Defense-tech is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
Forterra has deployed over 100 self-driving ATVs in Ukraine with extensive operational metrics and substantial venture funding, signaling strong defense-market traction despite autonomy still requiring teleoperation.
Comand AI, a French battlefield software startup, has raised €32m with Blossom Capital and Saab among the investors.
Defense-tech funding is surging as the U.S. considers a 40% defense-budget rise, with Anduril and Mach Industries seeing large valuation jumps; investor Ross Fubini warns many new startups will struggle to convert prototypes into contracts.
Startup Battlefield alumni have a proven track record (1,700+ competitors, $32B raised, 250+ exits) and ongoing high-profile fundraising across defense, AI, space, and climate, with notable post-Battlefield moves including Mach Industries’ $300M round, Unastella’s $24M, Ghost Angels’ pre-seed/seed activity, and Revolut’s India beta rollout.
Earlybird reportedly raising a €500 million defense-focused fund with French investor AVP, per sources.
The Verge piece highlights a crowded border-security tech market at the Border Security Expo, noting VirTra’s V-300 S-Screen Simulator and 193 vendors on site.
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