Europe
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Jul- 2025 -26 July
US Announces $4B Loan Guarantee for Poland Military Purchases
The United States announced Friday that it is providing a $4 billion loan guarantee for the purchase of American military equipment by Poland, which borders both Russia and war-torn Ukraine.
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25 July
Airbus Starts Flight Tests of France’s Guépard Helicopters
Airbus has begun flight evaluations of the H160M Guépard aircraft in support of the French Armed Forces’ Joint Light Helicopter Program.
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25 July
Turkey, Spain Deepen Military Ties With Hürjet Training Aircraft Agreement
Turkish Aerospace Industries has signed an agreement with Airbus to formalize the export of Ankara’s Hürjet indigenous trainer aircraft to Spain.
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25 July
Turkey Invests in First Homegrown Air Defense Destroyer, New Patrol Boats
Turkey’s government-owned shipbuilder ASFAT has secured contracts to build the country’s first locally-developed air defense destroyer and four additional offshore patrol vessels.
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25 July
KAAN Fighter Jet to Get Advanced Decoys That Flood Enemy Radars With False Targets
Turkish firm Electronic Warfare Systems Engineering is set to equip the upcoming KAAN fighter jets with “next-generation” tools to boost their survivability against advanced radar and drone threats.
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25 July
Germany Seeks to Accelerate Defense Procurement With New Draft Law
Germany’s cabinet has approved a draft law aimed at speeding up defense procurement and military base construction works.
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25 July
Ukrainian Firm Mass Produces Drone-Proof Robotic Vehicle
Ukrainian tech company Kvertus has launched serial production of a ground robot resistant to electronic warfare.
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25 July
Swarms of ‘Spy Cockroaches’ Set to Creep Into Germany’s Defense Strategy
A German company is developing swarm robots from live cockroaches fitted with tiny “backpacks” to take on covert intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
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25 July
Lithuania Ramps Up Drone Deployment, Strengthens Air Defense
Lithuania is beginning a systematic integration of unmanned aerial systems and enhancement of air defense capabilities across its armed forces.
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25 July
Germany Plans Compulsory Military Screening for Young Men
Germany plans to reintroduce compulsory screening for military service for 18-year-old men as part of plans to ramp up defense capabilities, a defense ministry source said Thursday.
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