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Five Years of Defence and Dual-Use Acquisitions in Europe (2020–2025) - 2
What does Five Years of Defence and Dual-Use Acquisitions in Europe (2020–2025) - 2 signal for European defence capital markets and strategic investment?
Europe’s naval and undersea defence sector has entered a phase of rapid consolidation that is quietly redefining the continent’s strategic posture.
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Platform publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-13
Europe’s naval and undersea defence sector has entered a phase of rapid consolidation that is quietly redefining the continent’s strategic posture. In just five years, shipyards, defence primes and advanced technology firms have absorbed critical suppliers, integrated once-fragmented niches, and secured capabilities that now anchor Europe’s autonomy in the maritime domain. Torpedoes, sonars, propulsion systems, unmanned underwater vehicles and the wider ecosystem of acoustic, digital and materials technologies have been pulled under the control of a smaller set of industrial champions.
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Europe’s naval and undersea defence sector has entered a phase of rapid consolidation that is quietly redefining the continent’s strategic posture.
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