CEE defense 6 articles

Guest Article

Defense Tech Under Legal Scrutiny: How Regulation is Reshaping Startup Investments in Europe

By Ivan Sagál 14 April 2026 4 mins read

The results of the US elections and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine have fundamentally redrawn […]

Deals

Swarmer Becomes First Ukrainian Defense Company to Go Public on Nasdaq

By Teodora Atanasova 18 March 2026 2 mins read

Drone-software developer Swarmer Inc. (NASDAQ: SWMR) made a powerful entrance to public markets on Tuesday, […]

Deals

Croatian Orqa Lands €12.7M to Scale FPV Drone Tech

By The Recursive 10 March 2026 2 mins read

Croatian Orqa, known for developing FPV (first-person view) drone technology and unmanned aerial systems, has […]

Investors

CEE-Based Funds: Investing in European Defense

By Teodora Atanasova 15 October 2025 4 mins read

Last week, representatives of the European Union’s member states approved the Council’s position on a […]

Defense Tech

“Someone Might Argue That Investing in a Pen Factory Is Dual-Use”

By Teodora Atanasova 21 July 2025 6 mins read

By mid to late 2023, Ukrainian units repurposed low-cost agricultural drones to launch 15 kg of […]

Defense Tech

7 Rising Defense and Dual-Use Startups from CEE

By Teodora Atanasova 27 March 2025 4 mins read

The defense technology and dual-use startup ecosystem in CEE is still maturing. While there has […]