SpearUAV
Encapsulated AI-based loitering munitions and tactical drones launched like ammunition for ground, air, and naval forces.
SpearUAV, founded in 2017 by former air-force squadron commander Gadi Kuperman and based in Tel Aviv, builds encapsulated loitering munitions that ship sealed in canisters and launch like a round of ammunition rather than being assembled in the field. Its Viper and Ninox families can be deployed by infantry, vehicles, aircraft, ships, and even submarines, and the company supplies the Israeli Ministry of Defense on several programmes.
In November 2025 the loitering-weapons maker UVision acquired the company outright, having previously held a minority stake; Yiftach Kleinman took over as CEO in early 2025.
- Stack
- computer-vision
- edge-autonomy
Products
Drones
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Ninox 40
Tube- or grenade-launcher-launched micro-tactical encapsulated drone, ~40-minute loiter, for short-range reconnaissance.
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Ninox 103
Canister-launched folding micro-UAS for soldier-level ISR — fits in a pocket tube, streams live EO/IR video, and returns autonomously.
Introduced 2020
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Ninox 40
Single-use nano-drone fired from a standard 40 mm grenade launcher — unfolds in flight and streams live ISR video back to the shooter.
Introduced 2022
Missiles & loitering munitions
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Ninox 103
Submarine- and sub-to-air-launched encapsulated loitering UAS.
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Viper
Encapsulated micro-tactical loitering munition (Viper 40/300/750 family) for precision strikes; an interceptor counter-UAS variant also exists.
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Ember
Man-portable tube-launched loitering munition with AI-assisted terminal guidance for precision strike against light armour and personnel.
Introduced 2022
Sources
- spearuav.com/about-us/ (2026-05-31) — Official site; confirms 2017 founding, the encapsulated launched-like-ammunition positioning, and the Ninox and Viper families. Founder Gadi Kuperman (now CTO/chairman).
- euro-sd.com/2025/02/major-news/42766/spearuav-new-ceo-kleinman/ (2026-05-31) — Reports the Feb 2025 CEO transition from founder Gadi Kuperman to Yiftach Kleinman.
- www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkladn4wzl (2026-05-31) — Reports UVision's November 2025 acquisition of the remaining stake in SpearUAV (after an earlier UVision-led round) — now a subsidiary.