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Company signals · Defence Technology

Destinus

1 signal in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 98.6 (Neutral) — down 1.4 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is steady (-1.1pts).

Destinus: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Defence Technology median of 1 across 43 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.

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