Romania
Romania’s defense minister inspected COBRA II production at Otokar’s Mediaș plant as deliveries under the €857 million program reached 290 vehicles.
Poland
Poland wants unused EU SAFE defense loans beyond its €43.7 billion allocation, with transport and aerial refueling aircraft among potential purchases.
Latvia
Latvia launched Operation Werewolf through August to reinforce its eastern border with more personnel, drones and interagency security coordination.
Osijek-based Orqa is scaling fast, with close to 30 open positions spanning hardware, embedded software, and production as the FPV and tactical drone maker grows its Croatian workforce.
From Croatia's Orqa to Serbia's Elbit joint venture and Kosovo's Skifteri, the Western Balkans is fast becoming a serious unmanned systems production hub. Here is who builds what.
Serbia plans to open a joint drone factory with an Israeli partner around September 15-20, President Aleksandar Vučić said in Belgrade.
From SEC insider filings to the EU's own procurement portal, these seven free tools let you verify who owns a defense company, who won a contract, and when executives are buying or selling stock.
This week: what NATO's Baltic Drone Wall actually is behind the buzzword, Estonia's €2.34B SAFE loan, Zelensky's expected first visit to Belgrade, and Poland's deepening ties with Israeli defense industry.
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Daily defense news, analysis and industry intelligence from Central and Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe.
Poland and Boeing signed agreements to establish Europe’s largest AH-64E Apache support infrastructure as Warsaw prepares to operate 96 helicopters.
CSG and Poland’s Dezamet signed a €100 million-plus agreement for components used in 155 mm artillery ammunition production.
From Croatia's Orqa to Serbia's Elbit joint venture and Kosovo's Skifteri, the Western Balkans is fast becoming a serious unmanned systems production hub. Here is who builds what.
A fire and explosions hit an EMCO ammunition depot near Tryavna on August 10. No casualties were reported, while authorities investigate the cause.
Poland will stage its largest post-war military parade on August 15 as Warsaw accelerates procurement backed by €43.7 billion in EU SAFE loans.
Serbia plans to open a joint drone factory with an Israeli partner around September 15-20, President Aleksandar Vučić said in Belgrade.
From SEC insider filings to the EU's own procurement portal, these seven free tools let you verify who owns a defense company, who won a contract, and when executives are buying or selling stock.
Lithuania is exploring South Korean air defense and anti-drone systems, with delivery speed and potential local production among its procurement priorities.
From Poland's Mesko to Bulgaria's VMZ Sopot, a guide to the companies driving Central and Eastern Europe's artillery ammunition buildup, and who owns whom.
Latvia plans additional air defense systems, radars and interceptors along its eastern border as Riga strengthens protection against drone incursions.
Estonia’s HEVI Optronics will build a new factory near Tallinn to expand production, testing and development of electro-optical defense systems.
SAFE, EDIP, PESCO, DIANA. A plain-language glossary of the EU and NATO defense funding instruments and programs currently active, kept updated as new ones launch.