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January 27, 2023

Russia's war prompts 'emotional' defence tech rise in CEE countries

The former Eastern Bloc is a hotbed for defence tech startups


Zosia Wanat

7 min read

The team of RSI Europe

At the beginning of 2022 Tomas and Bene Milasauskas, brothers from Vilnius, Lithuania, were working on a startup idea — long-range wireless communication antennas. 

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Picture of Rokas Tamosiunuas, partner at Open Circle Capital
Rokas Tamosiunuas, Lithuanian defence investor
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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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