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Dutch startup Destinus leads consortium to develop anti-missile defence system for Europe
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Fusion42 · 14 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Dutch startup Destinus has been appointed consortium lead for Bliksem EXO, Europe's first sovereign exo-atmospheric anti-ballistic missile defence programme, alongside Airbus, MBDA, Safran and Thales. Joint engineering begins August 2026 with a planned space test of the kill vehicle in 2027.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Defense Tech and Space Tech.
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You've just become the systems integrator for a €multi-billion European defence infrastructure play, leading Airbus and MBDA. That makes you the chokepoint for every subcontractor selling sensors, guidance, launch systems and battle management into this programme - and every NATO air defence upgrade that follows.
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