Quantum Systems raises $1.2BN at $8BN valuation

German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems has raised $1.2bn in fresh funding, in a round which more than doubles its valuation to $8bn, it said today. The Series D was co-led by US investor Blacksto…

Vegvisir raises funding to connect allied unmanned systems through a unified command platform

Vegvisir, an Estonian defence technology company building the command-and-control software layer for the multi-domain battlefield, today announced a venture investment from Iron Wolf Capital (IWC). V…

The hackathon that became Europe’s defence startup ecosystem
The hackathon that became Europe’s defence startup ecosystem

Here in Europe, a new generation of defence startups is emerging far outside the traditional military-industrial complex. Across weekend hackathons, engineers, software developers, drone builders, res…

Backed by Lakestar, Seedcamp and EWOR, SE3 unveils spatial AI platform for autonomous systems

Spatial AI company SE3 Labs today emerges from stealth. SE3 builds foundational spatial intelligence technology for the next generation of autonomous systems. As autonomous systems operate in increas…

ARX Robotics and Roboneers form ARX Industries to scale unmanned ground vehicle production
ARX Robotics and Roboneers form ARX Industries to scale unmanned ground vehicle production

German company ARX Robotics and Ukraine’s Roboneers today announced the formation of ARX Industries, a joint venture to industrialise the mass production of unmanned ground vehicles. The new entity wi…

Stark bags €500M in new funding

Stark, the German defence tech startup which makes weaponised drones, has today confirmed it has raised €500 million in new funding.Sequoia, Founders Fund, the NATO Innovation Fund, Project A, Air Str…

Acodyne secures €2.5M to develop next-generation autonomous logistics aircraft
Acodyne secures €2.5M to develop next-generation autonomous logistics aircraft

Copenhagen-based deep tech startup Acodyne has raised €2.5 million in pre-seed funding to scale its unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy-lift logistics in defence, offshore, and remote operations. …

Ukraine launches TrophyLab, turning captured Russian weapons into a battlefield R&D platform

Today, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is launching the TrophyLab platform — a secure space that provides verified users with access to information on modern Russian weapon systems. With this, Ukrai…

Ukraine and France launch €20M BRAVE FRANCE fund to accelerate battlefield innovation

Ukraine and France are officially launching BRAVE FRANCE, a major joint defencetech initiative. Ukraine’s state defence cluster, BRAVE1, alongside the French Defence Innovation Agency (AID), has estab…

PDKINEMATICS raises €2M for drone guidance technology

Lithuanian defence engineering company PDKINEMATICS has raised a €2 million Seed round co-led by Coinvest Capital and Iron Wolf Capital. The round also includes defence-focused angels and experience…