Klaus Hommels of Lakestar talks about defence consolidation and the future of procurement
Investor and entrepreneur Klaus Hommels, founder of Lakestar, sees a new era of European defence spending and investment. His comment? That modern militaries need to start working like startup funders and that Key Performance Indicators or KPIs are now part of the conversation. "This is the year of concentration and...
To infinity and back: the opportunity for reusable hardware in space
Germany's Atmos Space Cargo is opening an office in Poland focused on defence capabilities, announced CEO Sebastian Klaus during a...
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Nowhere to hide
"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our...
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The UK is on the precipice of geopolitical and military irrelevance
Imagine the headline next week: “Trump seizes Cyprus, Chagos and Gibraltar from the UK.” Such is the ambiguity of Britain’s...
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Is defence tech a ‘proper’ VC-backable vertical?
Several months ago, on a famous VC podcast, I heard an idea that I consider heresy: defence tech is not...
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The dangerous economics of drone warfare
Modern air defence is entering a dangerous economic inversion: in many cases, it now costs far more to destroy a...
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Munich Security Conference got the urgency right. The hard part comes next
A few weeks on from the Munich Security Conference, something many of the Resilience Media community no doubt attended, I...
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