𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗤𝟮 𝗙𝗬𝟮𝟳 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟯.𝟱 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝗫, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝟮𝟬% 𝗨𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 Defence technology company Tonbo Imaging has reported a strong first set...

Defencetech TEKEVER today announced plans to establish an operational presence in Odense, Denmark, its first in the Nordic region, to support its work across

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𝗢𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟴 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗚𝗙 𝗞𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 Coratia Technologies, a deep-tech company building und...

Defencetech TEKEVER today announced plans to establish an operational presence in Odense, Denmark, its first in the Nordic region, to support its work across the region. The announcement follows a mee...

German startups are increasingly looking towards Japan as a destination for international expansion, industrial partnerships and technological cooperation. From DefenceTech and nuclear fusion to quantum computing and space infrastructure, recent developments suggest that Tokyo is becoming an...

German startups are increasingly looking towards Japan as a destination for international expansion, industrial partnerships and technological cooperation. From DefenceTech and nuclear fusion to quantum computing and space infrastructure, recent developments suggest that Tokyo is becoming an...

India is developing an indigenous military AI layer with the IndiaAI Mission for decision support, target acquisition, data fusion and faster battlefield decisions.

It should come as no surprise to hear that the UK is growing from strength to strength when it comes to startup investment, with new research revealing billions in funding for university spinouts, larger investment rounds in Cambridge and a wave of funding for DefenceTech. But while investors...

𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝟱 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝘀 𝟴𝟱𝟮 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗣𝗢 Bengaluru-based defence technology company Tonbo Imaging has raised Rs 255.36 crore from 43 an...

At Tech.eu, I spend a lot of time talking to startups in sectors such as defencetech and spacetech. But startups are only one part of the innovation ecosystem. For founders, understanding how the defe...

At Tech.eu, I spend a lot of time talking to startups in sectors such as defencetech and spacetech. But startups are only one part of the innovation ecosystem. For founders, understanding how the defence primes operate matters: they can be customers, partners, investors, routes into government procurement, and a bridge between emerging technology and deployment at scale. So what happens inside these huge companies, which are expected to develop cutting-edge technology while operating at a very different scale, speed, and level of scrutiny? Leonardo is a global aerospace, defence, and security group employing more than 62,000 people across electronics, helicopters, aircraft, cyber and security, and space. In 2025, it recorded revenues of €19.5 billion and an order backlog of €46.6 billion. In the UK, Leonardo is a roughly £3 billion business employing more than 10,000 people. Its activities range from helicopter manufacturing, defence electronics and counter drone systems to autonomous systems and space, cybersecurity and protecting critical national infrastructure, ports, and borders. I spoke to Prof. Simon Harwood, UK Capability Development Director for Leonardo, to learn more. Harwood has an unusual background spanning government, industry, and academia, spending around a decade in each. “We call that the ‘triple helix’,” he...

Drone interceptors, AI swarm software and battlefield lasers are coming out of start-ups in the Baltic states and Poland as Central Europe rearms against Russia.

Defencetech now accounts for 11.1 per cent of European VC investment, as mega-rounds, new specialist funds, and autonomous systems reshape the sector.

Venture capital investment in European defencetech startups has reached a record $7.4 billion in 2026 to date, nearly three times the $2.6 billion raised 2025, according to a new report from Dealroom and Resilience Media. Mega-rounds, including seven $1B+ rounds: Anduril, Helsing, Saronic, Shield AI, Quantum Systems, ICEYE and Castelion, account for more than 85 per cent of funding this year. Defencetech is now the fastest-growing major segment of European venture capital and accounts for 11.1 per cent of European VC investment, rising to 15 per cent within the EU27. Meanwhile, defencetech startups in NATO Alliance countries have raised $27.1B in VC funding in 2026, already 1.9x more than in all of 2025. A rapidly expanding investor base Dealroom has identified 310 investors participating in at least one European defence deal in 2026 to date and projects that the full-year total will reach 620, more than six times the 99 recorded in 2020 and up from 387 in 2025. Specialist defence funds participated in 34 per cent of European defence rounds in 2025, nearly twice the previous year’s share, following a wave of dedicated fund launches. Private equity, project finance, debt and grants contributed a further $2.4 billion to NATO...

Two German DefenceTech firms used Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Kyiv visit to deepen ties with Ukraine.

Defencetech now accounts for 11.1 per cent of European VC investment, as mega-rounds, new specialist funds, and autonomous systems reshape the sector.

Ukrainian defencetech company Buntar Aerospace has closed a $16 million funding round. The round was led by Freedom Fund and an international growth equity investor, with participation from Gardar, Ir...