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# UK defence startup Cambridge Aerospace raises GBP 222 million to scale interceptors
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-10-cambridge-aerospace-series-c-222m/
- Published: 2026-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:26.000Z
- Description: UK air-defence firm Cambridge Aerospace closed a GBP 222 million Series C round, led by US investor DFJ Growth, at a GBP 2.5 billion valuation, to scale manufacturing of its Skyhammer counter-drone interceptor already used by UK forces.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported

Reported [UKTN, 10 August 2026](https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/cambridge-aerospace-raises-222m-at-a-2-5bn-valuation-20260810?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish any change in company control or ownership structure from the round, nor a new government contract.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. US-led round funds UK maker; item itself denies any ownership/control change; single firm. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)