defense-tech

Vyriy Bets Big on Ukraine’s Defense Tech, Targeting $4M in Q4 Acquisitions

Ukrainian UAV manufacturer Vyriy plans to invest more than $4 million in other defense tech companies in the fourth quarter of 2025. The investment will cover not only share purchases...
Vyriy Bets Big on Ukraine’s Defense Tech, Targeting $4M in Q4 Acquisitions

Three Military Innovations Receive $22,000 in Grants at Lviv Showcase

On September 25, a closed-door event called the Combat-Driven Innovation Showcase took place in Lviv, where the Ukrainian military presented innovative solutions developed and tested on the battlefield. Out of...
Three Military Innovations Receive $22,000 in Grants at Lviv Showcase

11 Startups Secure Over $2.8M at IT Arena 2025

On September 27, during the IT Arena 2025 conference in Lviv, it was announced that 11 startups raised about $3 million in investments. Most of the backed companies are in...
11 Startups Secure Over $2.8M at IT Arena 2025

MITS Capital Launches MITS Industries to Drive Defense-Tech Growth

Ukrainian-American investment group MITS Capital has announced the launch of MITS Industries, a new Danish-incorporated company aimed at transforming Ukraine’s defense technology market and strengthening European security. According to a...
MITS Capital Launches MITS Industries to Drive Defense-Tech Growth

Swarmer Raises $15 Million. We Spoke to the Company’s Co-Founder About It

Ukrainian startup Swarmer, which builds AI systems for managing drone swarms, has closed a $15 million round, the largest publicly announced raise in a Ukrainian defense-tech project so far. Scroll.media...
Swarmer Raises $15 Million. We Spoke to the Company’s Co-Founder About It

Swarmer raises $15M — Record for Ukrainian Defense Tech

Ukrainian-founded startup Swarmer, which develops AI solutions for managing drone swarms, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. This marks the largest investment in a Ukrainian defense technology company...
Swarmer raises $15M — Record for Ukrainian Defense Tech

Vyriy and The Fourth Law Launch Mass Production of Autonomous Drones

Vyriy, one of Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturers, together with The Fourth Law, a leading Ukrainian developer of autonomous systems, has announced the start of mass production of drones equipped with...
Vyriy and The Fourth Law Launch Mass Production of Autonomous Drones

Ukrainian Defense Startup Hard Cat Drones Attracts Investment from DTI

Finnish-Ukrainian investment company Double Tap Investments (DTI) has made a strategic investment in Ukrainian river drone manufacturer Hard Cat Drones. The two parties first connected at IT Arena 2024, where...
Ukrainian Defense Startup Hard Cat Drones Attracts Investment from DTI

Ukrainian Arms Manufacturers Could Generate €4B in 2025 — Study

Revenue from Tech Force in UA participants, an association of more than 80 Ukrainian arms manufacturers, is projected to hit €4 billion in 2025, representing growth of more than 218%...
Ukrainian Arms Manufacturers Could Generate €4B in 2025 — Study

More Than 10 European Startups Became Unicorns in 2025. Who Made the List?

TechCrunch has compiled a list of 12 European startups that crossed the $1 billion valuation mark in the first half of 2025. The cohort spans biotech, defense tech, space, energy,...
More Than 10 European Startups Became Unicorns in 2025. Who Made the List?

Russia Strikes Bayraktar Drone Plant

On the night of August 28, during a large-scale Russian attack, the Bayraktar drone plant in Kyiv was hit, according to Lviv City Council member Ihor Zinkevych. He reported two...
Russia Strikes Bayraktar Drone Plant

Ukraine Produces 3,000 Long-Range FP-1 Drones Monthly — Cheaper Than Shaheds

Ukraine’s new long-range FP-1 drone is being manufactured at a rate of 3,000 units per month, roughly 100 per day — on par with Russia’s production of Shahed drones, but...
Ukraine Produces 3,000 Long-Range FP-1 Drones Monthly — Cheaper Than Shaheds

UNITED24 Launches U24 App: Like Patreon, But for Military Support

UNITED24 has launched a new mobile app designed to allow people to support Ukraine’s military directly. The Ministry of Digital Affairs announced the launch. The U24 App works much like...
UNITED24 Launches U24 App: Like Patreon, But for Military Support

Ukraine’s Rada Passes Key Bills to Launch Defence City Initiative

On August 21, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada passed two key bills in their second reading, setting the stage for the Defence City initiative, aimed at strengthening the country’s defense-industrial complex. The...
Ukraine’s Rada Passes Key Bills to Launch Defence City Initiative

Two Investors in Yaroslav Azhnyuk’s The Fourth Law Revealed: 1991 Ventures and DTI

In July, Ukrainian defense tech company The Fourth Law (TFL) announced that it had secured investment. Until now, neither the amount of funding nor the investors had been disclosed, as some...
Two Investors in Yaroslav Azhnyuk’s The Fourth Law Revealed: 1991 Ventures and DTI

Danish-Ukrainian Dropla Tech Raises €2.4M for Autonomous Mine-Clearing Systems

Danish-Ukrainian startup Dropla Tech has raised €2.4 million in pre-seed funding from Maj Invest Holding, the Danish Export Investment Fund (EIFO), and Final Frontier, the company announced. According to InVenture,...
Danish-Ukrainian Dropla Tech Raises €2.4M for Autonomous Mine-Clearing Systems

Ukraine Launches Zbroya Platform for Arms Makers

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has unveiled Zbroya, a new online platform that centralizes key government services and opportunities for weapon and military equipment manufacturers. “Our task is to simplify interaction...
Ukraine Launches Zbroya Platform for Arms Makers

Ukrainian Deftech Startup MaXon Secures $350k to Fight Drone Threats

Ukrainian defense tech startup MaXon has closed its first investment round, raising $350,000 from venture capital firms Freedom Fund and Defender Ventures, DOU reports. MaXon is part of the Brave1...
Ukrainian Deftech Startup MaXon Secures $350k to Fight Drone Threats

DELTA Officially Adopted by All Defense Forces

The Ukrainian combat digital ecosystem DELTA has officially been adopted at all levels of the country’s Security and Defense Forces. The order, signed on August 6 by Defense Minister Denys...
DELTA Officially Adopted by All Defense Forces

Fuel and Energy Group Unimot Invests $100,000 in Ukrainian-Polish PZL Defence

Polish energy and logistics company Unimot Group is making its debut in the defense sector with a strategic investment in the newly formed Ukrainian-Polish drone manufacturer, PZL Defence. According to...
Fuel and Energy Group Unimot Invests $100,000 in Ukrainian-Polish PZL Defence