Tag: drone
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Europe ramps up autonomous warfare capabilities with German–Ukrainian drone production pact
Today Germany signed a cooperation agreement with Ukraine to enable the Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH to execute its first production contract for thousands of mid-range, heavy AI-guided autonomous strike systems. The contract turns a February 2026 announcement at the Munich Security Conference into fully funded, large-scale production in Germany of thousands of systems per read more
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Ukrainian-Estonian Defencetech Black Forest Systems raises $400K to scale infantry drone platform
Kyiv-based company Black Forest Systemshas received $400,000 in investment from Front Ventures and Hede Capital Partners AB. Founded in 2024, Black Forest Systems develops vertically integrated unmanned systems and tactical drone platforms for infantry and Special Operations Forces operating in forward positions. Their solutions combine proprietary electronics, secure communications, and control software into vertically integrated read more
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€4.5M raised by FlyFocus to scale European drone production
FlyFocus, a Poland-based defence technology company specialising in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and avionics, has raised €4.5 million in a funding round led by ffVC, with participation from the NCBR Investment Fund, the venture capital arm of Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development. The investment marks the company’s first institutional round following eight read more
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MaXon Systems secures funding to build autonomous air defence against mass drone attacks
MaXon Systems, a Ukrainian defence technology company building an autonomous, end-to-end counter-UAS platform designed to defend large perimeters against mass drone attacks, has raised funding in a round which included Greenflag Ventures, BRAVE1, Freedom Fund VC, and Big Defence. MaXon is building an autonomous air defence system designed to counter mass Shahed-type drone attacks, where read more
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Evicts Drone Manufacturer After Months of Protests
The Brooklyn Navy Yard will not renew the lease of a drone manufacturer that contracts with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Israeli military, and the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems after more than a year of activists demanding eviction. The Navy Yard lists Easy Aerial as a “fine art and photography” business, but government read more
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The Fourth Law secures investment to advance drone AI for Ukraine
The Fourth Law (TFL), a Kyiv-based defence technology company, has secured a new funding round backed by Axon, a US public safety technology group. TFL develops AI and robotics solutions for defence and public safety, with a focus on autonomy technologies. The company builds an autonomy-focused software stack that includes simulation and analytical tools, autonomous read more
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Lakestar-backed German drone maker Twentyfour Industries emerges from stealth
A Munich-based drone maker, backed by Lakestar, has come out of stealth, trumpeting its sovereign defence production credentials. Called Twentyfour Industries, the startup, incorporated in late 2024, has raised $11.8m from Lakestar, OTB Ventures, and 468 Capital. It says it hasmoved from product design to production and field deployment of European drones in less than read more
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Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics set up Europe’s first foreign drone production line for Ukraine
Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics today announced the creation of “Quantum Frontline Industries” (QFI), a German-Ukrainian joint venture that will establish Europe’s first fully automated, industrial-scale foreign production line for drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Under the Build with Ukraine initiative, the new venture will mass-produce battlefield-proven multi-use drones developed by the Ukrainian company read more
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