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Sep- 2026 -

3 September

Germany Blames Moscow for Attempted Drone Attack at Leipzig Airport

Germany has accused Russia of carrying out an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport last August involving three unmanned aerial vehicles near Ukrainian aircraft.

3 September

NATO personnel receive a briefing on FPV drone training at Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine in Germany in 2025. Photo: 1st Lt. Tam Le/DVIDS

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine to Support German Defenses After Leipzig Drone Attack

Ukraine and Germany are developing joint measures to counter drones and strengthen the protection of critical infrastructures.

3 September

Inder Singh Bisht

Serco to Equip UK’s Missile-Warning Radar With New Space-Tracking System

The UK has awarded Serco a five-year contract to continue operating and maintaining the UK’s long-range ballistic missile-warning radar.

3 September

A French F-2 Rafale flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 8, 2016. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

Rojoef Manuel

Egypt Seeks Third French Deal for Additional Rafale Jets

Egypt has issued a request for proposal to Dassault Aviation for 24 additional Rafale supersonic combat aircraft.

2 September

Rojoef Manuel

Montenegro Upgrades Army’s Transport Fleet With Italian Eurocargo Trucks

Montenegro has received 31 Iveco Eurocargo logistics vehicles from Italy, marking the initial delivery under a defense agreement to modernize the Balkan state's military transport network.

2 September

Rojoef Manuel

Sweden to Build New Luleå Combat Fleet With $4.8B French FDI Frigates

Sweden has signed a contract worth approximately $4.8 billion with France’s state shipbuilder Naval Group for the procurement of four Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention warships.

2 September

M113 armored personnel carriers and Steyr 680M military trucks. Photo: Lebanese Armed Forces

Rojoef Manuel

Greece Bolsters Security Ties With Lebanon in Second Vehicle Donation

The Lebanese Armed Forces have taken delivery of the second shipment of military vehicles donated by Greece at the Port of Beirut.

2 September

Inder Singh Bisht

German Navy Tests Israeli 430-Km Naval Lora Ballistic Missile

The German Navy has completed two operational firing trials of Israel Aerospace Industries’ Naval Lora ballistic missile.

2 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Ukrainian Fixed-Wing UAV Offers Customizable Onboard Systems

Ukrainian firm BlueBird Tech is giving users the freedom to choose the onboard systems carried by its Bebradron KIT fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle.

2 September