Agmis Partners with KrattWorks to Advance Autonomous Drone Vision for Defense and Public Safety

We are thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with KrattWorks, an ambitious and fast-growing Estonian startup that emerged from the Agmis Accelerator Program. KrattWorks develops autonomous drones equipped with onboard machine vision and GSM connectivity, enabling real-time object detection and instant data transfer to control centers via mobile networks.

“Our collaboration with KrattWorks is a natural evolution of our focus on computer vision applications.” says Saulius Kaukėnas, CEO of Agmis. “For years, we’ve been applying AI in critical infrastructure monitoring, particularly in road and powerline inspections. The UAV sector has always stood out as a domain where AI can deliver immense value and KrattWorks’ vision is fully aligned with this potential.”

The next generation drones developed by KrattWorks’ can autonomously detect humans, vehicles, fire outbreaks, and other key elements in their surroundings then transmit that data without manual intervention or bandwidth-heavy video streams. This high degree of autonomy is not just convenient, it is mission-critical in defense, emergency response, and situational awareness scenarios.

The partnership marks a significant milestone for both companies. KrattWorks recently secured a €15 million contract with the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment, committing to supply aerial target drones to the Estonian Defence Forces over a 7-year period. These drones will play a vital role in air defense training exercises.

“Our joint work with Agmis to develop real-time onboard object detection is a game-changer for our platform,” explains Mattias Luha, Founder of KrattWorks. “We envision a future where there’s no manual surveillance, no delay, no large data streams, just autonomous decision-making at the edge. It takes elite engineering to make that happen, and Agmis delivers exactly that.”

The target drone developed by KrattWorks is a high-performance flying wing (tailless) aircraft, capable of speeds up to 180 km/h and a 30-minute flight duration

It includes two smoke generators and infrared flares, developed in cooperation with RUF Eesti Ltd. for defense simulation purposes. The UAVs can be operated manually beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) or function in fully autonomous modes, including fail-safe features that ensure the drone returns, powers off, or lands if the connection is lost.

KrattWorks is a proud member of the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association, and with Agmis’ AI capabilities at hand, is now poised to accelerate the development of next-generation autonomous aerial systems for defense, disaster management, and critical infrastructure monitoring.