The EU’s largest economy has accelerated investment in defense tech startups as part of its military expansion

Germany is heavily investing in futuristic warfare technologies, including surveillance cockroaches and AI-powered robots, as part of a sweeping rearmament plan, Reuters reported Wednesday.

The outlet spoke to two dozen executives, investors, and policymakers to examine how the EU’s largest economy aims to play a central role in the rearming of the continent.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently announced plans to increase Germany’s overall military budget to €153 billion ($180 billion) by 2029, up from €86 billion this year. He pledged…

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