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9 September

A drone on display during Greece's field exercise in November 2025.

ELVO Invests $46M to Add Drone Production in Greece

ELVO is investing $46 million to expand and modernize its defense manufacturing operations in northern Greece, including production capacity for drones.

8 September

Rendering of a Russian Kasta-2E2 surveillance radar station. Photo: General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Rojoef Manuel

Ukrainian Drone Attack Blinds $60M Russian Air Defense System in Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine has deployed strike drones against a Russian Kasta-2E2 surveillance radar station reportedly worth more than $60 million near Vyshneve in occupied Zaporizhzhia.

8 September

Giulia Bernacchi

Russian War Spending Hits Record $123B in First Half of 2026

Russia spent a record $123.4 billion on its military and weapons production during the first half of this year.

8 September

Rojoef Manuel

Planet Labs Inks Seven-Figure Satellite Imagery Support Deal in Europe

Earth-imaging firm Planet Labs PBC has secured a seven-figure contract to provide solutions and ancillary services for a European defense and intelligence customer.

8 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Land Rover Presents Next-Gen Military Vehicle With Monocoque Design

Jaguar Land Rover is entering a new phase of technological innovation with the Defender Wolf Series II, a next-generation light mobility vehicle built for challenging environments.

8 September

Christine Casimiro

Rafael, Lower Saxony, Aurelius Capital Plan Defense Hub at VW Osnabrück Plant

Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant could become a defense hub under a planned takeover by Aurelius Capital and the German state of Lower Saxony, with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems lined up as an initial industrial partner.

8 September

Medics were tested in a war fighting scenario.

Giulia Bernacchi

UK Plans Veteran Mobilization Drill to Test Wartime Readiness

The UK will hold a major exercise next year to test its ability to recall and deploy former military personnel during a crisis.

8 September

UK space operations personnel monitor orbital activity as governments confront growing concerns over satellite disruption and contested space operations.

Giulia Bernacchi

UK Unveils $10.6B Space Strategy Focused on Defense, Satellite Security

The UK unveiled a space strategy that brings its civil, defense, and security programs under a single plan, with $10.6 billion in investments.

7 September

Rojoef Manuel

Patria Completes Finland’s First Locally Built F-35 Jet Engine

Patria has completed assembly of the initial F135 propulsion system that will power the Finnish Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II, marking a key milestone in the military’s fifth-generation combat aircraft program.

7 September