Defense news
As Europe races to rebuild its defense capacity, two Southeastern nations are stepping into roles few expected. Greece and Bulgaria—long considered peripheral players—are rapidly transforming into key industrial and strategic hubs.
Belgium
EURENCO and Fiocchi Group have signed a new five-year strategic agreement for the supply of small-caliber propellants from EURENCO’s Belgian facility. The deal strengthens European and NATO ammunition security-of-supply and deepens cooperation between two of Europe’s key ammunition producers.
Opinion
A little-noticed U.S. bill, the William S. Knudsen Defense Remobilization Act, would map bottlenecks and turn wartime demand models into peacetime contracts. Backed by Marco Rubio, it aims to reboot U.S. production—and send clearer, steadier signals to Europe and NATO supply chains.
Serbia
Czechoslovak Group (CSG), the industrial and technology holding led by Czech entrepreneur Michal Strnad, has entered the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) sector with its first acquisition under the newly established subsidiary AviaNera Technologies a.s.
Opinion
At a time when strategic competition is rising across Europe, France has quietly re-engineered its defense innovation ecosystem.
Turkiye
Türkiye’s 2026 Presidential Annual Program places strong emphasis on emerging technologies — from quantum and AI to hypersonic and autonomous systems — as the nation aims to elevate its defense sector’s innovation capacity and dual-use potential.
Slovenia
DOK-ING and Valhalla Turrets have signed a Teaming Agreement at SIDEC 2025, unveiling the MV-8 Komodo + Mangart 25 AD — an integrated unmanned counter-UAS and combat system that highlights the strength of Croatian-Slovenian industrial cooperation in next-generation defense technologies.
Croatia
Croatia and Ukraine have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly develop and produce weapons, marking a new stage in bilateral defense cooperation. Minister Ivan Anušić said Croatia “understands Ukraine’s struggle” and supports its fight as one for all of Europe.
Turkey
Turkey has signed a $10.7 billion agreement with the U.K. to purchase 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, marking a major step in defense cooperation and revitalizing Turkey’s air force ahead of the Kaan fighter rollout.
North Macedonia
British firm Burstock will invest $150 million in North Macedonia to build a defense industry factory employing up to 1,000 people. The project marks one of the country’s largest foreign defense investments, strengthening its industrial base.
Slovenia
Ozmec Technologies and SSRD have launched TRITRI, a joint AI-driven drone development department unveiled at SIDEC 2025 in Celje, introducing Lampy and Speedo1 — two advanced UAS platforms built for search, rescue, and interception missions.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Production at Ginex, one of Bosnia’s key defense manufacturers, has been halted as workers protest over pay and demand the Supervisory Board convene after rejecting a wage proposal aligned with the metal industry’s collective agreement.