The European Commission is “carefully assessing” a request from the Baltic States for 500 million euros to strengthen defences against drones, saying it understands the security concerns facing Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and takes them “very seriously”. The commission’s response was revealed on September 24 evening after the defence ministers of the three Baltic states…
Poland’s defense holding, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), plans to launch a project with a Ukrainian partner to jointly produce ground robotic systems. Rafal Harmoza, director of PGZ’s International Cooperation Department, said this. According to Harmoza, the Polish side is closely following the development of Ukrainian defense technologies that provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with an…
Wolfram Europa will invest EUR 200 million to build an explosives and warhead manufacturing complex near Jekabpils, Latvia, with production set to begin in 2027. The 40-hectare facility will be built on land secured under a long-term agreement with Latvia’s State Forests (LVM). Construction and production are planned in three phases beginning in 2027, with…
Lithuania’s arms and military equipment procurement system is failing to meet the needs of its armed forces despite rapidly rising defence spending, the National Audit Office reports. The findings prompted the defence minister to announce that legislative proposals to overhaul the system will be submitted to parliament this autumn. The audit found that the proportion…
Ukraine and Germany have entered a new phase of their defense partnership: companies from both countries are already establishing more than ten joint ventures to produce drones, long-range weapons, and air defense systems. Oleksii Makeev, Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, spoke about this. “We are currently in a phase where more than ten joint ventures are…
The Polish state-owned defense holding Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) is considering opening an office in Ukraine to further develop cooperation with its Ukrainian partners. PGZ CEO Adam Leszkiewicz made the statement. “Our cooperation with Ukraine did not begin just a year or two ago. We have been working together for much longer and are continuously…
Lithuania’s state-owned Giraite Armament Plant has begun producing anti-drone cartridges, with test batches already dispatched to Sweden and France and interest from several other countries. The plant, a small-calibre ammunition manufacturer based in Kaunas district, developed the ammunition concept last year drawing on experience from Ukraine. Prototypes were tested in laboratories and at a firing…