Defence & Space News Europe

Defence News Europe - Portugal will receive heavy military equipment worth 5.8 billion euros under the EU SAFE (Security Action for Europe) fund and is also revising its Military Programming Law. Here is date and the list of heavy military equipment to be received by Portugal, as well as Portugal´s Defence capabilities deployed under NATO, and Portugal´s share of GDP allocated to Defence:

Defence News Europe - Here are the new EU Counter Terrorism measures including measures to fight cross-border crime through Europol and Eurojust, according to an announcement published by the European Commission dated June 24, 2026:

Defence News Europe - Spanish FOSSA Systems just raised 9.25 million euros for Defence Satellites in a funding round led by Kibo Ventures, according to an announcement dated June 24, 2026. Here are the new investors of FOSSA Systems and their expansion plans:

Defence News Europe - The Portuguese Army is testing military drones for NATO deployment with Portuguese Defense Manufacturing company Beyond Vision. The Portuguese drones will be deployed for a NATO mission in Slovakia at the end of this month.

Defence News Europe - Portugal´s Astral project obtains investment for the development of Stealth Technology with an investment of 1.86 million euros funded by Portugal 2030. The global market for materials capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation is expected to grow to USD 1.1 billion by 2034. Here is what is Portugal´s Astral project and how it will impact Europe´s Defence Sector:

Defence News Europe - Protuguese drone company TEKEVER partners with Estonian company Skeleton Technologies to advance European Defence.

Defence Investment News Europe - Here is the Dealroom ranking of the Top 10 Defence Rounds in Europe, according to The 2026 Deep Tech Report published on June 12, 2026:

EU Business News - The EU includes Australia in Horizon Europe funding, according to a European Commission announcement dated June 9th, 2026:

Luxury Fashion Brands News - Prada dresses NASA astronauts in Italian designer fashion and goes to the moon! ¨The Devil wears Prada¨ according to the movie blockbuster, and now NASA astronauts will wear Prada too... Here is the description of the Prada clothing to be worn by Nasa astronauts and how Prada´s luxury fashion house bet on innovation for sustainability:

Defence News World - Here are the countries that won seats on the UN Security Council in 2026 on June 3, 2026, as well as the countries that have non-permanent seats in 2026 and 2027:

Defence News Europe - Here are the Top 10 countries in the Defence sector in Europe in 2026, according to Dealroom report Tech Ecosystem Index 2026 published on May 28th, 2026:

Defence News - Here are the Top 10 Aerospace and Defence brands globally in 2026 as well as the countries which have the highest brand value in the Aerospace and Defence sector globally, according to data by Brand Finance.

Defence Investment News – Here are the Top 15 largest Arms exporting countries globally and their main recipients, as well as what countries export the main types of major arms, according to the study by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) published on March 10th, 2026:

Defense News Europe – Here is the ranking of the Top 10 Anti-drone startups in Europe that specialize in Kinetic and Hard-Kill Countermeasures, according to Dealroom:

Space News Europe – Here is what is needed to explore Mars and what would allow humans to settle on Mars, according to a study by the European Commission and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions program published on February 13, 2026:

Tech News - Big Brother is watching you on Wi-Fi everywhere and you can become a victim of Wi-Fi surveillance even if you do not carry a mobile device like a smartphone, states a European Commission report published by CORDIS on February 12, 2026.

Defence Industry News Europe – Here are the Top European Defence startups in the Drone sector by highest annual growth according to the latest Dealroom report published on February 11th, 2026 in collaboration with NATO Innovation Fund (NIF):

Atomic News - What Time is it on the Doomsday Clock in 2026? According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists published on January 27, 2026, this is how far the world is from Midnight:

Defence News Europe - Portugal launches an accelerator for the EU Defence sector through Startup Leiria:

Satellite News Europe - Open Cosmos will expand its satellite constellation to Liechtenstein. Open Cosmos will build and operate its new sovereign constellation of broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to be launched in the coming weeks.

Tech News World - Here is the ranking of the Tech sectors that generated the most VC investment, Unicorns and Enterprise Value (EV) growth in 2025 according to the Dealroom report dated January 9th, 2026:

Defence Investment News Europe – Here are the Top Defence Companies by funding rounds in European hubs in UK and Germany in 2025, according to a CNBC report dated December 11th, 2025: While Europe scrambles to rearm amid rising geopolitical tensions, the U.K. and Germany are emerging as key hubs for AI defense startups.

Government of Portugal News - Portugal intends to increase its contribution to the ESA by 51% to reach 204.8 million euros, that is Portugal’s largest contribution ever to the European Space Agency, creating a Space Technology Hub in the Azores. Here are Portugal’s Space Programs and the economic impact of Portugal’s Space sector:

Defence News Europe – Here are the Top 10 countries on the frontlines of European Defence by VC Investment in 2025 as well as the VC funds that invested in Tough Tech Defence startups, according to the Tough 10 countries by VC Funding report by Dealroom.co published in November 2025:

Aerospace News Europe - Airbus partners with tech company Critical Software to develop Portugal's Aerospace sector. The Joint Venture is established under the name Critical FlyTech, where Airbus owns 51% of the new company.

Investment News Europe - Here are the Top 10 tech sectors in Europe that get the most VC funding in 2025 and what is the fastest growing tech sector in Europe in 2025, according to Dealroom’s latest report:

Defence News Europe - Portugal collaborates with NATO for tactical space-based intelligence providing target identification, through a collaboration between ICEYE, CTI Aeroespacial, the Portuguese Air Force, and Geosat. Here is what is the ICEYE ISR Cell for NATO space-based tactical Intelligence:

Defense News Europe - Sweden will produce Gripen E fighter jets in Portugal, following the Memorandum signed between SAAB and Portuguese companies OGMA and Critical Software when Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson visited Portugal on September 25th.

Tech News Europe - Cybersecurity company ESET is joining Europol's Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme (CIEP). This is how ESET will contribute to Europol's Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme:

Space Tech News Europe - Space Tech startups in Europe raised over $700M in 2022. Here is the list of the Top 20 fastest-growing Space Tech Startups in Europe, according to Dealroom:

Space News Europe - Portugal just granted its first license to a operate a spaceport to the Portuguese Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC). Portugal’s spaceport will operate from the island of Santa Maria in the Azores.

Defence News Europe - Portuguese Unicorn Tekever confirms the acquisition of a British airport through the acquisition of the airport infrastructure of West Wales Airport.

EU Tech News - The EU is investing 11 billion euros in Quantum Internet, where quantum computers, simulators and sensors are interconnected via quantum communication networks. Here is what is the EU’s Quantum Internet project, the main advantages of Quantum Internet, and the types of quantum computers provided by companies in different countries in Europe:

Defence News Europe - Portuguese drone manufacturer Tekever buys Cocoon Experience, a leading UX and service design company.

Defence News Europe: Here is the update as at June 30th 2025 on the dates when Portugal will achieve the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on Defence and the year when Portugal will reach a Defence spending of 5% of its GDP, as well as the announcement of the launch of Portugal's candidacy for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.

Defence News Europe - The BEAST (Boosting European Advanced Missile System Technologie) is a European missile system that is being developed with an EU investment of 34,940,299.21 euros and includes a consortium of 12 countries as per the list of companies below:

Space News Europe - Here are the world’s and Europe’s largest secure satellite constellations and the video of the future EU Secure Satellite Constellation IRIS²:

Defence News Europe - What is French rocket launcher Foudre (Lightning)?

Business News Europe - Drone company Speedbird Aero raises €3.5 million led by Portuguese VC LINCE CAPITAL, with the participation of Explorer Investments, Cedrus Capital and AcNext Capital. MSW Capital also increased its investment in Speedbird Aero through the MSW MultiCorp 2 fund, which includes investors such as Embraer, Baterias Moura, BB Seguros and AgeRio.

Business News Europe - German company Quantum Systems is Europe's new Unicorn after raising €160M Series C funding that brings the total funding raised by Quantum Systemsto €310M at a valuation of €1 billion that officially makes them a Unicorn.

Business News Europe - Portuguese company TEKEVER is Europe's new Unicorn as it announces a new funding round fully subscribed by existing investors confirming a valuation above £1 billion.

Defence News Europe – Portuguese TEKEVER has announced an investment of £400 million to develop RAF Defence capabilities in the UK in a meeting with the UK Prime Minister, namely in the UK Defence OVERMATCH program that will complement the StormShroud program as described below:

Defence news EU - Portugal invests 220 million euros to develop its first military aircraft, the LUS-222.

EU Defence news - Portugal Defence projects to increase its annual investment to 1 billion eur by 2029 without jeopardizing public accounts:

Portugal news - Lisbon is a global hub for Satellites launched by Space X Falcon 9 rockets, including FOSSASat, the PoSAT-2 & PROMETHEUS-1:

Portugal news – Portugal is investing around 100 million euros to produce the first Portuguese aircraft, the LUS222.

Portugal news - Portugal invests 200 million euros for 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft and Embraer chooses Portugal as its European hub:

Portugal news - Portugal is leading a new quantum cryptography project for European Defence named DISCRETION, costing 6,719,699.75 euros.