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.
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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.
Austria
Austria Seeks 40 Million 5.56mm Rounds for Armed Forces
Austria is seeking 40 million 5.56mm rounds for its StG 77 rifles, alongside a separate tender for 300,000 .338 Lapua Magnum sniper rounds.
Ukraine
Ukraine Opens Wartime Arms Exports to Foreign Defense Buyers
Ukraine is opening controlled wartime arms exports, giving approved foreign partners access to weapons and technologies from its expanding defense industry.
Austria
Austria Returns Modernized Leopard 2 and Ulan Vehicles
Austria has begun returning modernized Leopard 2A4 tanks and Ulan IFVs under a €561 million program covering 170 armored vehicles.
Poland
Poland Receives First 28 K2 Tanks Under Second Contract
Poland received 28 additional K2 Black Panther tanks on August 25, raising its K2GF fleet to 208 as the $6.5 billion second contract begins deliveries.
Italy
Italy Eyes 5,031 APKWS II Kits for Eurofighter Drone Defense
Italy is evaluating 5,031 APKWS II guidance kits worth up to $364 million as a lower-cost counter-drone weapon, potentially for its Eurofighter fleet.
Greece
Greece Moves Patriot Battery to Crete to Protect Souda Bay
Greece is moving a Patriot air defense battery from Karpathos to Crete to strengthen protection around the strategic Souda Bay military complex.
Estonia
Estonia Weighs Patriot, SAMP/T and David’s Sling for Air Defense
Estonia plans a September decision on long-range air defense, with Patriot, SAMP/T and David’s Sling competing for a procurement that could exceed €1 billion.
Romania
Romania Neutralizes Explosive Gerbera Drone in Black Sea
Romanian Navy EOD divers neutralized an explosive-carrying Gerbera drone fragment near Gura Portiței, the second Gerbera found off Romania on August 23.
Germany
Germany Expands Defense Industry Cooperation With Ukraine
Germany and Ukraine plan to expand joint defense production, including drone projects, as Berlin seeks closer industrial cooperation with Kyiv.
Bulgaria
US KC-135 Tankers Leave Bulgaria’s Bezmer Air Base
Two US KC-135 tankers have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer Air Base after a deployment linked to support for US operations in the Middle East.