The Romanian General Directorate for Armaments and the French Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA)) have signed an agreement to supply twelve Thales GM200 Multi-Mission All-in-one (GM200MM/A) radars to protect the Romanian airspace. 🇷🇴 🇫🇷 🇪🇺  www.thalesgroup.com/en/news-cent...

On 16 July 2026, 🇰🇷's Defence Acquisition Program Administration chose Hanwha Aerospace's Arion-SMET for the RoK Army's first multipurpose UGV programme. The plan is to use robots to take over dangerous jobs like logistics, reconnaissance, and evacuating casualties

The Israeli military is thinking about buying P-8 Poseidon planes to compete with Türkiye’s navy. According to a report by The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli military is thinking about buying P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to deal with Türkiye.🇹🇷

Lockheed Martin signed two agreements with Aerostar 🇷🇴 and MarcTel 🇷🇴 at the 2026 Farnborough Air Show (July 21) to work together on future AN/TPQ-53 radars in Romania

Lockheed Martin and Leonardo are expanding C-130J Super Hercules maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities across Europe and the MENA region, with Leonardo expected to strengthen its role as a regional MRO hub in Italy.

Saab and Embraer signed a Heads of Agreement to potentially increase Gripen fighter production at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto industrial complex in Brazil. The agreement covers the potential production of 20 additional aircraft, and the companies aim to finalize it in 2026.

LIG Defense & Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus Helicopters to advance the development of next-generation unmanned aerial systems (UAS). 📌Farnborough International Airshow

The US has approved the export of KAAN fighter engines! "We have 10 F110 engines for our prototypes. For the serial production of KAAN, we are buying 80 engines." Mehmet Demiroglu

🇮🇹Ornella Muti and her daughter have decided to obtain russian citizenship and move to russia🤭 ua.news/en/znamenito...

They recently visited the MKAB base to learn more about the U.S. Army’s mission, its emergency response capabilities, and life on the base.

The U.S. Army is pleased to welcome a group of young people from Romania called the “Young Spirit Association” (AST). The AST group is dedicated to training future leaders through volunteer and educational activities.

#BusinessPartnerDay Rheinmetall locks in €5.7B deal with Romania under EU’s SAFE program. Local production of Lynx IFVs, Skyranger/Skynex air defense, ammo, and 4 warships. Tech transfer inbound. Mediaș, Mangalia, Axente Sever & Victoria-strategic hubs. First deliveries: 2028.

La DGA (Direction générale de l'armement) renforce les communications spatiales des armées françaises. Deux accords-cadres ont été notifiés coup sur coup pendant Eurosatory et officialisés début juillet: - Caméléon, confié à Greenerwave (avec Airbus Defence and Space et Thales)

Lithuania is in advanced talks with the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems regarding the purchase of new weapons systems. Earlier this month, the country received an additional batch of Spike LR2 anti-tank guided missiles under a contract worth over €3 million.

Taipei 🇹🇼 plans to cancel a $30.5 million contract for 26 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) countermeasure systems from Tron Future Tech after the equipment repeatedly failed to meet military standards.

The NB 969, built for NKT, has left the Vard Shipyards in Tulcea, Romania, and is en route to the Vard Brattvåg shipyard. The NKT Eleonora is a cable-laying vessel designed by Salt Ship Design and contracted with NKT in 2023. #FINCANTIERI #VARD

DP World and the 🇪🇺 EBRD signed a loan agreement for up to €25 million to electrify operations at the 🇷🇴 Constanța South Container Terminal. The investment is part of a €100 million modernization program that will reduce CO₂ emissions by more than 6,000 metric tons per year.

For the first time ever, a Ukrainian robot armed with a machine gun has landed on the occupied shore of the Kinburn Spit. They transported it across the Black Sea using an unmanned maritime platform and immediately used it to destroy everything ruzzian.

The US Air Force signed a $50M contract with AEVEX to boost drone operations. Initial funding of $27M will advance work on a long-range precision strike platform designed to operate in GPS-denied environments.

At least two K2 Black Panther tanks and six K808 armored vehicles from 🇰🇷 South Korea to the 🇵🇪 Peruvian port of Callao. The Peruvian Army has not signed a formal K2 purchase contract, indicating that the vehicles will be used for testing rather than active service.

In collaboration with the American company Anduril, Poland will manufacture the Barracuda-500M cruise missile in Bydgoszcz.

On 29 June 2026, the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force commissioned the tenth Mogami-class frigate, the JS Nagara. The handover ceremony for the new escort ship, the 3,900-metric-ton “Nagara”, took place at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki shipyard in Nagasaki City.

Hanwha Aerospace celebrated the first delivery of K9 SPH from its factory in 🇰🇷Changwon to 🇵🇱Poland. The K9EC2 program is another step in our long-term partnership with Poland. It is built on trust, proven performance, and a shared commitment to strengthening defence capabilities.

UKRAINE Photo by Yefrem Lukatskyi

Today, the 🇺🇸 U.S. Army Black Sea Garrison - located at the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in 🇷🇴 and Novo Selo Training Area in 🇧🇬 - officially welcomed Lieutenant Colonel Jeffery M. Fritz as its new commander.🫡

The CEO of Dassault Aviation claimed that Airbus is attempting to exclude them from the multinational Eurodrone project. This development confirms a new conflict between the two aircraft manufacturers, in addition to the failure of plans for a European fighter jet. (Reuters)

Somarest Sibiu 🇷🇴, a Louis Vuitton supplier and part of the LVMH luxury group, reported a 6.6% increase in net profit in 2025. According to data from the Ministry of Finance, revenue totalled 64.3 million euros in 2025, which was down 17.7% from the previous year.

The Indonesian 🇮🇩 government has announced that it will not be co-producing the KF-21 Boramae locally as had been planned, instead opting for a direct procurement from South Korea 🇰🇷.

Poland has signed a $4.8 billion contract with Saab for three A26 submarines to replace its ageing Soviet-era vessels. Delivery of the vessels is expected to be completed by 2038, thereby strengthening NATO’s security in the Baltic Sea. www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...

The Nokian Tyres plant in Oradea 🇷🇴, which cost a total of €650 million to build, has reached a workforce of 560 people, and the company is continuing to hire as it plans a second expansion phase.