Latest Profiles

Sep 4, 2026

Will Rheinmetall Rearm Europe?

The order book is full, the share price has fallen. Just the ups and downs of European defense?

Aug 26, 2026

Seeing the Seabed with Ulysses

Tackling the global maritime security threat and the race to the ocean floor.

Jul 28, 2026

Undercutting the Drone War With Cambridge Aerospace

A defense startup is betting that cheap, not exquisite, wins modern air defense.

Jul 14, 2026

Communication Breakdown? Operation Jailbreak and the Army’s Push to Make Systems Talk

For decades, the US military has bought powerful systems that often struggle to work together. Operation Jailbreak is an attempt to make interoperability a battlefield requirement, not an afterthought.

Jul 6, 2026

Divergent and the Programmable Factory

The startup behind a 3D-printed supercar is now printing Tomahawk structures. The pitch is a software-defined factory that can build almost anything.

Jun 23, 2026

From Satellites to Battlefield Intelligence With ICEYE

Radar satellites that can see through cloud and darkness, but the bigger pitch is faster intelligence for modern war.

Jun 12, 2026

Helsing’s Sovereign Software Bet

The German startup is building AI systems for drones, aircraft, sensors and factories, but its larger pitch is that Europe needs to build sovereign software for war.

Jun 4, 2026

Climbing the Aviation Food Chain With Shield AI

Convincing the Air Force Secretary to climb into a jet with no human pilot.

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