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German defence startup Stark acquires navigation firm Pleno

German defence startup Stark acquired Berlin based Pleno, maker of GNSS denied autonomous navigation software for drones, on 15 July 2025. Deal terms were undisclosed; Pleno's founder joins Stark as director of AI and navigation.

Reported Editor-read Resilience Media, 17 July 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish the deal's price or that the acquired navigation software will ship in a fielded Stark product.

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