Analysis
Europe's new intelligence frontier is in orbit. Who holds the keys?
ICEYE, military space surveillance, GNSS jamming and Europe's defence infrastructure reveal why satellite intelligence is about control, not just images.
Dual Use and Defence
Dual-use technologies, security, industrial autonomy and specialist capital. This Journal landing brings together original contributions, organised by topic and linked to the main editorial dossier.
Analysis
A €1bn fund-of-funds will not build a supply chain. Private equity must
Europe’s DEF 2.0 targets €1bn for funds across defence, cyber and space. The harder task is scaling suppliers, production capacity and governance.
Analysis
Organisational readiness: what turns a technology SME into an investable company
Governance, reporting and control turn deep-tech and manufacturing SMEs into credible targets for private equity and growth capital.
Analysis
European defence, space and infrastructure: security is now cross-domain
European security is becoming cross-domain: military mobility, dual-use airports, satellites, secure connectivity and transport infrastructure must operate as one system.
Analysis
The Orbits of Capital
Space, SMEs and dual use could become a major Italian private-equity opportunity—if capital is managed with genuine industrial and technical expertise.
Analysis
European space and dual use: capital enters a new industrial geography
As prime consolidation, satellite-services M&A and growth finance accelerate, European space is entering a phase in which scale and industrial autonomy are…
Analysis
Deep tech needs owners who can build an industry
Europe’s technological ambitions depend on what happens after the breakthrough. Manufacturing, customer adoption and responsible ownership deserve as much attention as the…
Analysis
Capital no longer lives in separate rooms
Deep tech, impact and dual use: the new financial architecture will be decided by governance, not labels