Cybersecurity
From Bosnia's border service to Poland's health records and Latvia's vehicle registry, a wave of cyberattacks has struck state institutions across CEE and SEE since June, exposing tens of millions of records.
Events
MSPO 2026 returns to Kielce on September 8-11 as Poland expands defense procurement and the exhibition opens a new 15,500-square-meter hall.
Czech Republic
Czech LPP Holding is expanding its Narwhal cruise missile family with 100 kg and 200 kg warhead variants designed for strikes at around 640 km.
From Bosnia's border service to Poland's health records and Latvia's vehicle registry, a wave of cyberattacks has struck state institutions across CEE and SEE since June, exposing tens of millions of records.
MSPO 2026 returns to Kielce on September 8-11 as Poland expands defense procurement and the exhibition opens a new 15,500-square-meter hall.
From Anduril's AI helmet to Poland's Tytan program and Croatia's Šestan-Busch, AD maps the companies building next-generation body armor and soldier systems across the US, Europe, and CEE/SEE.
Europe’s private security market is moving toward executive protection, critical infrastructure security and technology as threats and competition intensify.
This week: an ammunition plant explosion near Rome, Poland launches its first Miecznik frigate, a stray drone exposes Bulgaria's air defense gaps, and Serbia sets a September date for its Israeli drone factory.
Austria dismantled a sanctions-evasion network that sent more than €3.3 million in European industrial equipment to Russian defense manufacturers linked to Rostec.
Daily defense news, analysis and industry intelligence from Central and Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe.
Latvia’s SUBmerge Baltic plans to produce 20-30 underwater drones in 2026 and about 100 in 2027 for infrastructure, security and defense missions.
Saildrone has opened its European headquarters in Copenhagen and plans USV production in Poland, Norway and the Netherlands.
WZL-2 in Bydgoszcz has twelve open positions right now, from CNC operators to a UAV autopilot programmer, as the plant retools for Barracuda-500M missile production alongside PGZ and Anduril.
From Anduril's AI helmet to Poland's Tytan program and Croatia's Šestan-Busch, AD maps the companies building next-generation body armor and soldier systems across the US, Europe, and CEE/SEE.
Bulgaria has received two Axon counter-drone systems after an August 8 drone incursion, with two more systems expected to arrive shortly.
Slovakia has built two new BMP-1 hull prototypes as STV Machinery prepares serial production for an undisclosed customer after a 36-year production gap.
Fairbanks Morse Defense will invest €6.98 million in Redzikowo, Poland, raising naval davit output by 80% and expanding European support capacity.
Ray Service is expanding production, R&D and testing capacity as the Czech supplier prepares for F-35, Leopard 2A8 and other defense programs.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić discusses Serbia's joint drone production project with Israel's Elbit Systems
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk says Warsaw is preparing for possible conflict as it assesses the risk of a Russian provocation within months.
Czech defense exports reached a record €4.67 billion in 2025, more than seven times the 2021 level, as industry faces production capacity limits.
Thirteen European air forces have ordered the F-35, from Poland to a Portuguese withdrawal. A look at why the stealth fighter became NATO's default choice, and why Europe's own sixth-generation alternative just collapsed.
