Czech Republic
At Expodefensa 2025 in Bogotá, Excalibur Army unveiled the Dita howitzer, Patriot II armored vehicle and its full NATO-standard artillery portfolio, reinforcing its strategy to deepen engagement and modernization support across Latin American armed forces.
Serbia
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić held a high-level briefing with defence officials to review strategic fuel and gas reserves, supply-risk scenarios, and crisis-response mechanisms, stressing coordinated state action and clear communication to maintain energy stability.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Shares of BNT-TMiH climbed 26% after confirming the launch of Bosnia’s first fully domestic military drone line, pushing the company’s value to nearly 33 million KM.
Croatia
Croatia has approved a landmark €2.05 billion defence modernization package, acquiring Leopard 2A8 tanks, CAESAR Mk2 howitzers, a domestically integrated anti-drone system, and 420 Tatra military trucks. Funded via the EU SAFE instrument, the deal accelerates Croatia’s NATO interoperability.
Slovakia
ZVS Holding has secured a landmark seven-year, €58 billion ammunition framework with the Slovak Ministry of Defense, establishing Slovakia as the core production hub for EU artillery and tank munitions.
Poland
Poland has delivered the first 15 serial-production BORSUK infantry fighting vehicles to the Armed Forces, marking the acceleration of one of NATO’s most important modernization programs. The 6.5-billion-złoty contract will see 111 next-generation, amphibious IFVs fielded by 2029.
Croatia
Orqa has expanded its drone manufacturing capacity in Osijek to 280,000 EU-made, NDAA-compliant drones annually — a pivotal shift as Europe seeks secure, non-Chinese supply chains for defence-grade unmanned systems.
Czech Republic
Excalibur Army has launched a new Defence Innovation Accelerator to fast-track dual-use and land-systems technologies into deployment. Led by CSG Land Systems VP Innovation Pavel Tuček, the program provides real industrial validation, testing infrastructure and direct integration pathways.
Germany
Germany has formally received the Israeli-built Arrow-3 missile-defense system, introducing exo-atmospheric interception capability into Europe’s air-defense network for the first time and deepening strategic ties between Berlin and Jerusalem.
Poland
Brazil’s Embraer and Poland’s PGZ have signed five cooperation agreements to advance industrial participation in the KC-390 Millennium, positioning Poland as a potential European hub for production and lifecycle support of the next-generation transport aircraft.
EDEX 2025
Egypt and Turkey are moving beyond diplomacy and into tangible defense-industry cooperation, using EDEX 2025 as the platform to drive joint manufacturing and localized production agreements.
Analysis
Global defense revenues hit unprecedented highs, with the US still anchoring the industry—but procurement delays, supply-chain fragility, and workforce constraints are exposing vulnerabilities beneath the surface. Europe is rapidly scaling output, Russia remains unexpectedly resilient.