30 March 2026 – DroneShield (ASX:DRO), a global leader in counter-drone and electronic warfare (EW) solutions, is pleased to announce the official opening of its new European Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The establishment of the European Headquarters marks a significant step in DroneShield’s long?term commitment to Europe, one of the Company’s fastest?growing regions, and provides a strengthened operational presence to support its expanding footprint across EU and NATO-aligned markets.
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. 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).
Image: DroneShield officially opens its European Headquarters.
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. The newly established European headquarters will ensure that customers receive not just leading-edge capability, but also more efficient support and deployment.
Europe remains a priority region for DroneShield’s sales and business development strategy. In 2025, Europe was the Company’s best performing market, securing $98 million in revenue and accounting for 45 per cent of total Company revenue. As of February 2026, DroneShield has a regional pipeline valued at $1.2 billion. Geopolitical pressures, such as the Iranian conflict, ongoing war in Ukraine and repeated Russian drone incursions, continue to drive demand for deployed counter-UAS solutions across Europe and the Middle East.
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, reflecting the strong partnerships supporting DroneShield’s European growth.
Louis Gamarra, DroneShield European Headquarters Chief said, “DroneShield’s investment in Benelux marks a major milestone that strengthens our ability to support frontline users, procurement agencies and industry partners across Europe. 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.”
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