Eurosatory 2026: A Visual Report – Part 1
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July 2026
Nammo Turns a Proven Anti-tank Weapon into a Drone Killer
Instead of designing an entirely new missile, Norwegian defence manufacturer Nammo has taken a combat-proven anti-armour warhead already used extensively in Ukraine and integrated it with a modular unmanned aerial vehicle, creating a precision strike weapon aimed at one of
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Scata Bets on a French Chassis and Gulf Demand to Break into Armoured Vehicles
A Finnish start-up has entered one of the defence industry’s most unforgiving markets with an 18-tonne armoured vehicle, a French drivetrain and no disclosed customers. Scata unveiled its MK1 at Eurosatory in Paris in June. The company says the modular
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Swedish Breakthrough Aims to Reshape Military Armour with 3D-Printed Protection
For more than four decades, armour design has revolved around cutting, machining and welding hardened steel plate. Swedish steelmaker SSAB believes that paradigm is about to change. Its launch of Armox 500 AM Powder marks what the company says is
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Bunker Books: Hinterlands – Journeys through Europe’s Unfinished Frontiers by Hannah Lucinda Smith (2026)
Europe’s forgotten frontiers are where the next crisis is already beginning. Hannah Lucinda Smith’s Hinterlands (Profile Books, 2026, 288 pages) begins from a proposition that western European governments have spent decades trying to avoid: Europe’s periphery is central to Europe’s
Europe’s Bid for an Independent Missile Defence
Europe has launched its first dedicated anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine at its centre, marking the continent’s most ambitious attempt yet to build a sovereign shield against Russia’s growing missile threat. Turning declarations into production lines, interoperable systems and credible
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From Notre-Dame to Battlefields – French Robots Are Saving First Responders’ Lives in Ukraine
A French robotics company best known for helping firefighters battle the 2019 blaze at Notre-Dame Cathedral is now emerging as part of Europe’s broader effort to strengthen civil security and resilience in an era of war and hybrid threats. If
The Future Battlefield Cannot Run on Foreign Permission
Control of AI models, software and battlefield networks is becoming a central determinant of military power. As access to advanced AI becomes subject to export controls and political decisions, sovereign digital capabilities are acquiring the same strategic importance as ammunition,
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