Insights into defense and ammunition manufacturing across Europe — from regional suppliers to global industry leaders driving investment, innovation, and security.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ginex management sides with workers, rejecting the Supervisory Board’s pay-increase plan tied to reduced job-complexity coefficients. Production remains halted, and the company calls for urgent government intervention.
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.
With Bamako surrounded and Burkina Faso buying Chinese artillery by the dozen, the Sahel’s shifting alliances are redrawing Africa’s defence map. The West is losing ground — and South-East European manufacturers may find an opening where others retreat.
Slovenia
Slovenian drone company OneDrone is expanding its regional footprint through its Croatian branch, offering full-service UAV and CUAV solutions that combine training, industrial operations, and advanced autonomous systems.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia’s state-owned defense company BNT TMiH has launched domestic drone production, unveiling single-use and reusable UAVs built entirely with local expertise and components. The move marks Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry into the growing group of nations developing indigenous drone technology.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Production at Bosnia’s ammunition giant UNIS Ginex has been halted again as workers await confirmation of a promised 20% wage increase and 400 BAM bonus.
Opinion
From Kyiv to Tel Aviv, one truth is reshaping global defense economics: it’s cheaper to attack than to defend. As thousands of drones flood the skies, interception has become the fastest-growing frontier — and the next trillion-dollar race in defense technology.
Poland
The Polish-American startup SalesPatriot is building a next-generation defense procurement platform — combining AI, structured data, and legacy systems — to speed up supply chains and strengthen Western defense resilience.
United States
Pytho AI, founded by ex-Marine Michael Mearn, is developing an AI-driven planning platform to modernize the Department of Defense’s mission planning process—cutting preparation time from days to minutes.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria has signed a landmark agreement with Germany’s Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder and ammunition factory producing 155mm shells and modular charge systems. The €500 million joint venture with VMZ–Sopot will create nearly 1,000 high-skilled jobs.
Italy
Facing a historic decline in car production, Italian automotive suppliers are increasingly entering the defence sector. With defence spending set to more than double by 2027, Italy is exploring industrial reconversion as a national strategy for growth and security.
Slovakia
Slovak company DefTech has confirmed its Wolf 25 AD air-defense system was successfully tested and deployed in Ukraine, offering dual counter-drone and ground-attack capabilities through its 25 mm Oerlikon cannon and AESA radar tracking suite.