Defence & Space News Europe

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.

Portugal News – Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Portuguese satellite Prometheus-1 in January 2025.

Portugal News - Portuguese aerospace company TEKEVER raises 70 million euros in a funding round led by Baillie Gifford and NATO.

Portugal News - Portugal’s new ForceShield Air Defence System is the result of contract signed between Thales and NATO:

Portugal news - ESA's first planetary defence mission, the Hera mission, would not have been possible without Portuguese technology.

Portugal news – Dealroom published “The State of Defence Investment 2024” report. What are the VC investments in Defence startups in Europe?

Portugal news - Portuguese military tech company EID just won a 33 million euros NATO contract.

Portugal news – Portugal is emerging as a European Aerospace Industrial hub according to Airbus and the Airbus hub in Portugal is growing.

Portugal news – An investment of 90 million euros in Portugal’s aeronautical industry was made by OGMA that is working with Pratt & Whitney.

Portugal news – The Portuguese Air Force receives the second out of 5 Embraer KC-390 aircraft that represent an investment of 827 million.

Portugal news - Portugal leads the EU camouflage technology project that has an overall funding of 14.5 million euros.

Portugal news – Portugal Defence is planning its long-term transformation towards the creation of a Space Air Force.

Portugal space news – Portugal’s Space Port of Santa Maria in the Azores is readying for its first take-off in 2025.

Made in Portugal products news - Portuguese sports weapons manufacturer Browning Viana aims to become the No 1 global market leader.

Portugal Defence news – The Portuguese Navy is investing 300 million euros in new patrol vessels. The contract was awarded to Martifer Group

Portugal Space news - The UK joins Portugal and Spain in the Atlantic Constellation. UK Space announces that policies are soon be finalized.

Portugal Defence news - Portugal will host the EU military helicopter training centre.

Portugal Defence news – The Portuguese Air Force participates in NATO Ocean Sky 2023 with its modernized fighter jets F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Portugal Defence news – The Portuguese Air Force has just launched its new Embraer KC-390 aircraft under the command of Squadron 506 Rhinos.

Portugal Maritime Defence news – Portugal’s EUR 2.5 million Maritime Control Centre starts operations on October 17th.

Portugal investment news - Danish company SGL invests in Portugal’s Defence sector and has just signed a purchase agreement.

Portugal Defence news - Portugal Defence invests EUR 45 million to purchase 6 P-3C ORION aircraft from Germany.