United States
AeroVironment Wins $464.8M US Army Laser Weapons Contract
AeroVironment will supply LOCUST X3 laser weapons to the US Army under a $464.8 million deal, expanding a defense portfolio already present in Central and Eastern Europe.
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania Fast-Tracks Drone Interceptors and New Radars
Lithuania will fast-track interceptor drones and short-range and passive radars as Vilnius builds a lower-cost defense layer against small aerial threats.
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
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.
Lithuania
Rheinmetall Wins €250M Contract for Lithuania Military Camp
Rheinmetall will build a €250 million modular military camp in Lithuania for up to 2,000 soldiers and operate it for €40 million annually.
Poland
Poland Signs $2.2 Billion Piorun Missile Deal for NATO Allies
Poland signed an $2.2 billion Piorun missile framework deal covering several thousand systems for Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway.
Lithuania
Ukraine’s DEMZ to Build Ammunition Plant in Lithuania
Ukraine’s DEMZ plans to invest in ammunition production in Lithuania, adding another Ukrainian manufacturer to the Baltic state’s expanding defense industry.
Austria
Austria Exposes €3.3M Supply Network for Russian Arms Industry
Austria dismantled a sanctions-evasion network that sent more than €3.3 million in European industrial equipment to Russian defense manufacturers linked to Rostec.
Lithuania
Lithuania Eyes South Korean Air Defense and Anti-Drone Systems
Lithuania is exploring South Korean air defense and anti-drone systems, with delivery speed and potential local production among its procurement priorities.
Lithuania
Lithuania Advances Local Production of Ukrainian Drones
Lithuania is moving to localize production of Ukrainian-designed drones under a bilateral Drone Deal, deepening defense-industrial cooperation through technology transfer and joint manufacturing while strengthening NATO's eastern flank.
Analysis
NATO's Baltic Drone Wall: What Is Actually Being Built
A Latvian government collapsed over a single stray drone in May 2026. Here is what the Baltic Drone Wall actually is, why at least five overlapping programs share that name, and where the industrial opportunities sit.
Lithuania
YIT Lietuva to Build Lithuania's Leopard 2A8 Tank Plant in Kaunas
YIT Lietuva has signed a roughly EUR 29 million Design-Build contract to construct Lithuania's Leopard 2A8 tank assembly and maintenance facility in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone, with operations expected to begin by the end of 2028.