Defense tech startups have raised $12.3 billion in venture funding since the start of 2026, nearly double the amount from the same period last year, as investors shift from generic AI to military-focu…
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch discussed the company's role in AI software, noting that half of its 6 million daily deployments are triggered by coding agents and over 1 trillion tokens flow through its A…
Quantum Systems raised $1.2 billion in Series D funding, doubling its valuation to $8 billion, to expand manufacturing and invest in AI-driven autonomous defense systems. The round, co-led by Blacksto…
Germany is awarding a €580mn contract to Munich AI firm Helsing to build the software brain for its future air warfare system, the Combat Fighter System Nucleus, after the joint Franco-German fighter …
Mistral launched Vibe, a unified AI agent that replaces Le Chat and combines work assistant and coding agent capabilities under a single license. The agent runs on Mistral's own models and infrastruct…
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed changes to modernize and speed certification of new commercial airplanes, aiming to harmonize regulations with Europe. The plan seeks to reduce certificati…
Mistral released OCR 4 on June 23, a document-processing model that returns structured data with bounding boxes, block types, and confidence scores, targeting enterprise back-office tasks like invoice…
Google and Meta are expected to treat regulatory fines as minimal business costs, similar to how firms budget for bribes in large construction projects. Critics argue that fines capped at 4% of global…
Several defence firms, including Airbus, Boeing, Helsing and General Atomics, unveiled unmanned collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) at the ILA Berlin airshow. Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat could enter Germ…
European and U.S. defense companies showcased AI-powered 'wingman' drones at the Berlin airshow, designed to accompany fighter jets with sensors, jammers, and weapons. The technology aims to bolster E…
Czech startup Neuron Soundware has built Sound Shield, an AI acoustic drone detection system using €100-150 sensors that consume 1W each. The system identifies drones by engine sound and is pitched fo…
Wingman drones, also called collaborative combat aircraft, were showcased at the Berlin airshow by Airbus, Boeing, Helsing, and General Atomics. The systems range from small interceptors to larger unm…
Mistral is in early-stage funding talks to raise approximately €3bn ($3.5bn) at a valuation of roughly €20bn, nearly doubling its September valuation of €11.7bn. The Paris-based AI startup, positionin…
Mistral AI hosted its first summit in Paris on Thursday, drawing executives from SAP, BNP Paribas, Accenture, and Airbus to Le Carrousel du Louvre, where the French startup positioned itself as Europe…
Airbus signed a partnership agreement with Mistral AI on 28 May 2026 to deploy artificial intelligence across its commercial aircraft, helicopter, defence and space operations. The deal grants Airbus …
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch rejected Pope Leo XIV’s call to “disarm” artificial intelligence, arguing Europe must develop its own advanced AI capabilities to counter threats from rivals and adversaries.…
Europe's Future Combat Air System (FCAS) aims to fundamentally transform air warfare by 2040 through a networked "combat cloud" linking fighters, drones, ships, satellites, and ground forces, rather t…
Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch warned Europe has roughly two years to build independent AI infrastructure or risk becoming a "vassal state" under US influence. The French startup is constructing a 10-me…
Mistral AI launched a dedicated industrial engineering stack at its Paris conference, securing a five-year contract with Airbus and partnerships with BMW, EDF, and CMA CGM. The French company acquired…
Italy has formally acquired six Airbus A330 MRTT multi-role tanker aircraft in a deal worth approximately €1.39 billion, including long-term logistic support. The decision marks a strategic shift in I…