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February 10, 2025

Exclusive: Mistral seeks defence contracts across Europe

CEO says AI will be 'instrumental in developing a new generation of defence systems'

Martin Coulter

3 min read

French AI startup Mistral is pursuing defence contracts with governments across Europe, pitching its technology’s potential military applications, sources say. 

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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