STARK and Six Robotics enter strategic partnership to deliver Recce-Strike capability

Mar 12, 2026

Six Robotics and STARK have entered into a strategic partnership to integrate their systems for joint recce-strike capability.

Oslo, Norway / Berlin, Germany, 12 March 2026. Six Robotics, a Norwegian provider of autonomy and swarming software for unmanned systems, and STARK, Europe’s fastest-growing defence technology company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate their systems for joint recce-strike mission deployment.

Recce-strike combines reconnaissance collected by ISR drones with strike capabilities provided by loitering munition. Experience from the conflict in Ukraine has reinforced that speed and integration across ISR and strike systems are decisive factors in modern warfare. The joint deployment of these systems shortens the sensor-to-shooter loop, enabling reconnaissance, target identification, strike, and battle damage assessment to be carried out within minutes in EW-contested environments.

The first phase of the integration has already been demonstrated through successful trials.

The collaboration expands Six Robotics’ ecosystem, and is STARK's first Nordic capability partnership following the recent establishment of its presence in Sweden. This partnership is an innovative example of the defence industrial cooperation between Norway and Germany under the bilateral Hansa Arrangement that was signed during the Munich Security Conference. It reinforces the importance of open architectures that allow defence forces to integrate capabilities across systems, suppliers, and national boundaries. This ensures faster deployment, greater flexibility, and sustained operational advantage in contested environments.

The first phase of the integration has already been demonstrated through successful trials.

"Together with STARK, we are strengthening a resilient European defence architecture that reinforces NATO readiness and delivers operational impact when it matters most.”

Christian Fredrik Eggesbø

Chief Executive Officer

"Together with STARK, we are strengthening a resilient European defence architecture that reinforces NATO readiness and delivers operational impact when it matters most.”

Christian Fredrik Eggesbø

Chief Executive Officer

Integration for unified mission execution

The integration of both companies' systems enables operators to carry out coordinated recce-strike missions across intelligence, surveillance, and precision engagement operations. This partnership demonstrates how NATO forces can integrate new unmanned capabilities into existing software-defined operational systems, reducing dependency on single-vendor ecosystems and increasing operational flexibility.

"This partnership represents the timely convergence of European innovation to meet the urgency of the modern battlefield by joining forces of the finest scaleups in Norway and Germany. By integrating our systems, we are building a sovereign, interoperable European solution contributing to a credible northern European industrial deterrence. Together we will deliver cutting-edge operator-centered capabilities when it matters."
— Johannes Arlt, Managing Director Nordics at STARK

About STARK

STARK is a European defence-tech company specialised in unmanned systems across multiple domains. Founded in 2024 in response to critical operational demands from Ukraine, STARK’s unmanned systems are designed to meet the realities of modern conflict: AI-enabled, software-defined, and ready for affordable production at scale. STARK has a presence across Germany, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Greece with its headquarters in Berlin.