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Start Here: Critical Defense Technology Developments
A curated guide to the core analysis shaping Europe’s and allied defense technology ecosystem.
Dec 29, 2025
Distributed Autonomy and the Future of Command in Warfare
How distributed autonomy is reshaping command, resilience, and decision making under modern combat conditions.
Dec 30, 2025
Five Areas Shaping Europe’s Defense Landscape in 2026
Europe’s defense and dual use ecosystem is entering a period of accelerated change.
Dec 27, 2025
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Europe’s Defense Tech Venture Funding in 2025: A Turning Point
In 2025, venture capital investment in Europe’s defense technology sector reached new levels of activity, reflecting strategic urgency brought on by…
Dec 28, 2025
The Quiet Bottleneck in U.S. Defense: Energetics
U.S. munitions output is constrained by a concentrated, aging energetics base. CMG’s automated C-4 push reflects efforts to modernize and expand this…
Feb 25
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Trump Stops Defense Contractor Dividends and Buybacks
Jan 9
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2025 Space Launches
Jan 5
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FEMA Awards $250 Million for U.S. Air Security Before the FIFA World Cup 2026
Jan 5
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Besxar Announces Launch Partnership with SpaceX After Emerging from Stealth
Oct 30, 2025
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Frankenburg Raises €30M to Industrialize Europe’s Missile Supply
On a day heavy with symbolism, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Estonia’s Independence Day, Frankenburg…
Feb 24
Quantum Systems Launches First Unmanned Ground Vehicle, Expanding Multi-Domain Ambitions
Quantum Systems has formally entered the ground autonomy market.
Feb 23
Europe’s Bid for Nuclear Energy Sovereignty in Space
As Europe looks toward sustained lunar presence, a small Latvian company is working on the nuclear power systems required to survive the long lunar…
Feb 19
Onodrim and Europe’s Industrial Rearmament
€40M in seed funding signals a shift from defense spending to defense production.
Feb 18
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Autonomous Systems
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Quantum Systems Launches First Unmanned Ground Vehicle, Expanding Multi-Domain Ambitions
Quantum Systems has formally entered the ground autonomy market.
Feb 23
Overland AI Raises $100M as Ground Autonomy Moves From Experiment to Force Structure
Overland AI just closed a $100 million equity round, with an additional $20 million in venture debt, to scale autonomous ground systems across the U.S.
Feb 4
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TYTAN Technologies and HENSOLDT Form Partnership on Counter-Drone Technologies
TYTAN Technologies has announced a new facility in Bavaria and a strategic partnership with German sensor leader HENSOLDT to collaborate on…
Jan 28
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Dominion Dynamics Raises $15.2 Million Seed Round to Scale Arctic Defense Autonomy Platform
Startup Dominion Dynamics shows how Arctic security requirements, NATO commitments, and advances in autonomy are shaping a new generation of Canadian…
Jan 19
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Hypersonics
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Long Wall Introduces Cyclops Interceptor
Long Wall, previously ABL Space Systems, announced the development of a surface-launched interceptor to counter missiles in midcourse flight.
Dec 16, 2025
Castelion Raises $350 Million in Series B Round
Castelion, an El Segundo, CA-based startup specializing in hypersonic missile development, announced the successful closure of its $350 million Series B…
Dec 8, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace Receives Investment from Hanwha Defense USA
Hanwha Defense USA, a subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace, has made an investment in Firehawk Aerospace, a Dallas, US-based company focused on energetics and…
Nov 5, 2025
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Castelion Secures U.S. Army and Navy Contracts for Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapon Integration
U.S. defence firm Castelion has signed contracts with the Army and Navy to deploy its hypersonic Blackbeard weapon system, including live-fire tests…
Oct 29, 2025
Space
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Europe’s Bid for Nuclear Energy Sovereignty in Space
As Europe looks toward sustained lunar presence, a small Latvian company is working on the nuclear power systems required to survive the long lunar…
Feb 19
Can Satellites and AI Replace Arms Control Inspections? A Reality Check
Can satellite surveillance and artificial intelligence substitute for traditional arms control verification in a world without inspections?
Feb 9
Germany Aims to Deploy Satellite Missile Detection System, Reducing Dependence on the US
Germany is moving to deploy a national satellite-based missile detection system in an effort to reduce Europe’s reliance on U.S.
Feb 5
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Space X’s Orbital Data Center Gambit
SpaceX has formally petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for authorization to deploy and operate up to one million satellites intended not…
Feb 2
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Quantum
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Quantum Tech Startup Photonic Secures $130 Million in Funding
Vancouver-based quantum technology startup, Photonic Inc., has secured $180 million in its latest funding round, led by the U.K.’s Planet First…
Jan 9
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Nu Quantum Announces $60 Million Series A Round
Despite significant enthusiasm for quantum computing, progress in the field has been limited by the challenge of isolated quantum machines.
Dec 10, 2025
DARPA Announces Selection of 11 Firms for Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has advanced several technology companies in the quantum computing sector to the second phase of…
Nov 11, 2025
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Barcelona Headquartered LuxQuanta Raises €8 Million to Enhance Global Data Protection Against Quantum Threats
LuxQuanta completes an €8 million Series A funding round to support the global rollout of its quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions.
Oct 15, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
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Germany Builds Its First AI Factory
Why control of compute is becoming Europe’s real source of power
Feb 7
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Raft Launches Program to Accelerate Defense Software Deployment
Defense tech startup Raft has introduced a partnership program to help industry partners rapidly develop, integrate, and launch mission-ready…
Jan 23
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Gambit Announces Exit from Stealth Mode with Strategic Partnerships
Gambit AI, a dual-use software company that enables autonomous teaming and instant adaptation by multiple unmanned systems, emerged from stealth last…
Jan 10
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Why Defense May Be the Only Viable Path for European AI
Europe talks about artificial intelligence as a civilizational priority, but treats it as a regulatory problem first and an industrial opportunity…
Jan 5
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Cybersecurity
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Cyber Warfare Startup, Twenty, Exits Stealth Mode, Raises $38 Million in Total Funding
Twenty, a company specializing in industrial-scale transformation of cyber warfare technologies, announced it has secured $38 million in total funding.
Nov 25, 2025
Barcelona Headquartered LuxQuanta Raises €8 Million to Enhance Global Data Protection Against Quantum Threats
LuxQuanta completes an €8 million Series A funding round to support the global rollout of its quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions.
Oct 15, 2025
U.K. Startup Sitehop Secures £7.5m to Advance Quantum-Safe Encryption Hardware
Sheffield-based Sitehop is building encryption to future-proof networks against quantum-powered cyber attacks.
Oct 10, 2025
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Reveal Technology Secures $30 Million Series B Led by Ballistic Ventures
On July 29th 2025, Bozeman, Montana headquartered defense technology startup, Reveal Technology, announced the completion of a $30 million Series B…
Jul 31, 2025
Aerospace
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Boom Supersonic Secures $300 Million to Develop Natural Gas Turbines for Crusoe Data Centers
Boom Supersonic, a company aiming to bring back supersonic air travel, has shifted its focus to the datacenter power industry.
Dec 10, 2025
Merlin Labs Expands Executive Team, Boosts PIPE Financing to Over $200 Million Ahead of Public Listing
Merlin Labs, a leading developer of autonomous flight technology for defense and civil aviation sectors, expands executive team and raises over $200…
Nov 30, 2025
NASA's X-59 “Quiet” Supersonic Jet Completes Inaugural Flight
NASA’s X-59, an experimental jet designed to break the sound barrier without creating loud sonic booms, has successfully completed its first flight.
Nov 6, 2025
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Shield AI’s Drone Fighter Jet Designed for Solo and Wingman Roles
Artificial intelligence startup Shield AI has announced its plans to expand further into military hardware by unveiling a new fighter-drone concept, the…
Oct 22, 2025
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Energy
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Turning Nuclear Waste into Strategic Power
Project Omega has raised $12 million to turn U.S. spent nuclear fuel into compact, long-duration power sources for defense systems.
Feb 17
Antares Raises $96 Million in Series B Funding for Land, Sea, and Space-Based Nuclear Power Microreactors
Antares Industries recently secured $96 million in Series B funding to support the development of its small modular reactor prototype.
Dec 3, 2025
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Maritime Fusion Secures $4.5 Million to Enhance HTS Cable Technology and Tokamak Reactor Development
Maritime Fusion, a San Francisco–based fusion energy startup founded by former Tesla engineers, has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.
Nov 25, 2025
X-energy Secures $700 Million for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology
X-energy, a leading developer of advanced nuclear reactor and fuel technologies, announced the completion of an oversubscribed Series D financing round…
Nov 24, 2025
Critical Minerals
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The Quiet Bottleneck in U.S. Defense: Energetics
U.S. munitions output is constrained by a concentrated, aging energetics base. CMG’s automated C-4 push reflects efforts to modernize and expand this…
Feb 25
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Rare Earth Magnet Startup, Noveon Magnetics, Secures $215 Million in Series C Funding
Yesterday, January 19th, Noveon Magnetics, a U.S.-based manufacturer of rare earth magnets, announced the closing of a $215 million Series C round, led…
Jan 20
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Trump Insists US Needs Greenland, Appoints Special Envoy
Trump has appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland to “lead the charge” on renewed U.S. efforts involving the territory.
Dec 23, 2025
Niron Magnetics and Moog Inc. to Develop Rare-Earth-Free Actuator Designs for Defense Applications
China’s response to President Trump’s tariffs in April has highlighted the United States’ continued dependence on China for rare earth elements…
Dec 14, 2025
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