https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/us-european-relations-will-define-the-next-year-2026-preview/
Dec 31, 2025 - Transatlantic political turbulence could disrupt orders from European customers for US defense equipment over the long term, but if the last year is anything...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/european-council-vows-to-deliver-at-pace-defense-readiness-roadmap-2030/
Oct 23, 2025 - The long term defense readiness project also calls for 40 percent, at minimum, of European Union defense acquisitions to be carried out on a joint procurement...
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https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/chile-strengthens-phytosanitary-defense-with-national-plan-against-fruit-fly-we-export-trust/
Oct 30, 2025 - Chile strengthens national defenses against fruit fly to protect crops, ensure export quality, and maintain global confidence in its produce.
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https://www.venturecapitaljournal.com/keen-venture-partners-snags-e40m-for-new-european-defense-tech-fund/
May 23, 2025 - The fund, which is targeting €125 million, will focus on early-stage startups across Europe operating in sectors such as cybersecurity, information...
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/12/17/eastern-european-union-countries-urge-brussels-to-bolster-their-defense_6748580_4.html
Eight heads of state and government from the eastern flank of the EU gathered in Helsinki on Tuesday, December 16. They called on Brussels to take 'concrete...
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https://www.mundoamerica.com/news/2025/11/25/6925ad2ae4d4d837788b45b5.html
EU lawmakers are due to hold a vote on a 1.5-billion euro ($1.7 billion) program, with 300 million euros ($345 million) slated for the Ukraine Support...
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https://www.pehub.com/tikehaus-laillier-no-sign-yet-of-extra-gp-competition-for-european-defense-assets/
Jan 5, 2026 - The GP’s background in aerospace and defense is attracting more European LPs.
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https://www.esilv.fr/european-defense-tech-hackathon-paris-davincihive-de-lesilv-remporte-la-premiere-place/
Nov 14, 2025 - L'association étudiante des drones de l'ESILV, DaVinciHive a obtenu la première place lors de l’European Defense Tech Hackathon.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/as-drones-menace-european-airspace-us-army-tests-c-uas-systems-in-germany/
Nov 25, 2025 - Separately, American soldiers also trained with Polish and Romanian allies on the Merops c-UAS system, already in use in Ukraine.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/european-defense-giants-investors-should-still-back-us-amid-selloff.html
Dec 16, 2025 - European defense stocks fell on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiators were closer than ever to securing a peace deal for Ukraine.
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https://ecodef-ihedn.fr/the-influence-of-strategic-procurement-on-the-performance-of-the-european-naval-defense-industry-josselin-droff-jade-guiberteau-ricard-et-julien-malizard-dans-dpe/
Oct 3, 2024 - Josselin Droff, Jade Guiberteau-Ricard et Julien Malizard publient un article dans la revue Defence and Peace Economics Josselin Droff, Jade Guiberteau-Ricard...
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https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/reimagining-european-defense-and-innovation-task-force/
Jan 14, 2026 - The Reimagining European Defense and Innovation Task Force provides recommendations to boost industrial capacity and collaboration between Europe and the...
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https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/waiting-for-the-big-bang-executing-the-european-defense-build-up-in-germany/
Sep 29, 2025 - When it comes to European defense spending, Germany can and should be the first mover. By leveraging private capital, the 5% NATO spending target can be seized...
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https://harfanglab.io/blog/product/european-defense-platform/
Oct 15, 2025 - The European Defense Platform is a joint initiative that brings together HarfangLab and Sekoia.io technologies to deliver a unified and sovereign platform –...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/nato-allies-oppose-us-peace-deal-for-ukraine-as-fcas-falters-2025-review/
Dec 24, 2025 - From spikes in European military spending to the push for a virtual wall to protect NATO countries from Russian drones, the continent faces a new era in...
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https://techcrunch.com/podcast/why-eric-slesinger-a-former-cia-officer-is-now-funding-european-defense-tech/
May 6, 2025 - This week on StrictlyVC Download, Strictly VC’s Alex Gove speaks with Eric Slesinger from 201 Ventures, a firm focused on seed-stage defense tech...
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https://www.politico.eu/article/european-space-agency-to-play-a-greater-role-on-defense/
Nov 27, 2025 - The ESA agreed on a €22.1 billion budget the agency chief called “amazing.”
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https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2025/11/11/european-defense-leaders-call-for-a-cohesive-military-satcom-framework/
Nov 11, 2025 - The growing role of satellites in defense was one of the key themes of Global MilSatCom, with leaders from the German Federal Armed Forces, Swiss Armed Forces...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/sweden-inks-900m-iris-t-air-defense-deal-through-european-sky-shield-initiative/
Sep 17, 2025 - The procurement is for the Swedish army brigades and for the battle group on Gotland to “better defend the military forces we have,” Prime Minister Ulf...
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https://www.ms.now/news/trump-greenland-european-union-military
Jan 14, 2026 - Danish and Greenlandic officials plan to rebuff U.S. overtures at Wednesday’s White House meeting, while NATO discusses “next steps.”
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/european-defense-firm-knds-targets-2026-for-dual-stock-exchange-listing/
Dec 17, 2025 - The firm, a joint venture between Germany's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and France's Nexter, amassed an order intake of €11.2 billion ($13.1 billion) in...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/15/european-defense-stocks-slide-as-zelenskyy-ditches-ukraine-nato-bid.html
Dec 15, 2025 - Defense companies sold off Monday after Kyiv offered to drop its NATO ambitions during negotiations in Berlin.
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/11/30/eu-and-uk-fail-to-reach-agreement-on-european-defense-funding_6747990_4.html
The British defense industry will not be included in SAFE, the new European defense funding instrument designed to support the rearmament of the continent.
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