€4.5M raised by FlyFocus to scale European drone production

FlyFocus, a Poland-based defence technology companyspecialising in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and avionics, has raised €4.5million in a funding round led by ffVC, with participation from the NCBRIn…

Estonian missile defence startup Frankenburg Technologies raises €30M

An Estonian defence startup building what it says are “affordable, mass manufacturable” missile defence systems has raised €30m in Series A funding. Frankenburg Technologies, founded in 2024, is heade…

“Stop complaining and build”: Inside Defence Holdings’ software-first defence strategy

Modern defence is shifting from hardware to software. As cyber conflict, drone warfare, and information operations reshape global security, the advantage increasingly belongs to nations that can innov…

MaXon Systems secures funding to build autonomous air defence against mass drone attacks

MaXon Systems, a Ukrainian defence technology company building an autonomous, end-to-end counter-UAS platform designed to defend large perimeters against mass drone attacks, has raised funding in a ro…

The Fourth Law secures investment to advance drone AI for Ukraine

The Fourth Law (TFL), a Kyiv-based defencetechnology company, has secured a new funding round backed by Axon, a US publicsafety technology group.TFL develops AI and robotics solutions fordefence and p…

How Distance Technologies is giving armoured vehicle crews x-ray-like vision
How Distance Technologies is giving armoured vehicle crews x-ray-like vision

As defence shifts toward data-driven operations, digital terrain models, simulations, and sensor inputs are becoming central to how forces train, plan, and coordinate. Yet the interfaces used to acces…

Lakestar-backed German drone maker Twentyfour Industries emerges from stealth

A Munich-based drone maker, backed by Lakestar, has come out of stealth, trumpeting its sovereign defence production credentials. Called Twentyfour Industries, the startup, incorporated in late 2024, …

DTCP expands into defence with €20M-per-deal Fund for security and dual-use startups

Global investment management platform DTCP today announced the launch of “Project Liberty”, its eighth fund and its first dedicated exclusively to defence, security, and resilience technologies. The…