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July 22, 2025

European defence tech is ‘booming’ as funding jumps nearly 30% in H1 2025

Deal count is also up over 50% from the first half of 2024


Anne Sraders

4 min read

Helsing's HX-2 drone. Courtesy of Helsing

The data now confirms what VCs and founders have been saying: defence tech has become one of the hottest sectors in Europe in 2025. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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