Romania
South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace has started construction of its first European armoured vehicle production facility in Petrești, Romania. The site is designed to support local assembly of the K9 self-propelled howitzer and K10 ammunition vehicles.
Romania
Turkish armoured vehicle producer Otokar has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Romania’s Automecanica, a key partner in its Cobra II 4×4 vehicle programme. The acquisition aims to integrate local production and streamline execution of a major Romanian defence contract.
Romania
Bucharest has published a detailed procurement roadmap under the EU’s SAFE financing instrument, earmarking around €9.5 billion for military acquisitions through 2030. The programme focuses on layered air defence, ground combat systems, mobility assets and ISR capabilities.
Romania
Romania’s Ministry of Defence has submitted a request for a record defence budget for 2026, proposing direct funding that would amount to roughly 2.8 percent of GDP.
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.
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.
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.
Romania
Romanian Defense Minister Ionuț Moșteanu resigned over CV irregularities, prompting a leadership shift as Bucharest navigates drone incursions and prepares to leverage major EU defense financing.
Romania
Romania has signed a €626 million deal with France to purchase 231 Mistral air-defense systems and 934 missiles, strengthening its short-range defense layer as drone and missile threats increase near its border with Ukraine.
Romania
Oves Enterprise has announced the development of SAHARA, its first autonomous cruise missile engineered around the Nemesis AI platform and built almost entirely in-house in Romania. The system offers real-time adaptive flight, on-premise AI loading, and advanced sensor fusion.
Romania
Romania has unveiled its 2025–2030 National Defense Strategy, placing citizens at the center of national resilience and defining corruption as a major internal threat. The document highlights Russia, hybrid warfare, and strategic competition as key challenges.
Opinion
A little-noticed U.S. bill, the William S. Knudsen Defense Remobilization Act, would map bottlenecks and turn wartime demand models into peacetime contracts. Backed by Marco Rubio, it aims to reboot U.S. production—and send clearer, steadier signals to Europe and NATO supply chains.