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26 August

Artistic illustration of a Shahed drone being targeted.

Ukraine’s Defense Industry Reports Limited Progress on Arms Exports

Ukraine’s defense industry has secured no more than 10 small export contracts since Kyiv announced the return of controlled arms exports.

26 August

Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner presenting the upgraded Leopard and Ulan vehicles

Rojoef Manuel

Austria Receives First Upgraded Leopard Tanks, Ulan Combat Vehicles

Austria has received its first modernized Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and Ulan infantry fighting vehicles at the Austrian Armed Forces’ Jansa Barracks in Großmittel.

26 August

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he sees "no point" in meeting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky until a peace deal was ready, rebuffing the Ukrainian leader's call for a face-to-face encounter.

Giulia Bernacchi

Russians Face Growing Pressure to Sign Military Contracts: Report

Russian security forces have intensified efforts to pressure civilians and conscripts into signing military contracts.

26 August

The Garpia-A1E loitering munition. Photo: Rosoboronexport

Rojoef Manuel

Russia Launches Export Campaign for Garpia-A1E Kamikaze Drone

Russia’s state-owned company Rosoboronexport has launched an international marketing initiative for the Garpia-A1E, a new long-range loitering munition manufactured by peer enterprise Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defence Corporation.

26 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Ukraine’s New USV Can Act as ‘Mothership’ for Interceptor Drones

A new unmanned surface vessel from Ukrainian firm UFORCE that can serve as a "mothership" allows interceptor drones to be launched directly at sea.

26 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Kongsberg’s New Underwater Sonar Brings AI-Powered Threat Detection

Kongsberg is expanding its maritime surveillance beneath the surface with a new sonar system designed to detect, classify, and track underwater threats.

26 August

Christine Casimiro

ICEYE Strengthens Dutch Ties With Establishment of Netherlands Entity

Finnish space technology firm ICEYE is establishing a local presence based in Amsterdam, further strengthening its support for the Netherlands' sovereign space-based defense.

26 August

Jodesz Gavilan

Poland, NATO Allies Sign $2.2B Deal for Piorun Air Defense Systems

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Norway will buy thousands of Piorun air defense systems under a more than $2.2-billion agreement.

26 August

An artist rendition of Destinus' Hornet B2.

Jodesz Gavilan

Dutch Navy Adds Hornet B2 to Counter-Drone Arsenal

The Dutch Navy is moving to integrate Destinus’ Hornet B2 interceptor into its fleet as the Netherlands responds to a growing threat from drones at sea.

25 August