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Friday evenings are when many Germans enjoy an end-of-work beer. And from now on, it will be arriving at your home or supermarket in a more environmentally friendly way. The world’s oldest brewery is switching to Delta Charge and electrification.

Mercedes-Benz and Munich-based defence tech scaleup Tytan Technologies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the ILA 2026 aerospace exhibition in Berlin to develop mobile security and counter-drone solutions.

Hat.tec is now cooperating with defence tech company Project Q. Both companies want to connect their software platforms to bring together data from different military systems more quickly and better coordinate operations.

Lanes & Planes is integrating Expedia’s booking platform into its business travel management system. Customers are to benefit from greater choice and lower prices.

The Munich-based climatetech startup Pina Earth and Yello Strom are entering into a long-term partnership to make German forests climate-resilient. Together, they aim to drive forward the transformation of monocultures into climate-resilient mixed forests.

Orcan Energy announces its collaboration with Hamberger Flooring, Germany’s market leader in parquet flooring. Together with the Munich-based cleantech company, Haro converts excess heat into CO2-neutral electricity at its Stephanskirchen site.

Envoria is software for simple documentation of ESG criteria, developed by Munich startup Financial Software Architects (Fisa). Vodafone Business is now using the reporting software from the young company for its new ESG Navigator.

Munich-based EV charging systems provider Ecog acquires Josev, an EV charger operating system. With this move, the Munich company is expanding its portfolio to include AC and commercial charging solutions and can now offer a universal operating system for EV infrastructure providers.

Munich-based LiDAR specialist Blickfeld is partnering with Canadian company Senstar, a global technology leader in advanced sensor technology and information management, including perimeter and outdoor security. The European market is the main focus of the collaboration.

The two Munich startups Quantum Systems and Arx join forces to meet the growing demand for unmanned systems on the modern battlefield. While Quantum Systems is known for its reconnaissance drones, Arx develops unmanned ground vehicles.

Agile Robots enters into a cooperation with deep-tech startup Voraus Robotik (formerly Yuanda Robotics) from Hanover in the cobot field (collaborative robot, editor’s note). Key objectives of the cooperation include the continued growth of both companies and the expansion of the range of innovative cobot solutions in hardware and software.