{
  "id": 9159183,
  "title": "Danish defense startup guarding undersea cables runs on 15 Ukrainian suppliers. Ukrainian fund is putting in €2 million in it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/danish-defense-startup-guarding-undersea-cables-runs-on-15-ukrainian",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:53:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/22/danish-defense-startup-guarding-undersea-cables-runs-on-15-ukrainian-suppliers-ukrainian-fund-is-putting-in-e2-million-in-it/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Ukrainian fund is injecting €2 million into a Danish defense startup, a surprising turn for a nation typically known for attracting foreign investment rather than exporting it. Resist.UA is backing BlueShadow, a maritime security firm led by a former US Navy submarine commander, but designed primarily in Ukraine. The company aims to construct defenses for coastal regions and undersea cables against drones and hybrid attacks. BlueShadow is based in Denmark, though the majority of its engineering team operates in Ukraine, incorporating components from over 15 Ukrainian suppliers into a unified system. Resist.UA, which initiated a €50 million fund called Resist 2.0, is investing in the venture. The company was established in 2025 and is currently led by Charles Maher, a former commander of a US Navy nuclear submarine. This summer, BlueShadow registered as a Ukrainian legal entity and began incorporating Ukrainian components, intending to equip its maritime platforms with M-Fly's RB-220 gimbal, a night-vision targeting sensor previously used exclusively in drones. Both parties met in January 2026, formalizing the partnership as BlueShadow raised capital and Resist.UA launched its second fund. BlueShadow is constructing two systems: BlueDragon, still in development, is intended to shield Ukraine's coastal cities, ports, and shipping lanes from drone strikes; BlueSentry, set to launch in October, targets ports, offshore wind farms, undersea cables, and maritime borders from hybrid attacks, such as sabotage that has repeatedly harmed Baltic Sea infrastructure. This collaboration will bolster the next phase of the company's mission to safeguard people, infrastructure, commerce, and natural resources at sea. Ukraine's defense technology, which has proven its effectiveness in real combat, is attracting increasing investor interest, leading Ukrainian figures to establish funds to channel this capital: former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is raising what he refers to as the country's largest defense-tech venture fund.",
  "summary": "BlueShadow, run by a former US Navy sub commander but engineered in Ukraine, is building drone defenses for coasts and undersea cables.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}