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Xer Technologies

Xer Technologies AG

Dietikon, Switzerland

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsCounter-UAS & Air DefenseElectronic WarfareDual-use
Founded 2011System Integrator, Prime ContractorSupplies Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: June 8, 2026

About

Founded in 2011, Xer Technologies is a defense system integrator based in Dietikon, Switzerland working in air systems, unmanned systems, counter-uas & air defense +4 more.

Xer Technologies develops, produces and markets customisable, hybrid-electric heavy-duty unmanned aircraft systems for defence, maritime, energy and infrastructure customers. Its X8 PRO platform is offered in commercial configurations for power line, pipeline and gas leak inspection, search and rescue, and public safety, and in a Tactical configuration for defence missions. Defence capabilities include wide-area ISR and SIGINT, stand-off RF detection and geolocation of emitters, counter-UAS early warning, maritime surveillance and anti-submarine support, and airborne magnetometer-based mine and UXO detection. The company was founded in 2011 as a commercial drone and surveillance services provider and rebranded as Xer Technologies in 2021 after a Singapore investment. It is headquartered in Dietikon, Switzerland, and operates through the wholly owned Swiss subsidiary Xer Technologies AG, with the parent Xer Tech Holding AB listed on Spotlight Stock Market in Sweden under the ticker XER.

Location

Dietikon, Switzerland

Founded

2011

Company type

Subsidiary

Legal name

Xer Technologies AG

Focus areas

UASheavy-duty dronesBVLOScounter-UASSIGINTmaritime ISRmine detectionUXO detectionpower line inspectiongas detection

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsCounter-UAS & Air DefenseElectronic WarfareC4ISRRadar & SensorsNaval Systems

Supply-chain role

System IntegratorPrime Contractor

What they offer

HardwareSoftwareEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Xer X8 PRO

Heavy-duty hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft system

Long-endurance multicopter UAS with up to 3 hours endurance and up to 10 kg payload, used for inspection, gas detection, maritime, ISR, SIGINT and mine/UXO detection missions.

Xer X8 PRO Tactical

Tactical long-endurance unmanned aerial system

Defence-oriented variant with multi-payload integration supporting SIGINT, counter-UAS and mine/UXO detection across land and maritime environments.

Xer X8

Heavy-duty unmanned aerial system

Original X8 UAS, the company's first product, launched in late 2022, later succeeded by the X8 PRO.

End users

Naval ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

STANAG 4817STANAG 4609

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