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Defence Primes Put Record Capital into Start-ups — and Buy an Option on Disruption

Large defence contractors have joined a record $4.1bn of military start-up funding rounds in 2026. The money offers access to faster innovation, but could also reproduce the procurement culture the newcomers were meant to challenge.

Germany Moves From Defence Grants to Direct State Stakes in Start-Ups

Ukrainian Combat Drones Move From NATO Partnerships Into Pentagon Procurement

Trump Tightens Foreign-Material Waivers Across US Defence Supply Chains

Procurement Barriers Leave European Defence Investment Dependent on Private Capital

Ukraine Weighs Centralised Control of Weapons Production

Boeing Signals UK Production as European Governments Demand Local Defence Capacity

Traditional Defence Primes Set to Retain Most Weapons Revenue Despite Drone Expansion

Macron-Merz Talks Expose Industrial Disputes Behind Europe’s Defence Ambitions

Why Domestic PAC-3 Production Would Not Solve Ukraine’s Immediate Missile Shortage

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Defence Primes Put Record Capital into Start-ups — and Buy an Option on Disruption

Germany Moves From Defence Grants to Direct State Stakes in Start-Ups

Ukrainian Combat Drones Move From NATO Partnerships Into Pentagon Procurement

Trump Tightens Foreign-Material Waivers Across US Defence Supply Chains

Procurement Barriers Leave European Defence Investment Dependent on Private Capital

Ukraine Weighs Centralised Control of Weapons Production

Boeing Signals UK Production as European Governments Demand Local Defence Capacity

Traditional Defence Primes Set to Retain Most Weapons Revenue Despite Drone Expansion

Macron-Merz Talks Expose Industrial Disputes Behind Europe’s Defence Ambitions

Why Domestic PAC-3 Production Would Not Solve Ukraine’s Immediate Missile Shortage

Ukrainian Caspian strikes put Russia–Iran military supply route under pressure

Russia’s Reported Plan for 30,000 North Korean Troops Points to a Larger Manpower Exchange

Romania’s Second Drone Shootdown Marks a New Phase in NATO Airspace Defence

Su-57 Crash Near Moscow Puts Russia’s Scarce Stealth Fighter Under Scrutiny

Ukraine’s Strike on Kirov Extends Campaign Against Russia’s Missile Supply Chain

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