Slovenia
Guardiaris has won a contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply a mobile small-arms training simulator for JKC Schieten facilities. The container-based Mobile Training Center will deliver highly realistic, deployable soldier training using Guardiaris’ in-house GUARD® simulation engine.
Croatia
Croatia’s Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić opens the Croatia’s Defence Industry 2025 conference in Zagreb, highlighting the nation’s growing role in EU defence programs and new investments in counter-drone technologies.
Croatia
Croatia has green-lit a €1.945 billion defense modernization program that will transform its military by 2030. The plan includes Leopard 2A8 tanks, CAESAR howitzers, TATRA heavy trucks, and an anti-drone network built with domestic industry partners.
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.
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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.
Slovenia
Ozmec Technologies and SSRD have launched TRITRI, a joint AI-driven drone development department unveiled at SIDEC 2025 in Celje, introducing Lampy and Speedo1 — two advanced UAS platforms built for search, rescue, and interception missions.
Slovenia
The newly established Slovenian defense company DOVOS has launched a national call for companies to express non-binding interest in defense, security, and resilience projects. The initiative aims to strengthen Slovenia’s defense industrial base.
Slovenia
Slovenia launched its first International Defence, Security, and Rescue Fair (SIDEC 2025) in Celje, featuring over 170 companies from 20 countries and marking a major step in the country’s defence industrial ambitions.
Ljubljana
Slovenia’s state holding company has established a new entity, Dovos, dedicated to advancing national capabilities in defense, security, and resilience.
Slovenia
Slovenian investment group MSIN has applied to acquire LOS Cerkno, a local ammunition producer known for copper-plated and brass bullets, signaling rising domestic interest in defense manufacturing.