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Occam Industries raises €3.8M to scale drone autonomy
British-Ukrainian defense tech firm Occam Industries raised €3.8 million to expand autonomous drone software, bringing total funding to €7 million.
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Austria
Austria's new defense procurement rules introduce standardized electronic notices, machine-readable contract data and new national disclosure requirements.
Germany
Germany's ATHENE-1 satellite will test 15 technologies for military communications, navigation, sensing and AI under the Bundeswehr's SeRANIS program.
How counter-drone systems detect, identify and respond to UAVs, and what buyers should test before choosing sensors, software and effectors.
The EU Council approved five joint defense projects covering drones, air defense, maritime security, space and the eastern flank. A €325 million funding pool is available under EDIP.
Estonian defense firms are advancing interceptors, drones, counter-UAS sensors, battlefield software and portable power. Seven companies to watch in 2026.
German investment firm DTCP has secured €455 million in commitments for its defense technology fund, with investments already made in Norway and the UK.
Seven Czech defense tech firms working on drone detection, autonomous flight, pilot training, satellite intelligence, and military supply chains in 2026.
Daily defense news, analysis and industry intelligence from Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe.
A suspected Russian Geran-4 drone exploded near a road in Moldova's Orhei district as three UAVs violated the country's airspace on September 30.
Serbia's Yugoimport SDPR is seeking expanded defense cooperation with Azerbaijan in drones, counter-UAS, air defense and technology transfer.
Poland has delivered more GLADIUS equipment to its 14th Anti-Tank Regiment, including Waran vehicles with FT-5 and BSP-U drone launchers.
Germany will establish its first Bundeswehr drone regiment in 2027, with up to 600 personnel, unmanned systems and electronic warfare capabilities.
Garry Kasparov says US and Lithuanian security services warned him of threats as federal prosecutors pursue an alleged Russian assassination network.
Slovakia’s VRM and Azerbaijan’s MIRAS have signed an MoU to explore military simulation and training projects in Azerbaijan and international markets.
Germany is developing a deployable Open Defense Cloud for Bundeswehr operations, with classified-data capability and brigade applications planned from 2027.
Germany and Bremen agreed to develop Bremerhaven into a major military logistics hub, with €1.35 billion budgeted through 2031.
Sweden will deploy JAS 39 Gripen fighters for NATO operations over Poland from October, including protection of a logistics hub supporting Ukraine.
Romania and Poland will cooperate on a €147 million SAFE project covering 70 loitering munition systems for Romanian land and naval forces.
Latvia signed a major artillery agreement covering Morana 155 mm howitzers and rocket artillery, with Tatra Defence Systems acting as prime contractor.
General Harald Vodosek has taken over as Austria’s Chief of General Staff, succeeding Rudolf Striedinger after leading the military’s procurement directorate.