Türkiye
NATO Launches New Tools to Expand Defense Industry Output
NATO launched the Front Door for Industry and NATO Engine to simplify procurement access and connect factory capacity across the Alliance.
CEE
Defense news and analysis from Central and Eastern Europe, covering procurement, military modernization, defense industry developments, emerging technologies, and regional security.
Estonia
Estonia Directs €2.34B SAFE Loan to Air Defense, Ukraine
Estonia will use a €2.34 billion EU SAFE loan for air defense, military vehicles, ammunition, and unmanned systems for Ukraine through 2030.
Analysis
Wagner's Successor Force Is Losing the War It Was Sent to Win
He organized Wagner's deployment to Mali and paid for it with his life. Eighteen months after Russia rebranded its mercenaries as a "cleaner" state force, the war it promised to win is the one killing it.
Lithuania
Lithuania Advances Local Production of Ukrainian Drones
Lithuania is moving to localize production of Ukrainian-designed drones under a bilateral Drone Deal, deepening defense-industrial cooperation through technology transfer and joint manufacturing while strengthening NATO's eastern flank.
Latvia
Patria Takes Full Ownership of Defence Partnership Latvia
Patria has acquired full ownership of Defence Partnership Latvia, consolidating its Latvian manufacturing and sustainment operations as demand for armored vehicle production and lifecycle support continues to grow across the Baltic region.
Poland
Poland Expands Israeli Defense Procurement as Modernization Accelerates
Poland is expanding procurement from Israel's defense industry with new coastal surveillance radars, Trophy active protection systems, continued Spike missile acquisitions, and potential adoption of an Israeli-inspired multi-layered air defense architecture.
CSG
CSG Invests in Canadian Missile Developer North Vector Dynamics
Czechoslovak Group has acquired a strategic stake in Canada's North Vector Dynamics, expanding its portfolio in counter-UAS, missile interception, autonomy, and hypersonic technologies while strengthening its North American defense footprint.
European Union
Wanted: Licensed EU Ammunition Storage Facility, 400–800 m²
An established defense and dual-use trading company is seeking to acquire a licensed 400–800 m² ammunition storage facility located within the EU.
Analysis
NATO's Baltic Drone Wall: What Is Actually Being Built
A Latvian government collapsed over a single stray drone in May 2026. Here is what the Baltic Drone Wall actually is, why at least five overlapping programs share that name, and where the industrial opportunities sit.
Germany
CSG Expands Germany Footprint With EUR 100M Gnaschwitz Investment
CSG has acquired the Gnaschwitz industrial site in Saxony and will invest more than EUR 100 million to establish energetic materials and ammunition production, strengthening Europe's defense supply chain and expanding its manufacturing base in Germany.
Lithuania
YIT Lietuva to Build Lithuania's Leopard 2A8 Tank Plant in Kaunas
YIT Lietuva has signed a roughly EUR 29 million Design-Build contract to construct Lithuania's Leopard 2A8 tank assembly and maintenance facility in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone, with operations expected to begin by the end of 2028.
Poland
European Space Agency to Open Security Center in Warsaw
The European Space Agency will establish a new Civil Security and Resilience Centre in Warsaw, making Poland the first non-founding ESA member to host one of the agency's centers. The facility will focus on dual-use technologies, crisis management, and satellite security.