Porsche SE, the holding company that holds the majority of shares in the automobile giant Volkswagen, announced this Thursday, the 26th, that it has invested 100 million euros in an investment fund dedicated to defense, where it identifies strong growth potential.
With this investment, made at the beginning of 2026 in the defense fund of the investment company DTCP (Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), the holding company stated in a statement that it wanted to contribute to “Europe’s technological sovereignty”.
According to Porsche SE, the investment is focused “on European technological start-ups in the defense sector, namely in the areas of software solutions, cyber defense, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems”.
The holding company stated that it identified “considerable growth potential in the defense and security sector”.
Porsche SE has already invested in companies such as Isar Aerospace, a European pioneer in orbital launches, and Quantum Systems, a German drone manufacturer.
For its part, Volkswagen will be in negotiations with the company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, responsible for designing the Israeli Iron Dome system, to convert automobile production at its factory in Osnabruck (west) to the production of anti-missile defense systems, as reported by the Financial Times in a report published on Tuesday.
Questioned by the news agency France-Presse (AFP) about the matter, a Volkswagen spokesperson indicated that the group “continues to analyze viable prospects for the Osnabruck unit after the end of current production scheduled for 2027”.
The source added, however, that it “categorically excludes any weapons production in the future.”
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