Poland
Poland’s WB Group Details Gladius 2 With 300 km Range
WB Group has disclosed new Gladius 2 details ahead of MSPO 2026, including a roughly 300 km range, jet propulsion and reduced signatures.
CEE
Defense news and analysis from Central and Eastern Europe, covering procurement, military modernization, defense industry developments, emerging technologies, and regional security.
Romania
Romania, US Signal Stronger Black Sea Military Presence
Romania and US lawmakers discussed Black Sea security and military cooperation as Bucharest said there is no signal of a US troop withdrawal.
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Navy Recovers Drones Along Black Sea Coast
Bulgarian Navy teams recovered drones and UAV debris at multiple Black Sea locations as unexplained objects continue to reach Bulgaria's coast.
Weekly Briefing
CEE & SEE Defense Weekly Briefing: August 21–28, 2026
This week: Romania scrambles F-16s over a drone alert, Poland signs a $2.2B Piorun deal and receives its first new K2 tanks, Ukraine opens wartime arms exports, and Bulgaria triples its minehunter fleet. Plus three deep-dive analyses.
Lithuania
Lithuania Invests €33.6M in Second Small-Caliber Ammo Line
Lithuania’s Giraitė Armament Plant is investing €33.6 million in a second small-caliber ammunition line, with production planned for Q3 2027.
Poland
Polish Defence.Hub Raises PLN 8M for MACS Counter-Drone System
Polish defense technology company Defence.Hub completed a PLN 8.01 million share issue to accelerate development of its MACS counter-drone system.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Ratifies Deal for Seven Black Sea Minehunters
Bulgaria ratified agreements to acquire seven minehunters from Belgium and the Netherlands, expanding its Black Sea mine warfare fleet from three to ten ships.
Events
50 Defense Companies to Watch at MSPO 2026
The buyer's guide to 50 defense companies worth watching at MSPO 2026, organized by category from drones and electronic warfare to robotics and space.
CEE
Russian Drone Spillover Tests NATO Eastern Flank Defenses
Romania and the Baltic states face rising drone incursions as the Ukraine war increasingly tests NATO air defenses from the Black Sea to the Baltic.
CSG
CSG Wins $50 Million in Military Bridge Vehicle Contracts
Czechoslovak Group secured contracts worth over $50 million for dozens of AM-70 and AM-50 bridge-laying vehicles for five international customers.
Poland
Poland Leads €1.9 Billion Piorun Air Defense Procurement
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway plan to procure thousands of Piorun missiles under a SAFE-backed framework exceeding PLN 8 billion.
Latvia
BlackTalon Counter-UAS System Tested at NATO BATT26 in Latvia
SPX Communication Technologies deployed BlackTalon at NATO’s BATT26 exercise in Latvia, where Allied operators tested multi-sensor counter-UAS integration.