Company Overview
Praetorian Aeronautics: Affordable Counter-Autonomy at Scale.
An Australian hardware-software company, Praetorian’s in-house product ecosystem combines cost-effective, mass-manufacturable autonomous interceptors with cutting edge AI-enhanced battle management software to deliver systems for defence which are attritable, scalable, and equipped with the strategic autonomy to outpace the rapidly evolving threat landscape.
With a focus on modularity, rapid deployment, low-cost manufacturing, and scalable performance, Praetorian is empowering defence and civil operators with the capabilities to outpace swarm drone threats, extend operational reach, and maintain situational dominance against autonomous systems.
Products and Services
Dagger:
Dagger is an autonomous, low-cost, modular, high-speed kinetic interceptor purpose-built to defeat swarms of Group 2–3 UAS beyond visual range. Designed for massed swarm launches, rapid deployment, and cost-effective sustainment, Dagger delivers decisive overmatch by outpacing and outmanoeuvring all Group 2–3 threat types. Optical terminal guidance ensures precision target discrimination and reliable endgame performance, even in contested environments. Compatible with both existing rail and purpose-built multi-canister launch systems, Dagger supports scalable deployment, and rapid mobile repositioning.
Hadrian:
To deploy Daggers at speed and scale is Hadrian, Praetorian’s next-generation battle management C4 system for rapid sensor fusion, threat evaluation, and weapons assignment. Acting as a one-to-many force multiplier, Hadrian enables a single operator to command and control swarms of interceptors through a single authorisation step. Designed with an open architecture interoperable with existing control systems, Hadrian minimises operator mission-planning cognitive load, enabling continuous 24/7 machine-speed response to incoming attacks.
Cerebrum:
Integrated with Hadrian is Cerebrum, Praetorian’s world-first counter-swarm AI engine. Cerebrum employs advanced AI to analyse complex swarm behaviours, identify vulnerabilities, and generate optimal engagement strategies. These strategies are automatically prioritised and executed through Hadrian, enabling real-time adaptive responses against massed swarm threats. Cerebrum’s continuously evolving threat library ensures operators retain the advantage, even against evolving adversary swarm tactics.
Venator:
Praetorian’s Venator is a cost-effective, high-endurance, autonomous mothership UAS designed to deploy Dagger interceptors, enabling long-range counter-autonomy missions against both air, ground, and naval targets. Venator’s modular airframe and payload system enables multiple mission sets from a single platform, conducting surveillance and reconnaissance missions while also serving as an airborne launch platform for Praetorian’s Dagger interceptors. This dual-role capability extends defensive reach and enables counter-autonomy missions far beyond the limits of ground-based launch systems.
Capabilities
- Defence
- Other Manufacturing
- Scientific Research Services
Other Capabilities
Design and manufacture of Counter UAS and UAV/UCAV mission systems.
