Mercedes-Benz, TYTAN To Develop Counter-drone Platforms Built On The G-Class And Sprinter

Mercedes-Benz, TYTAN Technologies to develop vehicle-based counter-drone platforms built on the rugged G-Class and Sprinter. 

Under the MoU, Mercedes will provide G-Class and Sprinter, while Tytan will integrate its radar, sensor arrays and interceptor launchers onto the vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz joins Renault and VW in accelerating defense manufacturing activities by partnering with defense tech firms.

Earlier this month, Mercedes-Benz took part in ILA 2026 (the International Aerospace Exhibition), where it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on future cooperation with Munich-based technology company, TYTAN Technologies.

The memorandum covers the development of vehicle-based platforms—built on the military truck-based Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Sprinter van—designed to neutralize threatening enemy drones.

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At the event, Mercedes-Benz and TYTAN Technologies also offered a first look at a prototype of their joint vehicle-based system network designed to protect people and critical infrastructure.

“Mercedes-Benz stands, today and in the future, for robust and reliable base vehicles, while TYTAN brings highly specialised expertise in drone, sensor and mission technology,” said Michael Schiebe, who is responsible for Production, Quality and Supply Chain Management.

“Together, we want to work on innovative solutions for security and protection tasks. For Mercedes-Benz, expanding our long-standing expertise in the defence sector is a strategic growth field”.

Through its intended future cooperation with Tytan Technologies, Mercedes-Benz joins automakers like Renault and Volkswagen in accelerating defense manufacturing activities by partnering with defense technology firms.

“The threat is real – every day we witness overflights above German and European critical infrastructure. Together, we are creating a platform architecture that effectively protects against unmanned threats – not in 2029, but today,” said Balázs Nagy, CEO and Co-Founder of TYTAN Technologies.

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