European Delusions & Danish Drones

Short summary

Europe's defense industry, weakened by three decades of ESG-driven divestment, now urgently needs sovereign tech capability in software-driven systems like drones. DHH invested in startup Upteko and cites Palmer Luckey's Anduril as an inspiring model of startup innovation transforming defense-tech. Rather than depend on American systems, Europe must build its own vibrant defense-tech ecosystem.

• •European defense industry has been starved of investment for 30 years due to ESG concerns, leaving continent dependent on US suppliers
• •Startups like Upteko (drones) and Anduril prove tech innovation can modernize defense manufacturing
• •DHH argues Europe needs indigenous defense-tech capability and cites open-source platforms as key to sovereign capacity

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