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Defense Industry
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
Germany
ARX Robotics has appointed Florian Taitsch as Senior Director Marketing & Communications, effective September 1, 2026, after four years at Eurofighter.
Patria
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.
Russia
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.
Poland
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.
Germany
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.
Industry
Northrop Grumman expands defense partnerships in Poland and Estonia around IBCS, Bushmaster cannons and the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
Defense Industry
European governments are increasing scrutiny of foreign acquisitions in defense and dual-use technology as several fast-growing drone and counter-drone companies explore potential sales, testing how far Europe is prepared to protect strategic technologies from foreign control.
Montenegro
Montenegro has launched Petar I Njegoš, the first of two Kership OPV 60M patrol vessels being acquired under a €120 million program that will substantially expand the NATO member’s naval capabilities.
Germany
Germany’s ARX Robotics plans capacity for 8,000 UGVs annually and wants Europe’s automotive industry to help scale military robot production.
China
China’s Ministry of State Security has warned that artificial intelligence could pose growing risks to political stability, critical infrastructure and sensitive data, as Beijing increasingly treats AI as a national-security and counterintelligence issue.
Serbia
Serbia publicly demonstrated armed robot dogs, PULS and Vampire rocket launchers and eight drone types during the Victor 2026 live-fire exercise.