Poland
Polish forces recovered a suspected new variant of Russia’s Gerbera military drone from the Baltic Sea near Jarosławiec, with investigators now examining the aircraft’s systems and configuration.
Germany
Germany plans to expand its next-generation maritime intelligence fleet from three to four Class 424 vessels, boosting the Bundeswehr’s SIGINT and electromagnetic surveillance capabilities.
Industry
Northrop Grumman expands defense partnerships in Poland and Estonia around IBCS, Bushmaster cannons and the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
Germany plans to expand its next-generation maritime intelligence fleet from three to four Class 424 vessels, boosting the Bundeswehr’s SIGINT and electromagnetic surveillance capabilities.
Starlink moved from consumer broadband to the backbone of modern military communications in under a decade. Here is why LEO beats GEO on physics alone, and what the race for alternatives means for defense planners.
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.
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.
Daily defense news, analysis and industry intelligence from Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe.
European governments are increasing scrutiny of foreign acquisitions in defense and dual-use technology as several fast-growing drone and counter-drone companies explore potential sales, testing how far Europe is prepared to protect strategic technologies from foreign control.
Montenegro has launched Petar I Njegoš, the first of two Kership OPV 60M patrol vessels being acquired under a €120 million program that will substantially expand the NATO member’s naval capabilities.
Germany’s ARX Robotics plans capacity for 8,000 UGVs annually and wants Europe’s automotive industry to help scale military robot production.
China’s Ministry of State Security has warned that artificial intelligence could pose growing risks to political stability, critical infrastructure and sensitive data, as Beijing increasingly treats AI as a national-security and counterintelligence issue.
Serbia publicly demonstrated armed robot dogs, PULS and Vampire rocket launchers and eight drone types during the Victor 2026 live-fire exercise.
Quantum Systems is integrating XTEND XOS into MOSAIC UXS to connect sensing, swarming and strike systems, with a European NATO program already underway.
Austria plans to expand its counter-drone forces as repeated unauthorized drone flights over a major military base highlight gaps in low-altitude defense.
Ukrainian troops are sharing battlefield drone tactics with the U.S. Army in Germany as Saber Junction 26 integrates FPV and one-way attack drones.
MBDA and Poland's WITU completed seeker trials for the Counter Mass Interceptor, a supersonic missile designed to defeat mass drone attacks.
The UK is investing £770 million in a joint program with Germany to develop stealth and hypersonic strike weapons with ranges exceeding 2,000 km.
German prosecutors have charged seven alleged Hamas members over a weapons network tied to planned attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Austria and Germany.
Poland's PGZ and Türkiye's MKE will cooperate on SHORAD, VSHORAD and non-kinetic air defense technologies under an agreement signed at MSPO 2026.
