The war in Iran has demonstrated the need for air defence capabilities to protect against drone and missile strikes, a key topic in European defence circles, four years into Ukraine’s war with Russia.
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March 18, 2026
Iran war puts Europe’s air defence startups in the spotlight: ‘The gap is impossible to ignore’
A number of European startups like Tytan Technologies, Cambridge Aerospace and Frankenburg Technologies are aiming to build cheaper air defence systems
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