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Sopra Steria Bets on Open-Source AI and Defense Tech to Lead Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Race
Founder News Team Jun 16, 2026 0

French IT group Sopra Steria made two strategic moves on June 15, 2026, extending its collaboration with Red Hat to…

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Why Defense Startups Choose Europe Over America
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Ukraine’s Defense Tech Boom Is Deliberately Bypassing American Soil and the Reasons Should Alarm Silicon Valley
Founder News Team Jun 13, 2026 0

Since Russia's 2022 invasion, Ukraine has become a global testing ground for defense technology, yet the startups driving that innovation…

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Airbus and Ukraine’s SkyFall Launch Strategic Partnership to Build Next-Gen Air Defense — UNITED24 Media
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Ukraine’s Combat-Proven Drone Killers Just Merged With Airbus to Reshape European Air Defense
Founder News Team Jun 12, 2026 0

Ukrainian defense-technology firm SkyFall and Airbus Defence and Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the ILA Berlin Air Show…

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Opinion: Learning from Ukraine’s Restructuring of Defense Tech
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How Ukraine Stopped Russia With $100 Billion Less and What Europe Refuses to Learn
Founder News Team Jun 7, 2026 0

Ukraine's defense innovation offers Europe a vital blueprint, according to a May 2026 paper by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy…

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AI and defense power Israeli startup fundraising to nearly $1 billion in May
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Israeli Startups Pulled In $940 Million in One Month and AI Plus Defense Led Every Major Deal
Founder News Team Jun 2, 2026 0

Israeli startups raised approximately $940 million across 17 funding rounds in May, driven primarily by artificial intelligence and defense technology.…

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German defense tech startup Helsing in talks over $1.2B funding round
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Helsing Closes In on $1.2 Billion as Defense AI Valuation Surges to $18 Billion With Round Oversubscribed Multiple Times
Founder News Team May 12, 2026 0

Munich-based defense AI startup Helsing GmbH is in advanced talks to raise $1.2 billion in a funding round led by…

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German general urges Europe to strengthen its role within NATO, not create separate defense union | Ukraine news
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German General Warns Europe Against Building Its Own Military Alliance and Reveals What Should Happen Instead
Founder News Team May 10, 2026 0

Bundeswehr Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl has cautioned against establishing a separate European defense alliance alongside NATO, arguing instead for a…

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Poland ‘Setting Direction for Europe’ With Historic €43.7 Billion EU Defense Loan
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Poland Locks In $43.7 Billion Defense Loan as First Nation to Sign Europe’s Landmark SAFE Military Fund
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

Poland has become the first signatory of the EU's €150 billion SAFE defense financing program, securing a historic €43.7 billion…

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Poland Locks In $51.5 Billion as First Nation to Sign EU Defense Deal Targeting Its Eastern Border
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

Poland became the first nation to formally sign an agreement under the EU's SAFE defense financing program on Friday, securing…

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Australian Defense Firm DroneShield Targets US Military Contracts as Counter-Drone Spending Surges
Founder News Team May 8, 2026 0

DroneShield Ltd, an Australian defense technology firm, is attracting investor attention as it expands its counter-drone systems portfolio and pursues…

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