Defense and Aerospace in Europe

Warum es wichtig ist

European defence spending is rising quickly, but access to the market will favour suppliers that can meet sovereignty, security, interoperability and industrial-cooperation requirements. In software, the battleground is mission relevance, secure integration and procurement readiness. EUR 343bn EU Member State defence expenditure in 2024 EUR 106bn EUR 13bn defence investment in 2024 defence R&D; spending in 2024

Executive Summary

The opportunity in European defence and aerospace is real, but it is not a normal enterprise-software market. Procurement cycles, classification, sovereignty and assurance shape what can be sold and how. The winners in 2025-2026 will show mission relevance, secure architectures, alliance interoperability and supply-chain resilience. The losers will underestimate accreditation, industrial participation and the need to tailor product strategy to public procurement realities. The wider European rise in AI and digital spending helps, but defence buyers impose a much higher bar on trust, security, explainability, data control and industrial cooperation than most commercial sectors.

Für wen sich das lohnt

• Defense, aerospace, and dual-use suppliers navigating sovereignty, procurement, and secure software delivery.
• Capture and commercial teams responsible for public-sector and prime-contractor routes.
• Product and engineering leaders who need credible assurance, integration, and sustainment logic.

Drei nächste Fragen

1. Which target programs, partner gaps, or procurement routes matter most by country?
2. Where would the current software or data architecture fail security, assurance, or sovereign-hosting expectations?
3. What mission use case is specific enough to prove relevance without overreaching on capability?