Ask HN: Running a Defense Startup in EU

In general there's a lot of information about doing that in US with certain programs federal/gov programs. And we can see some top startups like Anduril or Shield AI rolling out really innovative products into the market.

But how does a story of defense startup looks like in Europe? There's something to fund startup from NATO. But does really an EU citizen have a way to compete with defense/military startups on the other continent.

I feel like EU in general is oligopoly and everything is so government-based that there's no much way to move around that area and produce innovative software to be used in defense sector.

Share your opinions please. The current geopolitical situation seems to make this topic more popular.