Germany’s defence procurement is surging to historic levels. In mid-December 2025, the Bundestag’s budget committee cleared roughly €50 billion in new equipment contracts, pushing the 2025 defence budget to a record around €83 billion. Among the more than 100 projects
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The Baltic Sea has quietly become a submarine battleground. Sweden’s recent entry into NATO and Poland’s Orka programme are shaking up undersea balances. In November 2025, Warsaw chose Sweden’s Saab to supply three A26 Blekinge-class submarines, a deal worth about
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Germany’s Bundeswehr is on the verge of commissioning a major new satellite constellation from an unprecedented partnership between defence giant Rheinmetall AG and Finnish start-up ICEYE. According to Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger, the plan is to deliver 40 low-Earth orbit
The transformation of Valmet Automotive’s Uusikaupunki plant from a Saab car line to a future armoured-vehicle factory marks a new chapter in Finland’s industrial evolution: farewell, cars — welcome, armour. When Patria Land Oy and Valmet Automotive Oyj announced their
Sweden has taken a historic step towards becoming a major arms supplier to Ukraine, signing a letter of intent (LOI) covering the export of up to 150 Saab JAS-39 Gripen E fighters. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
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The Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition, held at London’s ExCeL centre on 9–12 September 2025, was one of the largest in the show’s history, drawing more than 1,600 exhibitors and 45,000 attendees. The event ran against a turbulent geopolitical backdrop
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In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European governments have boosted defence budgets and begun a slow re‑armament. Listed defence firms have enjoyed surging valuations, while privately held groups are looking for ways to fund expansion. Against this backdrop,
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Finnish defence firm Patria and UK-based Babcock International Group have sealed a teaming agreement to produce the Patria 6×6 armoured vehicle within the United Kingdom, as part of the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme. Babcock may open more
In mid-July 2025, Finland’s navy was alerted to an unusual visitor: INS Tamal, a newly delivered Indian Navy frigate built in Russia, was transiting northern European waters. Finnish and Swedish maritime authorities confirmed Tamal reported it was bound for the
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Denmark is dramatically boosting its Arctic surveillance capabilities by purchasing four over-the-horizon unmanned drones. Norway has also been studying long-range drones for its High North, eyeing the MQ-9B and other platforms for Arctic surveillance. This is a significant upgrade of
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