{"id":1416094,"date":"2026-07-28T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1416094"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:42:32","slug":"the-world-s-largest-arms-manufacturers-are-boosting-investment-in-military-startups-to-record-levels-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/the-world-s-largest-arms-manufacturers-are-boosting-investment-in-military-startups-to-record-levels-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Largest Arms Manufacturers Are Boosting Investment in Military Startups to Record Levels \u2014 FT"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, the world&#8217;s largest defense companies invested record sums in military startups, seeking to adapt to the rapid changes in the character of modern warfare.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/fcb2bd34-b13f-4f4f-950d-92367d43d1f3?syn-25a6b1a6=1\">Financial Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Recent conflicts have demonstrated the need for a modern type of warfare, in which traditional platforms are used alongside new breakthrough technologies,&#8221; noted Gwen Billon, a partner at investment bank PJT.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to data from Dealroom, defense conglomerates that have long partnered with Western governments and militaries, including Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems, have taken part in venture investment rounds worth $4.1 billion since the start of the year.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total value of global defense deals this year, including mergers and acquisitions as well as investment raises, has already exceeded $40 billion.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The record annual volume of such deals and investments was recorded in 2019, at $59 billion.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the publication, governments are boosting defense spending amid recent wars and conflicts, including Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine. This has increased demand for weapons that can be produced faster and cheaper \u2014 from interceptor missiles to autonomous drones.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, American company Lockheed Martin, the world&#8217;s largest arms manufacturer by sales volume, announced its intention to invest at least $100 million in British and European defense technology startups.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British company BAE Systems recently committed to investing \u20ac50 million in two funds managed by Lakestar and Expeditions, leading European investors in defense startups.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As previously reported, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recorded a 9.2% increase in global deliveries of major weapons systems between 2021-2025, while exports of Russian weapons declined significantly over the past five years.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/no-one-can-even-imagine-how-difficult-this-winter-will-be-zelenskyy\/\">No One Can Even Imagine How Difficult This Winter Will Be \u2014 Zelenskyy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the world&#8217;s largest defense companies invested record sums in military &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1361073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,50],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1416094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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