Insights into defense and ammunition manufacturing across Europe — from regional suppliers to global industry leaders driving investment, innovation, and security.
Croatia
Croatian drone manufacturer Orqa expects to reach an annual manufacturing capacity of 500,000 drones and components by the end of the year while expanding its FPV training activities across several European armed forces.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian defense manufacturer Binas remained profitable in the first half of 2026 despite a decline in revenue and earnings compared with the same period last year. The results mark the company's first significant slowdown after several years of rapid growth.
Startups
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected the Tekever AR5 unmanned aerial system to replace the British Army's Watchkeeper surveillance drones under a program valued at up to £400 million.
NATO
NATO is strengthening its role in coordinating defense industrial production as Allies increase military spending and seek to expand manufacturing capacity. The Alliance is introducing new mechanisms to improve procurement coordination, industrial engagement, and long-term production planning.
Analysis
Drones and counter-drones are fully funded. Missiles, subsea, space, propulsion, and biodefense are the seven defense-tech investment categories still open in 2026, several map directly onto Western Balkans capability.
Poland
Poland has proposed hosting part of a future Patriot interceptor production program under a trilateral framework with the United States and Ukraine. Warsaw argues that manufacturing in Poland would provide a secure location while strengthening NATO's missile production capacity.
Czech Republic
Czech defense company LPP Holding is expanding its Narwhal missile program with two additional variants, broadening a project that aims to establish a domestic family of long range precision strike systems. The move reflects growing demand for indigenous missile capabilities across Europe.
Industry
Rising European defense spending is creating new opportunities for automotive manufacturers and logistics providers to support military supply chains.
Poland
Romanian Deputy Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Dragoș-Dumitru Iacob visited the NATO Forward Land Forces Battle Group in Poland to assess training infrastructure, multinational readiness, and Romanian air defense operations.
Romania
India and Romania have agreed to expand bilateral defense cooperation, including closer engagement between their defense industries. The two countries also plan to increase military exchanges, training, and capacity-building activities.
Czech Republic
Ukraine’s Airlogix and Czech manufacturer PBS Group have agreed to establish local production of small turbine engines for unmanned aircraft. The project will begin with assembly and maintenance capabilities before moving toward deeper manufacturing in Ukraine.
Poland
Poland has signed 29 agreements worth PLN 753 million under the PERUN defense research program. The projects cover artificial intelligence, autonomous platforms, space technologies, cyber defense, and battlefield medicine.