Estonian Defense tech Startup Frankenburg Technologies Hires Chief Missile Eng

Estonian  Defense tech Startup Frankenburg Technologies  Hires Chief Missile Engineer.
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A game-changer: Missile engineer Andreas Bappert joins Estonian  DefenseTech startup Frankenburg as  CTO.
Amid Europe's ongoing race  for better deterrence,  an Estonian  defense startup has  made one of the industry's  biggest hires in recent months. Frankenburg Technologies, barely a year old but  quickly making its  mark in the missile  defense sector, has appointed Andreas Bappert, one of Europe's most respected  missile experts, as its  new chief engineering officer.
Mr. Bappert has  an exceptional background; his three-decade career in  missile development began  with the Luftwaffe,  the German air force, before  leading several missile programs in Europe and the United States. At DIEHL  Defense, his most recent  role, he oversaw  the development of air  defense systems and helped secure  multi-billion euro contracts in just two  years. "Bappert is Europe's  best racial scientist," says  Frankenburg CEO Kusti Salm, who recently  left his position as  permanent secretary at  the Estonian Ministry of  Defense to lead the startup. "This is exactly what we  want by developing technology that can win  wars." »
In addition to Salm,  former commander of the Estonian  Defense Forces, General Martin  Herem, has joined the startup as an  advisor, bringing decades of  experience in military  strategy. They are supported by Taavi Madiberk, known for his success with Skeleton Technologies, who  is both  a majority shareholder and strategic  visionary.
The timing of Bappert's appointment is telling. Frankenburg recently announced plans to test its air  defense missiles in Ukraine in early 2025, while simultaneously preparing to establish operations in the United Kingdom. The company has  spent £45m researching and  developing low-cost rocket  engines in  Britain as part of a  wider strategy to integrate  into Western  Europe's defence  infrastructure.
What attracted such talent to a  Tallinn-based start-up? Bappert's answer: "What Frankenburg is  trying to do is the future of the rocket industry," he said on his first day at the company.  "This is the only  real industrial strategy that  will guarantee freedom and  prosperity for Europe."
The company's ambitious goal  – to develop missile systems that are ten times more affordable and can be produced a hundred times faster than current alternatives  – may seem implausible  to a traditional defence contractor. But Frankenburg's unconventional approach,  which includes operations  in Estonia,  Latvia and Ukraine, has attracted serious attention and  investment. The company has already secured  a deal for  trials in Ukraine, where Frankenburg's promises of faster, cheaper  missiles will  be tested in real-world conditions for the first  time. In Latvia, where Frankenburg  is collaborating with rocket  designer Andrejs Puķītis, prototype rockets have  reached altitudes  of more than a kilometer.
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