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June 9, 2026

Air Street Capital backs French defence tech Alta Ares in €50m round

Alta Ares builds interceptors which it says are currently deployed in several active combat zones

Alta Ares, the French startup building AI-powered air defence systems, has raised a €50m Series A to ramp up the production of its technology.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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