10 h. ago Trump Shuns Europe, and Its Defense Industry Tries to Capitalize

Europe’s weapons makers are prospering as the continent reconsiders its post-Cold War stance of favoring domestic investment over military spending.

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5 d. ago Europe Seeks a Direct Line to Trump, Skeptical That Aides Speak for Him

Despite Europe’s size, economic might and longstanding alliances with Washington, Trump officials have made clear it is not a priority, European officials say.

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8 d. ago The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe’s Military Spending Boom

Eric Slesinger made a career shift from the spy agency to venture capital, championing military start-ups as Europe beefed up its defenses amid an uncertain relationship with the United States.

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1 week ago How a hydrogen explosion led a teenage founder to become Sequoia’s first defense tech investment

As Sequoia Capital’s first defense tech investment, Mach Industries is an industry darling, raising over $80 million since its founding in 2023. Its founder, Ethan Thornton, now 21, began Mach as a teenage MIT student before dropping out to focus full-time on his startup. But a few months before landing a seed investment from Sequoia […]

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2 w. ago Europe needs roadmap from US on any troop pullout, says Finnish defense minister

Europe needs roadmap from US on any troop pullout, says Finnish defense minister  politico.eu

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3 w. ago Europe Talks Tough on Military Spending, but Unity Is Fracturing

European leaders are struggling to find the money and the political will to replace the bulk of the U.S. contribution to Ukraine and to their own defense.

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