Intelligence
ESET has uncovered a Russian-linked espionage toolkit targeting NATO and EU correspondence through compromised Romanian government email servers, raising new concerns about intelligence security.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo is hosting NATO's annual OCC E&F conference with 113 participants from 20 countries and NATO structures, focusing on military interoperability, capability evaluations and cooperation with partner forces.
Germany
Germany's HENSOLDT aims to reach €10 billion in annual revenue by 2035, backed by growing European air defense demand, expanded radar production and a €110 billion potential sales pipeline.
UVID DroneTech 2026 brings Israeli defense manufacturers, military officials and international delegations to Tel Aviv on November 12, focusing on autonomous systems, counter-UAS technologies and European industry cooperation.
Romania is emerging as a major European defense manufacturing center, attracting Rheinmetall, Hanwha Aerospace and Otokar. Billions in military contracts are driving new factories, but industrial challenges and procurement scrutiny remain.
Who supplies police drones in Central Europe? Verified 2026 contracts, DJI and Skydio deployments, counter-UAS systems and border security funding.
STARK has unveiled VANTA 24, a 24-meter autonomous combat vessel designed for Baltic operations, with anti-ship missiles, loitering munitions and Minerva software.
Ondas has secured new counter-UAS contracts with a European police organization and an Asian government customer, expanding its international defense business.
Daily defense news, analysis and industry intelligence from Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe.
Poland and Ukraine have agreed to joint drone and counter-drone working groups while finalizing negotiations over a potential MiG-29 fighter transfer in exchange for Ukrainian military technology.
Germany's Bundeswehr is removing Chinese-made drones from military facilities and restricting certain Chinese vehicles over espionage concerns, with European UAV suppliers expected to replace affected systems.
UVID DroneTech 2026 brings Israeli defense manufacturers, military officials and international delegations to Tel Aviv on November 12, focusing on autonomous systems, counter-UAS technologies and European industry cooperation.
Romania is emerging as a major European defense manufacturing center, attracting Rheinmetall, Hanwha Aerospace and Otokar. Billions in military contracts are driving new factories, but industrial challenges and procurement scrutiny remain.
Estonia's interior minister has called Russian sabotage state-sponsored terrorism, citing the arson attack on Milrem Robotics, a defense technology company supplying unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine.
Rheinmetall has won a Belgian contract for 20 Skyranger 30 air defense systems worth several hundred million euros. The systems will join Belgium's Blue Dome network, with deliveries starting in late 2028.
The European Commission has committed €50 million to a Black Sea Maritime Security Hub coordinated by Romania and Bulgaria, alongside €10 million for Romanian maritime rescue capabilities.
A reported Hungarian defense procurement list outlines €220 million for counter-drone systems, €81.8 million for unmanned aircraft and major air defense investments under the EU's SAFE program.
The Munich-based defense technology company has opened a production facility in Bavaria and unveiled a mobile counter-drone platform developed with KNDS.
Manufacturers in Saxony are pursuing military contracts for protective clothing, technical fabrics and potentially new materials designed to reduce soldiers' visibility to thermal sensors.
More than 80 US defense companies are participating in a European industry mission beginning in Warsaw, with counter-drone systems and joint production among the priorities.
Austrian private intelligence firm FOREUS has partnered with Vienna law firm Slavijus to combine investigative intelligence with legal expertise in corporate and cross-border cases.
