Poland
Poland’s defence holding PGZ is considering a multi-billion-złoty issuance of retail and institutional bonds in 2026, alongside potential acquisitions of defence companies abroad, as the group projects record revenues and profits driven by ammunition, air-defence, and armoured vehicle programs.
Belgium
Belgium has approved a €140.8 million program to acquire hundreds of mini-drones for its forces deployed in Romania and Lithuania, strengthening NATO reconnaissance and situational awareness on the Alliance’s eastern flank.
United Kingdom
The UK-based Janus Allies accelerator has selected eight companies for the 2026 NATO DIANA programme, following a highly competitive call focused on contested electromagnetic environments and dual-use defence technologies.
Germany
Estonia and Germany are reporting growing momentum in defence-industry cooperation, with strong interest from German companies in Estonian solutions. A Berlin seminar bringing together more than 60 firms highlighted Estonia’s export ambitions and expanding bilateral industrial ties.
Slovenia
Guardiaris has won a contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply a mobile small-arms training simulator for JKC Schieten facilities. The container-based Mobile Training Center will deliver highly realistic, deployable soldier training using Guardiaris’ in-house GUARD® simulation engine.
Israel
Meprolight will supply a Southern European military with MVO 1–8×28 riflescopes, strengthening the country’s operational effectiveness and expanding the company’s global defence optics footprint.
Sweden
Sweden strengthens its layered air defense by ordering new IRIS-T SLS launchers and logistics support from Diehl Defence, expanding a long-term partnership and complementing its recent SLM procurement.
Croatia
Croatia’s DOK-ING has expanded its network of German defense partners, signing new cooperation agreements and strengthening existing ties with Rheinmetall, RENK, Dynamit Nobel Defence, GDELS and KNDS Tracks.
Germany
German AI defense startup Helsing and Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace are joining forces to build a sovereign European satellite constellation for intelligence, surveillance, targeting and secure communications by 2029.
Serbia
Serbia and Cyprus signed a SOFA agreement in Nicosia, strengthening military cooperation and reaffirming their long-standing political partnership.
Poland
Poland is negotiating the transfer of its ageing MiG-29 fleet to Ukraine in exchange for Ukrainian drone and missile technologies, a move that could strengthen Kyiv’s air capabilities while accelerating Warsaw’s defense-industrial development.
SPAIN
Spain has unveiled a multi-million-euro FMG munitions hub in Vadollano, Linares, designed for both storage capacity and future production expansion. The site will generate up to 200 jobs beginning in 2026, reinforcing Spain’s defence autonomy and revitalising a historic industrial region.
