defense tech 16 articles

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 […]

Defense Tech

Bulgarian Dronamics Launches Platform for Continuous Airborne Detection and Targeting

By The Recursive 12 February 2026 2 mins read

Bulgarian cargo drone pioneer DRONAMICS has announced the launch of a new defense platform built […]

Deals

Defense Tech Startup Occam Raises €3M Following Brave1 Integration Approval in Ukraine

By Lenka Vranová 11 February 2026 3 mins read

London-based Occam Industries has raised a €3 million Pre-Seed round led by Czech Presto Tech […]

Defense Tech

Europe’s Defense Tech Investing Plays by Different Rules

By Joachim Enegaard 3 February 2026 10 mins read

A few years ago, defense was still a taboo word in most European venture conversations. […]

Defense Tech

The Drone Wall Test: Can Europe’s Defense Tech Move Faster Than Its Institutions?

By Teodora Atanasova 23 December 2025 5 mins read

Last week, key parts of Europe’s defense-technology plans were left in doubt. Several proposed EU […]

Defense Tech

Europe’s Defense Tech Debate Needs Context, Not Moral Panic

By Petr Stoniš 15 December 2025 4 mins read

Europe’s defense tech debate is happening at a moment of war on the continent, strategic […]

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

Top 6 Defense and Dual-Use Tech Startups from CEE

By Teodora Atanasova 17 July 2025 3 mins read

Interest in security-focused innovation continues to build. In 2024, funding for European startups working in […]

Podcasts

Is Europe Ready for the Modern Warfare ft. Ruslan Trad

By The Recursive 3 July 2025 < 1 mins read

The Recursive Podcast takes a different turn this time, driven by a pressing question: Who […]

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 […]