Paris / Berlin — June 2026
DFNZ has concluded its international debut at Eurosatory in Paris, the world's leading defence and security exhibition, with a resounding success. Just weeks after its founding, the company used the stage to introduce its mission to a global audience: bringing the industrial strength of automotive engineering exactly where Europe needs it now - into defence.
At its booth in Hall 6, the DFNZ team made its approach tangible. Rather than concepts on slides, visitors experienced working technology demonstrators — from the Rover unmanned ground platform with its tethered reconnaissance drone to cyber-hardening and automated sensor-cleaning solutions. The common thread: how mass-production discipline, robust E/E architectures and software-defined systems translate directly into operational capability.
The response exceeded expectations. Over the course of the week, the DFNZ management and engineering team held more than 200 conversations with armed forces, prime contractors, ministries and partners from across NATO, many of which have already moved from first contact to concrete project discussions. Operations are now running at full speed, with the first customer projects underway.
"A system on paper protects no one. What we saw in Paris is that the market is ready for a different approach for industrial velocity instead of endless cycles," said Eric Voß, Managing Director of DFNZ. "We didn't come to Eurosatory to show concepts. We came to demonstrate capabilities. The level of trust and the depth of the conversations confirmed it: bringing automotive-scale engineering into defence is exactly what Europe needs right now. And this is only the beginning."
DFNZ will build on this momentum in the months ahead, scaling its team and advancing its first programmes with customers across the NATO domain.
Design. Deliver. Defend.
