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Opinion: To close Europe’s defence tech gap, governments must support startups

Opinion: To close Europe’s defence tech gap, governments must support startups

Update: 2025-03-21
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The United States has long understood a simple truth: war is won not by size alone, but by speed and creativity. Indeed, innovation has always been crucial in conflict. Armour made knights safe until the crossbow came along. High walls protected cities until cannons emerged. Trenches were made obsolete by fast-moving mechanised forces. The lesson: a military that cannot innovate is one that falls behind. Yet Europe remains stuck with an outdated model of defence procurement – one that favours a handful of bloated contractors doing the same old thing over the fresh ideas of startups and entrepreneurs. Against a…

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Opinion: To close Europe’s defence tech gap, governments must support startups

Opinion: To close Europe’s defence tech gap, governments must support startups

Robert Brull

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