## Harmattan AI becomes a unicorn French company Harmattan AI, active in the defense technology sector, has announced that it has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round. The investment is led by Dassault Aviation, a French aerospace company famous above all for the construction of the Rafale fighter. Thanks to this new funding, Harmattan AI has reached a valuation of $1.4 billion, thus entering the club of unicorns, i.e. startups with a valuation of over one billion dollars. ## The defense sector and innovation The defense sector is experiencing a phase of great transformation, with increasing attention to technological innovation and the integration of artificial intelligence solutions. Investments such as the one in Harmattan AI demonstrate how companies in the sector are focusing on new technologies to improve their capabilities and remain competitive.