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▶ 11:30 · Defense Tech · Europe can lead a new defense industrial renaissance driven by drone warfare acceleration
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Scaling Europe

Alpine Eagle builds air-to-air defence: Jan-Hendrik Boelens, Founder and CEO

2026-03-03 · 1 company · 4 thematic
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jan-hendrik boelens

Former Airbus and Quantum Systems engineer who founded Alpine Eagle two years ago to build air-to-air drone defense systems. Secured German Ministry of Defence as launch customer and has conducted operational testing in Ukraine.

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