In-depth reports on European defence companies, sectors, hiring and policy, drawn from our directory of the industry.
Revenue at the member companies of PIA, Finland's defence and aerospace industry association, grew by about 42% in 2025 to about €4.2 billion. EY estimates that, as defence spending rises, Finland's defence sector will need about 16000 more workers by 2035.
The state of Danish defence tech in 2026: the established companies, a younger layer of drone, sensor and space startups, where the money comes from, Ukrainian production in Denmark and where the jobs are.
Most of Italy's defence companies are decades old, not startups. A report on 77 firms across naval, space, drones, sensors, cyber and quantum, with an interactive map and their open roles.
Nordic defence and dual-use companies listing roles across drones, satellites, autonomous airships, embedded electronics and uncrewed maritime systems.
European companies building counter-drone products, with hiring locations and hiring areas checked in June 2026.
Helsing, Quantum-Systems, ARX Robotics and 90+ more German defence-tech companies, mapped sector by sector across Munich, Berlin, Bremen and Kiel.
A Budapest radar company supplies eight NATO armies. A Czech firm makes inflatable tanks that absorb real missiles. Six companies filling gaps nobody else can.
After Nord Stream and the Eagle S anchor drag, European startups are building the sensors, AUVs and comms Baltic Sentry needs to protect undersea cables.
A former Bundeswehr pilot built a mapping drone company. Ukraine turned it into a 3 billion euro defence giant with seven product lines and 146 open roles.
Belgium had no counter-drone systems. Now a new European industry is racing from prototypes to thousands of interceptors per month, and the field is wide open.
Ukraine proved unmanned ground vehicles work at scale. Now European companies are racing to build production lines and the software to connect them.
Europe's most valuable defence startup builds AI for fighter jets, strike drones and underwater gliders. A product-by-product breakdown of what Helsing makes.
From aerial surveillance to ground robotics and counter-drone, European autonomous systems companies are hiring across 10 countries. Where to apply now.
What a country of 1.3 million builds for NATO. Ground robotics, drones, cyber, sensors and more. 40+ companies profiled across 8 sectors.
