long time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To have a successful interception mission, there are three steps. First is detection, second is identification, and third is interception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the first step\u2014detection, which is key to having autonomous interception\u2014you basically send radar waypoints to the interceptor. This is already working; we&#8217;ve done it on our side for some time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the radar is not always very precise. You have to take that into consideration. You know that sometimes the radar covers only a 90-degree angle, or there are areas with no radar coverage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the identification step is autonomous when you have a computer vision model like Pixel Lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then, interception is also autonomous when you use a system like our Pixel Lock, because it sends commands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ufd803nuazjuxe6q1um7-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ufd803nuazjuxe6q1um7-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ufd803nuazjuxe6q1um7-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ufd803nuazjuxe6q1um7-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ufd803nuazjuxe6q1um7-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ufd803nuazjuxe6q1um7.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hadrien Canter with French service members during the NATO POLARIS 25 exercise. Photo: Alta Ares<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there is one part that is not autonomous: when you trigger the target. The human is still in the loop because there is almost never a proximity fuse, and most of the time it&#8217;s the human who triggers the warhead&#8217;s explosion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I believe that, yes, it&#8217;s possible, but it&#8217;s not in the interceptor company&#8217;s hands. It&#8217;s mostly dependent on having very good radars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a test field, you can have very good radars. But if you go to South Zaporizhzhia, your radar might have already been hit. That&#8217;s the reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the future developments<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of our main priorities, which we will focus on through the end of this year, is the interceptor against cruise missiles. The general goal is to make interceptions from the front rather than from behind, as most interceptors do now. Frontal interception is quite tricky. It looks more like a missile than a drone, but that&#8217;s clearly what&#8217;s most needed right now for air defence. That&#8217;s what we will work on alongside really good engineers from MBDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, of course, we have a product called Gamma in development. It is an ISR-to-strike system. Basically, it detects the target and then sends its coordinates to a strike drone. 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