Defense Day 2026 Insights: Industry Collaborations

Defense Day 2026 Insights: Industry Collaborations

DEFENSE DAY INSIGHTS #6: Collaboration Is Easy to Talk About. Harder to Build. Track 6 focused on one question: How do we move from networking to real collaboration? Participants discussed collaboration between primes, startups, SMEs, and governments and identified...
Defense Day 2026 Insights: Space Capabilities

Defense Day 2026 Insights: Space Capabilities

DEFENSE DAY INSIGHTS #5: Space Competitiveness Requires More Than Great Startups How can Sweden strengthen its position in the global space economy? This was the central question of Track 5 – Enabling the Development of Meaningful Space Capabilities. One of the...
Defense Day 2026 Insights: Funding Structure

Defense Day 2026 Insights: Funding Structure

DEFENSE DAY INSIGHTS #4: Funding Innovation Means More Than Providing Capital How should defense startups be funded? Track 4 explored the role of venture capital, public funding, corporate venture capital, and governments in building a stronger defense innovation...
Defense Day 2026 Insights: Fragmented Nordics

Defense Day 2026 Insights: Fragmented Nordics

DEFENSE DAY INSIGHTS #2: Could We Be Stronger Together? The Nordic countries share many of the same challenges, capabilities, and strategic ambitions. Yet collaboration often remains fragmented. During Defense Day Track 2, we explored how Nordic countries can move...