A Danish radar manufacturer is expanding production and recruitment after winning a DKK 625 million (€84 million) contract to supply anti-drone radars to Poland. Weibel Scientific, based in Allerød in northern Zealand, says the agreement is the largest order in its history, as European governments invest in protecting their airspace.
The Polish military has ordered an undisclosed number of Weibel’s XENTA radar systems for a planned network of drone defences along the country’s eastern borders. The project is intended to help detect aerial threats near Belarus, Ukraine and Russia’s Kaliningrad region, according to Danish public broadcaster DR. The order was also reported by TV 2 Kosmopol.
More defence orders mean more jobs in Denmark
The Polish deal follows an order worth approximately DKK 500 million (€67 million) from the USA military in early October. Weibel confirmed on 9 October that it would supply six C-band instrumentation radars to the USA Army for military testing and evaluation. These are different from the drone-detection radars ordered by Poland.
The company is also supplying technology to European customers. In 2025, Weibel announced a contract with Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for XENTA radars to be integrated into the Norwegian Army’s mobile NOMADS air-defence system, with deliveries scheduled for 2026 and 2027.
Weibel’s chief executive, Peter Røpke, told DR that the manufacturer was hiring 20 to 25 people a month. It has doubled its office space, expanded and streamlined production of counter-drone radars and plans to double capacity for another radar type.
That expansion was already visible in its 2025/26 financial results. Revenue reached DKK 903 million (€121 million), a 10% year-on-year increase. The company said investment in technology, production capacity and staff had weighed on short-term profitability but would help it meet future demand.
Why Europe is investing in anti-drone radar
Poland’s planned drone wall is part of wider efforts to detect and counter unmanned aircraft along NATO’s eastern flank. The idea is to connect radars and other sensors with surveillance and defensive systems, allowing authorities to respond to aerial threats more effectively. Other European governments are considering similar measures, although creating a coordinated network presents technical challenges.
Weibel’s technology uses Doppler radar to measure how objects move, helping operators identify and track small drones as well as faster aerial targets. The company says its XENTA systems can detect, track and classify low-flying objects and share that information with air-defence command systems. Detecting a drone does not, by itself, mean the radar can disable it.
DR also reports that Weibel is involved in Project Freya, a European effort to develop an alternative to the USA-made Patriot missile-defence system. That is a separate initiative from Poland’s drone wall, but both reflect demand for European air-defence technology.
Denmark’s defence industry is expanding beyond Weibel
Weibel’s growth is part of a wider shift in Danish manufacturing. NordiskPost reported in 2025 that several Danish defence suppliers were preparing to recruit more employees as military spending increased across Europe.
There are also risks associated with the industry’s expansion. Røpke told DR that the company was conscious of security threats to defence manufacturers and was following Danish authorities’ guidance. Its immediate challenge is to increase production while fulfilling an increasingly international order book.
