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Signal No. 159 · Damen claims EUR 4.68 billion over the F126

Damen, removed from the F126 frigate programme in June, claims EUR 4.68 billion under the contract, most of it, its lawyer says, owed to subcontractors.

Großwald Signal

Signal No. 158 · Russia's draft budget: RUB 17.1 trillion for defence

[DPL] Policy [RUC] Russia-Ukraine

Russia's Draft 2027 Budget Puts National Defence at RUB 17.1 Trillion, 26.4 Per Cent Above Plan — RUB 16.3 Trillion in 2029 as Internal Security Rises

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [UXS] Uncrewed & Autonomy [DEZ] Germany

The Bundeswehr Will Form Its First Drone Regiment in 2027 in the 10th Armoured Division — 600 Soldiers, Ranges to 500 km

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

Poland's Positive-Identification Rule Takes Effect on 1 October — Shoot-Downs on Radar and Intelligence Data, Without Visual Confirmation

[DIN] Industry [GRD] Land [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

Construction Begins on the Kaunas Leopard 2A8 Plant; EPSO-G Signs for 25.1 Per Cent — "Up to 38" of Lithuania's 44 Tanks to Be Assembled There

Großwald Signal

Signal No. 157 · Kaliningrad: Russia's nuclear warning to NATO, in writing

[DIN] Industry

[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

Poland's Positive-Identification Rule Takes Effect on 1 October — Shoot-Downs on Radar and Intelligence Data, Without Visual Confirmation

[DIN] Industry [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

Kongsberg Signs NOK 10 Billion of NASAMS for Belgium — the Dutch Procurement Authority Buys on Belgium's Behalf

[DIN] Industry [INT] NATO & EU [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

EC Identifies First Five Euro Defence Projects of Common Interest: Drones, Maritime and Seabed, Space, Federated Air and Missile Defence, Eastern Flank Watch; EUR 325M From EDIP

[DIN] Industry [SEA] Sea [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali Signs EUR 3.7 Billion With OCCAR for Two DDX Destroyers for the Italian Navy — Fincantieri and Leonardo Sub-Contracts to Follow

[DPL] Policy [DEZ] Germany [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

Bundestag Approves Twelve 25M Submissions — AMRAAM and Meteor, IRIS-T SLM for the F125 Frigates, Fennek D-LBO Radios, Secunet SINA

[DPL] Policy [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

Poland Joins the Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition — No Polish Company or Contribution Named

[DPL] Policy [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [RUC] Russia-Ukraine

German GEM-T Patriot Interceptors for Ukraine Reach Congressional Record — Against 123 Russian RM-48U Target Rounds in 39 Days

[DPL] Policy [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [RUC] Russia-Ukraine

State Department Approves USD 2.68 Billion Air-Defence Sale to Ukraine — "S-300 Clone" and GAM-67 Missiles

[OPS] Operations [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

Poland's Operational Commander Issues a Pre-Authorised Shoot-Down Order for a Jet Drone 4km Short of the Border at Yahodyn

[DPL] Policy [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [RUC] Russia-Ukraine

Second EUR 6.1 Billion for Ukraine Approved; PAC-3 Admitted by Derogation, Including via PURL

[MDF] Doctrine & Force

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [UXS] Uncrewed & Autonomy [DEZ] Germany

The Bundeswehr Will Form Its First Drone Regiment in 2027 in the 10th Armoured Division — 600 Soldiers, Ranges to 500 km

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

Poland's Positive-Identification Rule Takes Effect on 1 October — Shoot-Downs on Radar and Intelligence Data, Without Visual Confirmation

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [DEZ] Germany [INT] NATO & EU

Deployment Hub Bremerhaven 2031: Pistorius, Bremen and BLG Sign a LoI for up to EUR 1.35B — Forty-Plus Port, Rail and Airport Measures

[CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

[DIN] Industry [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus [CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

Poland Hands PLN 350 Million in Homeland Defence Act Grants to 86 Firms and Institutes to Hold Wartime Production and Repair Capacity

[GRZ] Grey Zone [AIR] Air [CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

Russian Mi-8 Crosses the Polish Border North of Braniewo, 300 Metres Deep for 42 Seconds — Fighters Scrambled, Sikorski Names an Apology as the Price

[DIN] Industry [GRD] Land [CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

Latvia Drops the Swedish Archer for Excalibur Army's Morana 155 mm Howitzer — First Deliveries 2027, BAE Disputes the Timeline

[OPS] Operations [AIR] Air [CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

Germany Sends Four Eurofighters to Lielvārde for the Week of Latvia's 3 October Election — Riga Asked After Repeated Drone Violations

[DIN] Industry [STK] Deep Strike [CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

Croatia Signs for 18 K239 Chunmoo Launchers at EUR 435.2 Million, WB Electronics Command System Separately

[DPL] Policy [CEE] Central & Eastern Europe [RUC] Russia-Ukraine

Estonia's Pevkur Resigns Over EUR 70 Million in European Peace Facility Advances to Datasel

[DPL] Policy [INT] NATO & EU [CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

The Commission Pays Romania EUR 2.5 Billion in SAFE Pre-Financing, the Third Member State Paid

[STK] Deep Strike

[DIN] Industry [STK] Deep Strike [ARC] Arctic & Nordics

FMV Confirms Sweden's SEK 7 Billion HIMARS Buy With First Delivery in 2027 — Selection Turned on Time to Operational Capability

[DIN] Industry [STK] Deep Strike

Making Europe's defence legible.

Signal No. 159 · Damen claims EUR 4.68 billion over the F126

Signal No. 158 · Russia's draft budget: RUB 17.1 trillion for defence

Russia's Draft 2027 Budget Puts National Defence at RUB 17.1 Trillion, 26.4 Per Cent Above Plan — RUB 16.3 Trillion in 2029 as Internal Security Rises

The Bundeswehr Will Form Its First Drone Regiment in 2027 in the 10th Armoured Division — 600 Soldiers, Ranges to 500 km

Poland's Positive-Identification Rule Takes Effect on 1 October — Shoot-Downs on Radar and Intelligence Data, Without Visual Confirmation

Construction Begins on the Kaunas Leopard 2A8 Plant; EPSO-G Signs for 25.1 Per Cent — "Up to 38" of Lithuania's 44 Tanks to Be Assembled There

Signal No. 157 · Kaliningrad: Russia's nuclear warning to NATO, in writing

[DIN] Industry

UK Extends Airbus's A400M Atlas Support to April 2029 for GBP 190 Million — Mission-Capable Aircraft a Day From 10 to 13

Construction Begins on the Kaunas Leopard 2A8 Plant; EPSO-G Signs for 25.1 Per Cent — "Up to 38" of Lithuania's 44 Tanks to Be Assembled There

Latvia, Slovakia and Tatra Defence Systems Sign a Trilateral Agreement for Morana 155 mm Howitzers and Rocket Artillery — SAFE Financing

Finland Orders a EUR 13 Million Pre-Series of Patria TRACKX Tracked Vehicles — Sweden Takes Five for Trials, Deliveries From 2027

Kongsberg Signs NOK 10 Billion of NASAMS for Belgium — the Dutch Procurement Authority Buys on Belgium's Behalf

Poland Hands PLN 350 Million in Homeland Defence Act Grants to 86 Firms and Institutes to Hold Wartime Production and Repair Capacity

EC Identifies First Five Euro Defence Projects of Common Interest: Drones, Maritime and Seabed, Space, Federated Air and Missile Defence, Eastern Flank Watch; EUR 325M From EDIP

GE Aerospace and WZL-1 Sign the Final T700/CT7 Agreement: Dęblin Becomes the Licensed Engine MRO for Poland's Apache, Black Hawk, AW149 and AW101 Fleets

Programme Euston: Three Floating Docks for the Submarine Fleet at HM Naval Base Clyde Through a UK-Only Competition — "Multi-Billion"

AMRAAM: Raytheon Gets an Undefinitized USD 20.7 Billion Multi-Year Ceiling to June 2033 — Eleven European States Among Sixteen FMS Customers

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[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

Poland's Positive-Identification Rule Takes Effect on 1 October — Shoot-Downs on Radar and Intelligence Data, Without Visual Confirmation

Kongsberg Signs NOK 10 Billion of NASAMS for Belgium — the Dutch Procurement Authority Buys on Belgium's Behalf

EC Identifies First Five Euro Defence Projects of Common Interest: Drones, Maritime and Seabed, Space, Federated Air and Missile Defence, Eastern Flank Watch; EUR 325M From EDIP

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali Signs EUR 3.7 Billion With OCCAR for Two DDX Destroyers for the Italian Navy — Fincantieri and Leonardo Sub-Contracts to Follow

Bundestag Approves Twelve 25M Submissions — AMRAAM and Meteor, IRIS-T SLM for the F125 Frigates, Fennek D-LBO Radios, Secunet SINA

Poland Joins the Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition — No Polish Company or Contribution Named

German GEM-T Patriot Interceptors for Ukraine Reach Congressional Record — Against 123 Russian RM-48U Target Rounds in 39 Days

State Department Approves USD 2.68 Billion Air-Defence Sale to Ukraine — "S-300 Clone" and GAM-67 Missiles

Poland's Operational Commander Issues a Pre-Authorised Shoot-Down Order for a Jet Drone 4km Short of the Border at Yahodyn

Second EUR 6.1 Billion for Ukraine Approved; PAC-3 Admitted by Derogation, Including via PURL

[MDF] Doctrine & Force

The Bundeswehr Will Form Its First Drone Regiment in 2027 in the 10th Armoured Division — 600 Soldiers, Ranges to 500 km

Poland's Positive-Identification Rule Takes Effect on 1 October — Shoot-Downs on Radar and Intelligence Data, Without Visual Confirmation

Deployment Hub Bremerhaven 2031: Pistorius, Bremen and BLG Sign a LoI for up to EUR 1.35B — Forty-Plus Port, Rail and Airport Measures

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[CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

Poland Hands PLN 350 Million in Homeland Defence Act Grants to 86 Firms and Institutes to Hold Wartime Production and Repair Capacity

Russian Mi-8 Crosses the Polish Border North of Braniewo, 300 Metres Deep for 42 Seconds — Fighters Scrambled, Sikorski Names an Apology as the Price

Latvia Drops the Swedish Archer for Excalibur Army's Morana 155 mm Howitzer — First Deliveries 2027, BAE Disputes the Timeline

Germany Sends Four Eurofighters to Lielvārde for the Week of Latvia's 3 October Election — Riga Asked After Repeated Drone Violations

Croatia Signs for 18 K239 Chunmoo Launchers at EUR 435.2 Million, WB Electronics Command System Separately

Estonia's Pevkur Resigns Over EUR 70 Million in European Peace Facility Advances to Datasel

The Commission Pays Romania EUR 2.5 Billion in SAFE Pre-Financing, the Third Member State Paid

[STK] Deep Strike

FMV Confirms Sweden's SEK 7 Billion HIMARS Buy With First Delivery in 2027 — Selection Turned on Time to Operational Capability

Indra Unveils the Squall Cruise Missile at Unvex — 300+ km, 50+ kg Warhead