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Signal No. 164 · MGCS: the tank goes national, the programme stays

France's chief of defence staff said Germany has quit the MGCS tank; the two defence ministers said the programme continues, and the French ministry dates service entry to the late 2040s.

Großwald Signal

Signal No. 163 · F128: the option cleared, completion targeted for 2035

Großwald Signal

Signal No. 162 · Fire Point: Russia names FREYJA's prime as its strike target

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [UXS] Uncrewed & Autonomy [INT] NATO & EU

EDA's European Vigilant Shield Rehearses Downed Drone Reactions — Tabletop at Santa Margarida, Wargame in 2027, Field Trial in 2028

Großwald Signal

Signal No. 161 · Black Sea: ships sunk off Romania and Bulgaria

[DPL] Policy [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus [INT] NATO & EU

Seimas Votes 106 to 18 in the First Reading to Delete Article 137, Lithuania's Ban on Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Bases

[OPS] Operations [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [ARC] Arctic & Nordics

Sweden Sends a Patriot Unit to NATO's Rzeszów Logistics Hub From December — About 100 Soldiers, Taking Over From the Netherlands

[DIN] Industry

[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

[OPS] Operations [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [ARC] Arctic & Nordics

Sweden Sends a Patriot Unit to NATO's Rzeszów Logistics Hub From December — About 100 Soldiers, Taking Over From the Netherlands

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

BAAINBw Contracts Diehl to Adapt IRIS-T SLM for Four F125 Frigates — Prototypes, Test Firings, Class Integration

[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 Five Defence Projects of Common Interest: Drones, Maritime and Seabed, Space, Air and Missile Defence, Eastern Flank Watch

[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

[MDF] Doctrine & Force

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [UXS] Uncrewed & Autonomy [INT] NATO & EU

EDA's European Vigilant Shield Rehearses Downed Drone Reactions — Tabletop at Santa Margarida, Wargame in 2027, Field Trial in 2028

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [SEA] Sea [DEZ] Germany

Germany Signs Letter of Intent for a Second North Sea Naval Base at Emden — Knock/Rysumer Nacken, Early 2030s

[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

[CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

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

Latvia Takes Delivery of Its First ASCOD-Based Hunter Infantry Fighting Vehicle — 84 by 2029, Final Assembly at Valmiera

[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

[STK] Deep Strike

[DPL] Policy [STK] Deep Strike

France's 2027 Defence Budget Assigns EUR 1.5 Billion of Commitments to a Ground-Launched Ballistic Missile

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

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Signal No. 164 · MGCS: the tank goes national, the programme stays

Signal No. 163 · F128: the option cleared, completion targeted for 2035

Signal No. 162 · Fire Point: Russia names FREYJA's prime as its strike target

EDA's European Vigilant Shield Rehearses Downed Drone Reactions — Tabletop at Santa Margarida, Wargame in 2027, Field Trial in 2028

Signal No. 161 · Black Sea: ships sunk off Romania and Bulgaria

Seimas Votes 106 to 18 in the First Reading to Delete Article 137, Lithuania's Ban on Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Bases

Sweden Sends a Patriot Unit to NATO's Rzeszów Logistics Hub From December — About 100 Soldiers, Taking Over From the Netherlands

[DIN] Industry

Latvia Takes Delivery of Its First ASCOD-Based Hunter Infantry Fighting Vehicle — 84 by 2029, Final Assembly at Valmiera

Lithuania Gives Ukrainian-Owned Baltic Metal Foundry Special Status for an Ammunition Plant Near Balbieriškis

Germany and Ukraine Sign New Agreements in Kyiv — Diehl IRIS-T, Hensoldt Radars, Quantum Interceptors

BAAINBw Contracts Diehl to Adapt IRIS-T SLM for Four F125 Frigates — Prototypes, Test Firings, Class Integration

Poland's MikroGlob-2, -3 and -4 Reach Orbit on Transporter-18, Completing Four Creotech Optical Recon Satellites Order

UK MoD: 51 Per Cent of New Defence Contracts Let Without Competition in 2025/26, the Highest Since 2015/16

Damen Claims EUR 4.7bn From Germany Over the F126 Termination — Contractual Payment and Indemnity Claims, Not Damages

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

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[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

Sweden Sends a Patriot Unit to NATO's Rzeszów Logistics Hub From December — About 100 Soldiers, Taking Over From the Netherlands

BAAINBw Contracts Diehl to Adapt IRIS-T SLM for Four F125 Frigates — Prototypes, Test Firings, Class Integration

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 Five Defence Projects of Common Interest: Drones, Maritime and Seabed, Space, Air and Missile Defence, Eastern Flank Watch

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

[MDF] Doctrine & Force

EDA's European Vigilant Shield Rehearses Downed Drone Reactions — Tabletop at Santa Margarida, Wargame in 2027, Field Trial in 2028

Germany Signs Letter of Intent for a Second North Sea Naval Base at Emden — Knock/Rysumer Nacken, Early 2030s

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

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[CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

Latvia Takes Delivery of Its First ASCOD-Based Hunter Infantry Fighting Vehicle — 84 by 2029, Final Assembly at Valmiera

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

[STK] Deep Strike

France's 2027 Defence Budget Assigns EUR 1.5 Billion of Commitments to a Ground-Launched Ballistic Missile

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