defense-tech

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

Eric Schmidt Builds Drone Interceptor That Most Often Shoots Down Shaheds

The former Google CEO has become a frequent visitor to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, actively investing in defense tech. According to Ekonomichna Pravda, Schmidt’s company is...
Eric Schmidt Builds Drone Interceptor That Most Often Shoots Down Shaheds

Danish Terma and Ukrainian Odd Systems to Create AI-Based Drone Interceptor

Odd Systems, a Ukrainian defense-tech company specializing in the development and production of thermal imaging cameras and FPV drones, has announced a partnership with Danish defense giant Terma Group to...
Danish Terma and Ukrainian Odd Systems to Create AI-Based Drone Interceptor

Defense Company Teletactica Raises $1.5M from MITS Capital and Green Flag Ventures

Ukrainian defense tech startup Teletactica has secured $1.5 million to scale its electronic warfare-resistant communications systems. The funding round was led by MITS Capital, with participation from Green Flag Ventures....
Defense Company Teletactica Raises $1.5M from MITS Capital and Green Flag Ventures

Test in Ukraine — Testing Military Technologies for Foreign Companies

Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, has unveiled a new initiative from Brave1 called Test in Ukraine, which enables international defense tech companies to test their technologies in Ukraine....
Test in Ukraine — Testing Military Technologies for Foreign Companies

Frontline and Quantum Systems Finalize Investment Agreement

Frontline, a Ukrainian defense tech company, has finalized a strategic investment agreement with Quantum Systems, a German unmanned systems manufacturer. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Strategic Partnership...
Frontline and Quantum Systems Finalize Investment Agreement

Yaroslav Azhnyuk’s The Fourth Law Attracts Investment

Ukrainian defense tech company The Fourth Law (TFL) has announced that it has raised funding, the company told Scroll.media. The round included a group of venture capital firms and angel...
Yaroslav Azhnyuk’s The Fourth Law Attracts Investment

BraveTech EU: New Ukraine-EU Alliance to Scale Battlefield Innovations

Ukraine and the EU are mobilizing €100 million for BraveTech EU, the first technology alliance between the two partners. The launch was announced by Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo...
BraveTech EU: New Ukraine-EU Alliance to Scale Battlefield Innovations

Ground Robot Manufacturer Tencore Secures $3.74M, Valuation Tops $40M

Ukrainian robotics company Tencore, which develops and manufactures ground robots, has raised $3.74 million to scale its business operations. According to Forbes, Tencore’s valuation has now climbed to $40–50 million....
Ground Robot Manufacturer Tencore Secures $3.74M, Valuation Tops $40M

Ukraine Launches DOT-Chain: A New Digital Marketplace for Defense Weapons

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has unveiled DOT-Chain Defense, an innovative digital platform designed to accelerate and simplify the supply of weapons to the country's defense forces. The launch was announced...
Ukraine Launches DOT-Chain: A New Digital Marketplace for Defense Weapons