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It raised a $1.8B Series E in July 2026 at an $18B valuation (about $4.4B raised cumulatively, Europe's largest defense startup), holds a Bundestag HX-2 contract, and acquired Keybotic and a Lura underwater platform; a German MoD briefing reporting 5-of-14 target hits in Donbas is contested by the company, which cites Russian electronic warfare. Revenue is undisclosed and HX-2 field performance is disputed.","sub_category":"Specialized models","signals_total":36,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/helsing","title":"Helsing · robotics, Munich, Bavaria, Germany · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Helsing develops and deploys autonomous defense systems, including HX-2 loitering munitions and HF-1 aerial drones, and has delivered AI-enabled reconnaissance and strike capabilities to armed forces. Robotics 100 rank 86 (score 79) 36 signals and 24 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}