Target: Helsing Audit domain: Digital - Digital Forensics and Technology Supply Chain Research date: 22 October 2026 Evidence period: 2021–2026 Scope: Enterprise technology, surveillance, data infrastructure, AI platforms, technology supply chains, Israeli technology-sector relationships, Israeli state procurement and occupied-territory operations.
Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships
Enterprise technology and software relationships
Helsing identifies itself as a defence AI company founded in 2021, developing software-based capabilities for military platforms in cooperation with governments and hardware manufacturers.1
In September 2023, Helsing announced a €209 million Series B financing led by General Catalyst, with Saab joining as a strategic investor and deepening an existing technology partnership.2
Helsing’s September 2023 announcement identifies its collaboration with Saab on AI-enabled electronic warfare capabilities for Germany’s Eurofighter upgrade and participation in the AI infrastructure of the Future Combat Air System programme.2
On 10 February 2025, Helsing and French AI developer Mistral AI announced a strategic partnership to develop Vision-Language-Action models intended to improve interaction between defence platforms, their operating environments and human operators.3
The announced Mistral AI collaboration concerns model research and defence-system integration; the announcement does not identify an Israeli technology supplier within that specific partnership.3
On 10 September 2025, Helsing announced a partnership with Danish software company Systematic to integrate Helsing’s AI-enabled technology with Systematic’s SitaWare C4ISR suite, which Helsing described as being used in more than 50 countries.4
The SitaWare integration was described as supporting faster data exchange between reconnaissance platforms, autonomous sensors and effectors, and military command-and-control systems.4
On 12 February 2026, Helsing and German technology company HENSOLDT announced a strategic partnership involving HENSOLDT sensors and its MDOcore software suite, which is intended to support multidomain data fusion, networking and mission coordination.5
The announced HENSOLDT arrangement provides a named software-integration relationship, although the companies’ published statement does not identify the enterprise cloud provider or data-hosting regions used in the integration.5
Israeli-origin cybersecurity and enterprise software
No public evidence identified of Helsing licensing or deploying Check Point, Wiz, CyberArk, SentinelOne, NICE, Verint, Claroty, Palo Alto Networks or another specifically identified Israeli-origin enterprise cybersecurity provider.
No public evidence identified of the scale of any Israeli-origin software dependency within Helsing’s internal enterprise infrastructure.
Systems integration and outsourced technology
On 29 April 2025, Helsing announced a maritime technology alliance with Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems, Ocean Infinity and QinetiQ, combining autonomous marine platforms, maritime robotics, remote operations and Helsing’s AI capabilities.6
On 12 June 2026, Helsing announced that seven European space-industry companies had signed cooperation agreements with the industrial consortium surrounding KIRK, the space joint venture established with OHB and supported by partnerships involving Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and HENSOLDT.7
No public evidence identified that these named integration programmes mandate or deploy a verified Israeli-origin software product.
No public evidence identified of an Israeli systems integrator holding a confirmed Helsing enterprise IT outsourcing contract.
Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology
Facial recognition and biometric identification
No public evidence identified of Helsing procuring facial recognition, biometric identity verification, gait analysis or retail analytics technology from Trigo, BriefCam, AnyVision/Oosto, Trax or another verified Israeli-origin vendor.
Surveillance and sensor analytics
On 13 May 2025, Helsing announced Lura, an AI-based software platform designed to provide persistent underwater surveillance, and SG-1 Fathom, an autonomous underwater glider capable of operating as part of larger sensor constellations.8
Helsing describes Lura as using acoustic data and AI to identify underwater threats, with processing distributed across autonomous sensing platforms.9
Helsing states that Lura performs real-time detection and classification at the edge and employs a large acoustic model trained on historical acoustic data and subsequently updated with newly collected data.9
The company’s published technical description identifies interoperability with allied maritime platforms and infrastructure, but does not identify an Israeli deployment site or Israeli-origin analytics vendor within the Lura architecture.9
Predictive analytics and monitoring
On 10 September 2025, Helsing described its Systematic partnership as enabling military users to exchange reconnaissance information, develop operational plans and coordinate autonomous sensor platforms through SitaWare.4
The partnership is presented as a military command-and-control integration, with no Israeli government customer identified in the announcement.4
No public evidence identified of Helsing supplying Israeli-origin predictive policing, sentiment analysis, social-media monitoring or employee surveillance technology.
Indirect third-party deployment
Helsing’s April 2025 maritime alliance established a route for combining its AI with third-party autonomous platforms and maritime robotics systems.6
No public evidence identified that an Israeli-origin biometric or surveillance technology reaches Helsing indirectly through those named partners.
Retail technology
No public evidence identified of Helsing operating retail analytics, cashierless checkout, commercial loss-prevention or consumer biometric surveillance systems.
Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation
Cloud architecture and data residency
Helsing’s investor profile published by Lightspeed Venture Partners describes operations in Germany, the United Kingdom and France, with software and AI development supporting country-specific sovereign defence requirements.1
In July 2024, Helsing stated that its €450 million Series C financing would support research and development focused on European sovereignty and NATO’s eastern flank.10
On 17 June 2025, Helsing announced €600 million in Series D financing led by Prima Materia, describing European technological sovereignty and autonomous defence systems as central investment priorities.11
The June 2025 statement names Prima Materia, Lightspeed, Accel, Plural, General Catalyst, Saab and BDT & MSD Partners among investors, but does not establish any of those investors as Helsing’s cloud hosting provider.11
Israeli data centres
No public evidence identified of Helsing owning, leasing, operating or colocating data centre infrastructure in Israel or the occupied Palestinian territories.
No public evidence identified identifying an Israeli cloud region used to store or process Helsing customer data, training datasets or operational sensor information.
Project Nimbus and Israeli government cloud
No public evidence identified of Helsing participating in Project Nimbus as a prime contractor, subcontractor, reseller, software supplier or infrastructure provider.
No public evidence identified of a Helsing agreement to provide cloud compute, storage, analytics or AI services to Israeli government ministries.
Data-exposure principle
Helsing’s Lura architecture publicly includes acoustic-data ingestion, local processing and model improvement using collected mission data.9
The public Lura description does not specify all processing jurisdictions, cloud infrastructure operators, retention periods or contractual rights of access to those datasets.9
No public evidence identified demonstrating that Helsing’s operational data or model-training information is stored, routed, processed or made legally accessible through Israeli jurisdiction.
Sovereign infrastructure and resilience
In February 2026, Helsing and HENSOLDT described their joint CA-1 architecture as a sovereign European technology initiative involving sensor processing, networking and secure mission coordination.5
In April 2026, Helsing announced a Stockholm presence to support Nordic defence partnerships and AI software development, identifying Sweden as an operational centre for its Nordic activities.12
No public evidence identified of Helsing marketing or contracting sovereign cloud or digital resilience services specifically to Israeli state institutions.
Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships
Named defence-sector relationships
Helsing’s September 2023 announcement identifies German and European government-related programmes involving the Eurofighter electronic warfare upgrade and FCAS AI infrastructure.2
In July 2024, Helsing described its involvement in the German Eurofighter programme, FCAS and additional classified maritime and land-domain contracts.10
On 11 June 2025, Helsing announced that its Centaur AI agent had been flight-tested aboard Saab’s Gripen E under a contract involving Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration.13
The announced flights took place on 28 May and 3 June 2025 and involved autonomous air-combat manoeuvres in beyond-visual-range scenarios.13
On 20 April 2026, Helsing described a three-digit-million-euro contract for Eurofighter electronic warfare software developed with Saab.12
Israeli military and intelligence customers
No public evidence identified of a Helsing contract, technology licence, procurement award or support agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israel Defense Forces, Shin Bet, Mossad or Israeli police.
No public evidence identified of a confirmed Israeli military or intelligence deployment of Helsing’s software products.
General-purpose digital technology versus military-purpose systems
Helsing’s electronic warfare system Cirra and its work on sensor processing, information fusion and electronic threat evaluation involve software functions that are separately identifiable from the physical weapons platforms on which they operate.14
Helsing’s 2025 maritime announcement identifies Lura as a software platform for underwater surveillance and autonomous sensor-data processing.8
The September 2025 Systematic integration combines reconnaissance software, command-and-control information exchange and autonomous platform coordination with strike-related mission functions.4
Functions explicitly designed to generate or execute targeting decisions or kinetic weapons effects are documented here only to identify the relevant technological boundary and their relationship to the broader digital infrastructure.4
Purpose-built military systems - Military boundary
On 3 June 2024, Helsing announced Project Centaur as an initiative to develop autonomous air-combat capabilities for current and future military aircraft.15
In February 2025, Helsing announced production of 6,000 HX-2 strike drones for Ukraine, following an earlier order of 4,000 HF-1 strike drones.16
Helsing describes the HX-2 as a precision munition that uses onboard AI and can operate in coordinated groups through its Altra reconnaissance-strike software.16
In September 2025, Helsing announced the CA-1 Europa programme, incorporating the Centaur autonomy stack and Grob Aircraft’s aerospace engineering capabilities.17
These systems have publicly stated military combat and weapons applications; the associated targeting, strike and autonomous combat functions fall within the separate Military research domain.15, 16, 17
Offensive cyber
No public evidence identified of Helsing selling zero-day exploits, intrusion frameworks, offensive hacking tools or spyware to Israeli state actors.
Settlement nexus
No public evidence identified of Helsing digital products being supplied to Israeli settlements, settlement authorities or military installations in occupied territory.
On 9 September 2025, Helsing and German defence technology company ARX Robotics announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop an AI-enabled reconnaissance and strike network for European defence forces. The initiative aims to digitise and interconnect unmanned ground systems through artificial intelligence, enabling faster reconnaissance, information exchange and coordinated military operations. Both companies explicitly identified cooperation in Ukraine and joint projects in Germany and the United Kingdom, drawing on operational experience and systems already used in Ukraine. The announcement establishes a direct defence technology development relationship between Helsing and ARX Robotics, although it does not identify specific military information-system interfaces or confirm completed deployments under the partnership.18, 19, 20
ARX Robotics identifies its Gereon-RCS unmanned ground vehicle family and Mithra OS as core technologies. Mithra OS is described as an AI-powered operating system integrating autonomous and existing military platforms, including sensor systems and software-defined autonomy. This establishes ARX’s publicly documented ground-platform, sensor-integration and software capabilities relevant to the announced Helsing collaboration. Neither company’s September 2025 partnership announcement specifies the complete joint system architecture, individual software interfaces or contractual division of development responsibilities.18, 19
AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems
Artificial intelligence development
On 10 February 2025, Helsing and Mistral AI announced joint development of Vision-Language-Action models designed to combine visual perception, language interaction and action-related decision support.3
The companies identified human-machine interaction and defence-system decision support as intended application areas.3
On 1 June 2026, Helsing announced Area 9, an advanced research division led by chief scientist Antoine Bordes, together with the RX-1 robotics research platform.21
The RX-1 announcement identifies ETH Zurich and INRIA Paris as initial academic research partners.21
Acoustic AI and model training
Helsing’s Lura platform uses a large acoustic model to classify underwater information and support persistent maritime surveillance.9
Helsing states that the system processes information locally on autonomous platforms where bandwidth is limited and data volumes are high.9
The company describes ongoing model improvement through additional mission data and newly encountered acoustic patterns.9
No public evidence identified that Lura’s training material includes surveillance-derived datasets collected from Palestinian civilians or Israeli intelligence interception systems.
Israeli AI customers
No public evidence identified of Helsing providing artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing or autonomous decision-support systems to Israeli government, military or security institutions.
Autonomous tracking and decision systems
In 2025, Helsing announced the development of underwater surveillance systems that combine autonomous sensor platforms with AI-based detection and classification software.8
In 2026, the HENSOLDT partnership announcement described the proposed integration of HENSOLDT’s sensor and networking systems with Helsing’s Centaur AI agent for autonomous mission execution.5
The Centaur combat-autonomy function is associated with purpose-built military aviation and belongs to the Military boundary.15
No public evidence identified of the provision of these technologies to Israeli armed forces or security institutions.
Training data and civilian-population exposure
No public evidence identified of Helsing training AI systems on intercepted communications, civilian biometric records, civilian location histories or surveillance databases originating from Israel or the occupied Palestinian territories.
No public evidence identified of a contractual arrangement giving Israeli state institutions access to Helsing AI-training datasets.
Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint
Research and development locations
Helsing’s investor profile identifies its operational presence in Germany, the United Kingdom and France.1
In April 2026, Helsing announced a Stockholm office to support AI software development and defence partnerships across Sweden and the Nordic region.12
In June 2026, Helsing announced Area 9 and a European robotics research programme involving ETH Zurich and INRIA Paris.21
No public evidence identified of Helsing operating an Israeli engineering office, research laboratory, innovation centre or accelerator.
Acquisitions and subsidiaries
On 8 October 2025, Helsing announced plans to acquire Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems, a specialist in autonomous underwater vehicles, with operations in the United Kingdom and Australia.22
The acquisition was subsequently reported as completed following regulatory clearances, with a company announcement dated 29 May 2026 recording completion.22
In September 2025, Helsing identified Grob Aircraft as part of its autonomous aircraft development programme, combining Helsing’s software with Grob’s aerospace engineering and manufacturing capabilities.17
No public evidence identified of Helsing acquiring an Israeli cybersecurity, AI, surveillance or military technology company.
Joint ventures and investments
On 12 June 2026, Helsing described KIRK as its joint venture with OHB for European space-based defence and reconnaissance systems.7
The announcement identifies cooperation with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and HENSOLDT, as well as agreements with seven additional European space-industry companies.7
On 20 October 2026, Helsing announced a commercial partnership with Destinus to offer joint defence solutions to NATO and allied armed forces, together with Helsing’s participation in a Destinus funding round.23
The Destinus announcement describes joint technology and manufacturing cooperation but does not identify an Israeli state customer or Israeli technology provider.23
Shareholders and controlling principals
Helsing’s July 2024 Series C announcement identifies General Catalyst, Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural and Greenoaks as financing participants.10
POELLATH’s July 2024 transaction announcement independently identifies Elad Gil among investors in that financing round.24
The July 2024 investor list establishes participation in Helsing’s financing and does not disclose Elad Gil’s percentage ownership or voting rights.10
On 13 July 2026, Helsing announced a US$1.8 billion Series E financing at an US$18 billion valuation.25
The July 2026 announcement identifies Daniel Ek and Tom Enders as co-chairmen, Jeannette zu Fürstenberg and Denis Mercier as board members, and the founders as additional board participants.25
The financing announcement states that Helsing remained predominantly European-owned but does not provide a complete beneficial ownership and voting-control table.25
No public evidence identified establishing an investment by a controlling Helsing principal in a named Israeli surveillance, SIGINT, offensive cyber or military technology company that could be attributed to Helsing on the available record.
Patent and intellectual-property relationships
No public evidence identified of a significant Helsing patent licensing, technology transfer or joint intellectual-property arrangement with Technion, Hebrew University, Weizmann Institute or another Israeli-domiciled research institution.
Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History
UN and NGO investigations
No public evidence identified establishing that Helsing or a named Helsing subsidiary is the subject of a target-specific finding concerning Israeli settlement technology activities in the UN OHCHR business-enterprise database.
No public evidence identified of a substantiated Helsing-specific technology relationship with Israeli state institutions in the investigations located from Who Profits, AFSC Investigate, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Al-Haq or comparable civil-society sources.
No public evidence identified establishing that Helsing is named as a technology supplier to Israel in the relevant sections of UN report A/HRC/59/23.
Boycott and divestment campaigns
No public evidence identified of an organised Helsing-specific boycott or divestment campaign based on verified technology provision to Israeli military, government or settlement customers.
No public evidence identified of a Helsing corporate response to such a specific allegation.
Regulatory and legal proceedings
No public evidence identified of a regulatory enforcement action, export-control violation, court judgment or sanctions proceeding concerning Helsing technology supplied to Israeli state bodies.
No public evidence identified of legal proceedings establishing that Helsing operated technology infrastructure within Israeli settlements.
Corporate statements and geopolitical positioning
In June 2025, Helsing’s chairman Daniel Ek described the company’s activities in terms of strengthening European technological sovereignty and defence capabilities.11
In July 2024, Helsing’s founders publicly described their objective as supporting the defence capabilities of European democratic societies.10
The company’s February 2025 announcement confirmed development and delivery of military technology for Ukraine.16
No public evidence identified of an equivalent corporate announcement confirming technology deliveries to Israel.
Post-19 July 2024 and post-November 2024 activity
Helsing announced its Mistral AI collaboration in February 2025, its maritime alliance in April 2025, and its Systematic integration in September 2025.3, 6, 4
The company announced further HENSOLDT, robotics and space-related partnerships during 2026.5, 21, 7
These dated announcements establish continued technology development and commercial partnerships following the specified July and November 2024 notice milestones.3, 4, 5
No public evidence identified establishing continued Helsing technology provision to Israeli state institutions or settlement operations after either milestone.
Footnotes
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Lightspeed Venture Partners, “Helsing”, company investment profile. https://lsvp.com/company/helsing/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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General Catalyst, “Our Investment in Helsing”, September 2023. https://www.generalcatalyst.com/stories/our-investment-in-helsing ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Calibre Defence, “Helsing and Mistral announce vision-language-action AI partnership”, 10 February 2025. https://www.calibredefence.co.uk/helsing-and-mistral-vision-language-action-ai-partnership/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6
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Systematic, “Europe’s tech leaders join forces for sovereign control of drone swarms”, 10 September 2025. https://systematic.com/int/industries/defence/news-knowledge/news/europe-s-tech-leaders-join-forces-for-sovereign-control-of-drone-swarms/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8
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Europäische Sicherheit & Technik, “Hensoldt und Helsing kooperieren beim autonomen Luftkampfsystem CA-1 Europa”, 13 February 2026. https://esut.de/2026/02/meldungen/67940/hensoldt-helsing-ca-1-europa-msc/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6
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Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems, “News”, including “Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems Announces Maritime Partnership to Combat Subsurface Threats”, 29 April 2025. https://www.blueoceanmts.com/news ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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OHB, “OHB and Helsing joint venture bridges the gap to start-ups – alliance for Europe’s space sector takes shape”, 12 June 2026. https://www.ohb.de/en/news/weltraum-joint-venture-von-ohb-und-helsing-schlaegt-bruecke-zu-start-ups-allianz-fuer-europas-raumfahrt-entsteht ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4
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UK Defence Journal, “Helsing unveils AI underwater surveillance system”, George Allison, 13 May 2025. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/helsing-unveils-ai-underwater-surveillance-system/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Naval News, “Helsing and Partners Prepare to Scale Up New AI-enhanced Underwater Surveillance Package”, Dr Lee Willett, 27 May 2025; reporting technical explanations provided by Helsing’s maritime leadership concerning acoustic model training, onboard processing, interoperability and continuous learning. https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cne-2025/2025/05/helsing-and-partners-prepare-to-scale-up-new-ai-enhanced-underwater-surveillance-package/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8
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POELLATH, “POELLATH advises existing investor on EUR 450 million Series C financing round in Helsing”, 16 July 2024. https://www.pplaw.com/en/transactions/poellath-advises-existing-investor-eur-450-million-series-c-financing-round-helsing ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5
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YPOG, “YPOG advises Helsing on 600 million EUR Series D financing round”, 17 June 2025. https://www.ypog.law/en/press/ypog-advises-helsing-on-600-million-eur-series-d-financing-round ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Europäische Sicherheit & Technik, “Helsing eröffnet Standort in Stockholm und verstärkt Präsenz im nordischen Verteidigungsmarkt”, 20 April 2026. https://esut.de/2026/04/meldungen/70020/helsing-eroeffnet-standort-in-stockholm-und-verstaerkt-praesenz-im-nordischen-verteidigungsmarkt/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Saab, “Saab achieves AI milestone with Gripen E”, 11 June 2025. https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2025/saab-achieves-ai-milestone-with-gripen-e ↩ ↩2
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Defence Industry Europe, “Helsing secures major contract to deliver AI for Eurofighter’s next-generation EW capabilities”, 19 November 2025. https://defence-industry.eu/helsing-secures-major-contract-to-deliver-ai-for-eurofighters-next-generation-ew-capabilities/ ↩
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Airframer, “Helsing announces Project Centaur: autonomy for air combat”, 3 June 2024. https://www.airframer.com/news_story.html?release=96566 ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Airforce Technology, “Helsing scales up HX-2 strike drones production for Ukraine”, 14 February 2025. https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/helsing-hx-2-strike-drones/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4
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Grob Aircraft, “Helsing unveils CA-1 Europa, an autonomous fighter jet”, September 2025. https://grob-aircraft.com/en/press-media/press-articles/press-detail/helsing-unveils-ca-1-europa-an-autonomous-fighter-jet.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Militär Aktuell, “Helsing & ARX Robotics develop AI-based reconnaissance and impact network”, 9 September 2025. https://militaeraktuell.at/en/helsing-arx-robotics-develop-ai-based-reconnaissance-and-impact-network/ ↩ ↩2
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ARX Robotics, “ARX Robotics and Helsing enter into a strategic partnership”, September 2025. https://www.arx-robotics.com/article/helsing-and-arx-robotics-enter-into-a-strategic-partnership ↩ ↩2
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Waldemar Geiger, hartpunkt, “KI-Aufklärungs- und Wirkverbund – Helsing und ARX kooperieren bei Entwicklung”, 9 September 2025. https://www.hartpunkt.de/ki-aufklaerungs-und-wirkverbund-helsing-und-arx-kooperieren-bei-entwicklung/ ↩
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Tectonic Defense, “Helsing Officially Launches Area 9, Pushes into Robotics”, June 2026. https://www.tectonicdefense.com/helsing-officially-launches-area-9-pushes-into-robotics/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4
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Baltic Defense Initiative, “Helsing: AI software, autonomous systems and research”, September 2026. https://www.balticdefenseinitiative.com/news/company-helsing/ ↩ ↩2
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Destinus, “Helsing and Destinus establish a commercial partnership”, 20 October 2026. https://www.destinus.com/post/helsing-and-destinus-establish-a-commercial-partnership ↩ ↩2
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POELLATH, “POELLATH advises existing investor on EUR 450 million Series C financing round in Helsing”, 16 July 2024. https://www.pplaw.com/en/transactions/poellath-advises-existing-investor-eur-450-million-series-c-financing-round-helsing ↩
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European Security & Defence, “Helsing raises US$1.8bn in Series E”, 13 July 2026. https://euro-sd.com/2026/07/news/cyber-coms/52272/helsing-raises-us1-8bn-in-series-e/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3