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July 10, 2025

Helsing’s moonshot incubator is at work on AI agents for warfare

An internal division, dubbed Area 9, was created six months ago to work on moonshot tech for the AI defence company


Anne Sraders

3 min read

Helsing's HX-2 drone. Courtesy of Helsing

German AI defence unicorn Helsing has created an internal incubator to work on secret moonshot projects — including AI agents for the battlefield. 

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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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