# Helsing

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/helsing/  
**Website:** https://helsing.ai  
**APIs profiled:** 8

Helsing SE is a Munich-based European defense AI company founded in March 2021 by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, and Niklas Köhler. Helsing builds AI software and autonomous weapons systems for European and allied militaries — reconnaissance-strike software (Altra), electronic-warfare AI (Cirra), an AI fighter pilot (Centaur), loitering-munition strike drones (HF-1 and HX-2), an autonomous combat aircraft (CA-1 Europa), and underwater autonomy (Lura acoustic processing, SG-1 Fathom long-endurance underwater drones). The company is sales-led and government-restricted; there is no public REST API or developer portal. This profile documents the publicly visible product surfaces and partnerships rather than endpoint shapes. Funding totals roughly €1.37B across four rounds, with a $1.2B Series E at an $18B valuation reportedly being finalized as of May 2026. Daniel Ek's Prima Materia is the largest shareholder. Public partnerships include Saab (Gripen E integration of Centaur, including the 2025 Project Beyond combat trial), Airbus, Rheinmetall, the Bundeswehr, and the Eurofighter Typhoon EK programme.

## Kin Score — 17.6 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 17.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 13.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

## Agent readiness — 2.5 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Free — onboarding: unknown, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (8)

- **Helsing Altra** — Altra is Helsing's reconnaissance-strike software platform. It fuses multi-sensor and multi-drone data feeds to cover wider areas, identify targets, and coordinate strikes. Altr...
- **Helsing Centaur** — Centaur is Helsing's AI fighter pilot. It can function as an autonomous combat agent on board fighter jets, operate independently or as part of a swarm, and integrate with allie...
- **Helsing Cirra** — Cirra is Helsing's electronic-warfare AI for detecting, classifying, and responding to electromagnetic-spectrum threats. It powers Helsing's contribution to programmes such as t...
- **Helsing Lura** — Lura is Helsing's underwater AI. It rapidly processes acoustic data to detect and classify ships and submarines while emitting significantly less noise than conventional sonar.
- **Helsing HF-1** — HF-1 is an AI-enabled loitering-munition strike drone. It uses on-board AI and stored map data to navigate and target without relying on GPS. HF-1 has been used by the Ukrainian...
- **Helsing HX-2** — HX-2 is Helsing's next-generation AI strike drone. Like HF-1 it operates without GPS and runs on-board target recognition. HX-2 is manufactured at Helsing's factory in southern ...
- **Helsing CA-1 Europa** — CA-1 Europa is Helsing's autonomous combat aircraft. It flies Centaur as its AI pilot and is targeted for first flight in 2027.
- **Helsing SG-1 Fathom** — SG-1 Fathom is Helsing's long-endurance underwater drone, capable of operating submerged for up to 90 days and running Lura's acoustic-processing AI on board.

## Security (1)

- **Helsing Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Helsing Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Sovereign European Air Combat AI** — Provide Centaur AI fighter-pilot capability for European and allied air forces, including Saab Gripen and Eurofighter programmes.
- **Loitering Munition Strike** — Deliver HF-1 and HX-2 GPS-independent strike drones to allied militaries and Ukraine.
- **Electronic Warfare** — Provide Cirra EW AI inside platforms such as the Eurofighter Typhoon EK.
- **Underwater Surveillance and ASW** — Run Lura acoustic processing on SG-1 Fathom and partner platforms for anti-submarine warfare.
- **Reconnaissance-Strike Coordination** — Use Altra to fuse multi-drone and multi-sensor feeds for targeting and strike coordination.

## Tags

Defense AI, European Defense, Autonomy, Loitering Munitions, Underwater Autonomy, Electronic Warfare, AI Fighter Pilot, Sovereign AI

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