CEE & SEE Defense Weekly Briefing: Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2026
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Occam Industries raises €3.8M to scale drone autonomy
British-Ukrainian defense tech firm Occam Industries raised €3.8 million to expand autonomous drone software, bringing total funding to €7 million.
Austria Introduces New Defense Procurement Transparency Rules
Austria's new defense procurement rules introduce standardized electronic notices, machine-readable contract data and new national disclosure requirements.
Germany's ATHENE-1 Satellite to Test Military Space Technology
Germany's ATHENE-1 satellite will test 15 technologies for military communications, navigation, sensing and AI under the Bundeswehr's SeRANIS program.
Russian Geran-4 Drone Explodes in Moldova After Airspace Incursion
A suspected Russian Geran-4 drone exploded near a road in Moldova's Orhei district as three UAVs violated the country's airspace on September 30.