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UK defence startup Cambridge Aerospace raises GBP 222 million to scale interceptors

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.

Reported UKTN, 10 August 2026

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

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