Defense startups across Europe need a blueprint to compete

No one has to be reminded that we’re living at a dangerous time, and across Europe, leaders are scrambling to find the money to strengthen the bloc’s defenses. The continent’s defense startups are increasingly playing their part. But it sometimes seems as if we’re unwilling to let them. All across Europe, highly innovative companies building state-of-the-art tech are trapped in a procurement ecosystem that was designed for a different era. That ecosystem served its purpose well at that time. But now, we urgently need to evolve.