Croatia
Croatia has committed nearly €14 million to NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), enabling the purchase of US-made weapons for Ukraine while simultaneously advancing its own major defence modernisation programmes.
Poland
Poland has taken a decisive step toward defense industrial independence as a Hanwha–WB consortium moves to establish a domestic factory for Chunmoo-guided rockets under the Homar-K program, strengthening local production, logistics resilience, and long-range strike capability.
Italy
Italy has received its first Rheinmetall Skynex air defence system, becoming the first NATO member to field the cannon-based solution designed to counter drones and low-altitude threats, with the initial battery handed over at the Air Defence Artillery Command in Sabaudia.
Romania
Radu Miruță has been sworn in as Romania’s new defense minister, moving from an interim role to permanent leadership as Bucharest seeks continuity in defense reform and military modernization.
Croatia
Innovation is now a strategic responsibility in Europe’s defense industry, as unmanned systems reshape military and civil protection capabilities. Gordan Pesic of DOK-ING says smaller, agile industries can play a decisive role if innovation is treated as a long-term commitment.
Poland
Poland’s defence holding PGZ is considering a multi-billion-złoty issuance of retail and institutional bonds in 2026, alongside potential acquisitions of defence companies abroad, as the group projects record revenues and profits driven by ammunition, air-defence, and armoured vehicle programs.
Belgium
Belgium has approved a €140.8 million program to acquire hundreds of mini-drones for its forces deployed in Romania and Lithuania, strengthening NATO reconnaissance and situational awareness on the Alliance’s eastern flank.
Germany
German AI defense startup Helsing and Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace are joining forces to build a sovereign European satellite constellation for intelligence, surveillance, targeting and secure communications by 2029.
Poland
Poland is negotiating the transfer of its ageing MiG-29 fleet to Ukraine in exchange for Ukrainian drone and missile technologies, a move that could strengthen Kyiv’s air capabilities while accelerating Warsaw’s defense-industrial development.
Croatia
Croatia has approved a landmark €2.05 billion defence modernization package, acquiring Leopard 2A8 tanks, CAESAR Mk2 howitzers, a domestically integrated anti-drone system, and 420 Tatra military trucks. Funded via the EU SAFE instrument, the deal accelerates Croatia’s NATO interoperability.
Slovakia
ZVS Holding has secured a landmark seven-year, €58 billion ammunition framework with the Slovak Ministry of Defense, establishing Slovakia as the core production hub for EU artillery and tank munitions.
Croatia
Orqa has expanded its drone manufacturing capacity in Osijek to 280,000 EU-made, NDAA-compliant drones annually — a pivotal shift as Europe seeks secure, non-Chinese supply chains for defence-grade unmanned systems.