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Company signals · Defence Technology

Aikido Security

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Market context: Backdrop: a 111.1 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 5.2 on the month) with Oceania activity easing (-5.6pts).

Aikido Security: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Defence Technology median of 1 across 40 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.

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