Estonia
EU Prosecutors Take Over Estonia Defense Procurement Probe
EU prosecutors will investigate Estonia’s defense contracts with Datasel after authorities found grounds to examine whether a crime may have occurred.
Lithuania
Lithuania’s 20,000-strong national division could face pressure on its 2030 readiness target as procurement and delivery schedules come under scrutiny.
Croatia
Croatia signed contracts for 18 K239 Chunmoo rocket launchers and an integrated C2 system, with deliveries scheduled for completion in 2029.
Poland
Poland will receive 24 additional ASELSAN ARSUS reconnaissance systems for Kleszcz vehicles, with deliveries scheduled for 2028-2029.
Europe is racing to build a new generation of affordable deep-strike weapons, as startups and established defence groups compete to turn limited missile inventories into production measured in thousands.
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Covenant plans to produce Anthem cruise missiles in Germany from 2027, targeting 5,000 annually as Europe expands long-range strike capacity.
Latvia’s ORIGIN and Poland’s WITU unveiled a new BLAZE interceptor configuration with a 700-gram directional fragmentation warhead at MSPO 2026.
CSG will invest €49.7 million in Tatra Defence production at Kopřivnice, adding 14,000 square meters of capacity for military land systems.
Adria Defense ranks Europe's top five specialist private intelligence firms by HUMINT capability, scale, track record, and technology in 2026, from Tel Aviv's Black Cube to London's Blue Square Global.
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The US Army awarded TERN $11.26 million to deploy AI-based navigation that allows military vehicles to determine position without GPS or external signals.
Japanese defense officials are increasing engagement with Israel as Tokyo examines air defense, lasers, counter-UAS systems and other military technologies.
Aero Sentinel’s G2 flew day and night ISR missions with Romanian forces under heavy electronic jamming, as the Israeli company expands across Eastern Europe.
Germany awarded HENSOLDT €15 million to advance Optarion, linking Tiger, NH90 and CH-53GA helicopters to digital command networks without aircraft modifications.
Swarmer agreed to acquire Ukraine’s Ratel Robotics for up to $224 million, combining drone swarm software with combat-tested unmanned ground vehicles.
Europe is racing to build a new generation of affordable deep-strike weapons, as startups and established defence groups compete to turn limited missile inventories into production measured in thousands.
How much do defense engineers, program managers, and cyber specialists actually earn across Europe in 2026? Adria Defense breaks down pay by country and role, plus the security clearance premium reshaping salaries.
State-backed groups linked to Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are increasingly using AI to accelerate cyber espionage targeting governments, defence companies and international organisations.
Patria and Poland’s BELMA plan to integrate a modular mine-laying system with the TRACKX platform, creating a potential unmanned tracked mine-layer.
Anduril is offering Fury and Thunder to Poland as autonomous partners for Warsaw’s growing F-35A and AH-64E Apache fleets.
Shield AI, PGZ and WZL-2 signed a five-year agreement covering potential X-BAT design, production, sustainment and technology cooperation in Poland.
Covenant plans to produce Anthem cruise missiles in Germany from 2027, targeting 5,000 annually as Europe expands long-range strike capacity.