DroneShield officially opens European HQ

written by Staff reporter | March 30, 2026

DroneShield officially opens its European Headquarters. (Image: DroneShield)

Counter-drone and electronic warfare solution manufacturer DroneShield has announced the official opening of its new European headquarters in Amsterdam.

The establishment of the European headquarters is considered a significant step in the company’s long‑term commitment to Europe as a fast‑growing EU and NATO-aligned market.

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The official opening event hosted VIP guests including the newly appointed Dutch State Secretary for Defence, Mr Derk Boswijk, and Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands, His Excellency Dr Greg French.

The new Headquarters will serve as an operational base for DroneShield’s EU Centre of Excellence and aligns with the EU’s ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 initiative, which seeks to boost military spending, strengthen industrial sovereignty and accelerate support for Ukraine.

It further builds on DroneShield’s newly established European manufacturing footprint to advance sovereign counter-UAS capability, which marks a major expansion of the Company’s European industrial footprint and manufacturing capacity.

 
 

The European Headquarters will be led by Louis Gamarra, who was promoted to the position of Chief Commercial Officer earlier this year, and builds on DroneShield’s existing regional presence.

Mr Gamarra will oversee the continued growth of DroneShield’s commercial and operational functions across Europe, including the expansion of a dedicated in-region team.

“DroneShield’s investment in Benelux marks a major milestone that strengthens our ability to support frontline users, procurement agencies and industry partners across Europe,” according to DroneShield European Headquarters Chief Louis Gamarra.

“With increasing demand for counter-drone solutions across the region, our new European headquarters will allow us to deliver faster, more localised support to our EU partners.

“We’re proud to be investing in local talent and infrastructure to meet the growing security needs across Europe.”

The company’s European footprint now comprises of around a dozen staff, and benefits from a multilingual team proficient in English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Scandinavian languages (Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian).

The team will continue to work alongside DroneShield’s robust network of European resellers, while also growing internal operations functions to support delivery to customers.

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