Croatia
Croatia will receive eight HIMARS systems and eight Black Hawk helicopters earlier than planned, while negotiations with the United States continue over missiles with a range exceeding 150 kilometers.
Czech Republic
More than 250 political, military and industry leaders are meeting at the IISS Prague Defense Summit as Europe confronts industrial capacity gaps, logistics bottlenecks and growing requirements for long-range strike and military mobility.
Tekever
TEKEVER has signed a contract worth up to £400 million to supply the British Army with 24 AR5 long-endurance surveillance drones, replacing Watchkeeper under Project CORVUS.
XTEND has been selected among the top performers in Gauntlet II of the U.S. Drone Dominance Program after delivering and demonstrating 120 STRIKER systems during military testing at Fort Carson.
From military aircraft and cargo vessels to ship ownership, port activity and global supply chains, these seven free OSINT tools can help defense analysts follow publicly visible logistics movements in 2026.
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.
Daily defense news, analysis and industry intelligence from Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe.
Ukraine’s parliament has ratified an agreement giving the country access to the European Defence Fund, paving the way for Ukrainian companies to participate in EU-backed defense research and development projects.
US Ballistic will invest at least $25 million to develop a new NATO-standard 155mm ammunition production capacity at Romania’s Sadu industrial site.
Latvia’s Ministry of Defence has launched a study into the availability of critical components and raw materials for the country’s defense industry, as Riga pushes to strengthen domestic production and supply-chain resilience.
From military aircraft and cargo vessels to ship ownership, port activity and global supply chains, these seven free OSINT tools can help defense analysts follow publicly visible logistics movements in 2026.
Estonia is discussing deeper nuclear deterrence cooperation with France, a day after Finland formally joined Paris’s initiative aimed at strengthening Europe’s nuclear security framework.
Romanian defense technology company BlueSpace Technology has signed a €2.33 million contract with US-based RavenTek to supply TEMPEST-secured IT equipment, expanding its presence in the American defense and cybersecurity market.
Romania’s Uzina Mecanică Cugir has signed a €54 million contract for new equipment to produce 12.7×99 mm NATO ammunition, part of the plant’s largest modernization program in three decades.
CDT has disclosed an investment in Shield AI’s $1.5 billion Series G, adding the $12.7 billion defense autonomy company to its growing national security technology portfolio
ARX Robotics has appointed Florian Taitsch as Senior Director Marketing & Communications, effective September 1, 2026, after four years at Eurofighter.
Patria will deliver its MUSCL passive radar system to an undisclosed European NATO member, adding a low-signature air-surveillance and counter-UAS capability that operates without transmitting its own radar signal.
EU ambassadors extended Russia sanctions for only seven days after failing to agree on a longer renewal, with France and Slovakia pushing to remove billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the sanctions list.
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.