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The New Defense Post #49

Sep 11, 2026

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5 min read

The New Defense Post #49

This week: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit from continental Europe, Covenant exits stealth with a Texas factory and its largest site near Leipzig, and we ask what "racing to space" means alongside China and Russia.

Janick Bayer
Janick Bayer
The New Defense Post #48

Sep 4, 2026

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6 min read

The New Defense Post #48

This week: Spain and Poland approve a framework for a joint €5.4 billion tanker purchase running through the EU's new SAFE loan program, Patria drives an armored vehicle in Finland from a desk in Tokyo — 7,800 kilometers away —, and ESA commits €543.6 million to three rocket startups that have yet to prove they can reach orbit.

Janick Bayer
Janick Bayer
The New Defense Post #47

Aug 26, 2026

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5 min read

The New Defense Post #47

This week: Saab shows off a supersonic stealth drone concept with no contract behind it yet, Finland's Patria signs a letter of intent with Ukraine's General Cherry to build drones on Finnish soil, and a small Bremen startup finally gets its missile-carrying drone off the ground after a year of delays.

Janick Bayer
Janick Bayer
The New Defense Post #46

Aug 20, 2026

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6 min read

The New Defense Post #46

This week: Helsing enlists Rakuten to break into Japan's defense market, a 2018 startup's Airbus-beating slice of the EU's €15.6B satellite network turns out to be worth €1.8B, and the Pentagon quietly signs its next missile-interceptor production deal.

Janick Bayer
Janick Bayer
The New Defense Post #45

Aug 13, 2026

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7 min read

The New Defense Post #45

This week: the EU's new €5B scale-up fund makes its first-ever investment in a Finnish satellite company already worth €10B, a British startup wants to train AI weapons in simulated wars before they fight real ones, and Washington signs off on $61.6B to restock NATO's missile-defense shelves.

Janick Bayer
Janick Bayer

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