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Signal No. 146 · Shot down over Kaišiadorys

Italian Eurofighters destroyed a drone from Belarus over Lithuania on Tuesday after thirty minutes in its airspace, the fourth Baltic Air Policing engagement this year and the only one described as armed; the operator is not named.

Großwald Signal

Signal No. 145 · Finland's share of the nuclear burden

[DIN] Industry [SPC] Space [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

PGZ and ICEYE Sign a LoI on a Polish Military Low-Orbit Satellite System for Reconnaissance, Command and Communications

[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 [AIR] Air [INT] NATO & EU

Netherlands Signs Intent for One Saab GlobalEye, Pooled With Sweden's Three, Delivery 2031 and Access to the Swedish Aircraft From 2028

[DPL] Policy [SPC] Space [DEZ] Germany

Pistorius Offers the German Space Command at Uedem as Host of a European Space Component Command

[DIN] Industry [STK] Deep Strike

The DGA Notifies the Thundart Contract to MBDA and Safran: 26 Long-Range Land Strike Systems Before 2030

[DIN] Industry

[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

[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

[DIN] Industry [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

Poland's Armaments Agency Signs Its First SAFE Common-Procurement Executive Contract: About PLN 3 Billion of Piorun Missiles From Mesko, 2026–30

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

Canada Signs CAD 350 Million of Air-Defence Interceptors for Ukraine Through the US Jumpstart Channel

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

Pistorius Sends PAC-2 Interceptors From Bundeswehr Stock as Khmara Contracts 1,000 Patriot Missiles

[DIN] Industry [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [DEZ] Germany

Osnabrück Sale Reroutes From Rafael to Aurelius and Lower Saxony, 1,200 Jobs Against April's 2,300

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

Germany Takes Switzerland's Two Patriot Fire Units to Replace Those Given to Ukraine; Swiss–German Talks Failed

[DPL] Policy [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [DIP] Diplomacy

Greece and Israel Sign the EUR 3 Billion Achilles Shield — David's Sling, SPYDER and Barak MX as One Network

[DIN] Industry [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [ARC] Arctic & Nordics

Finland Orders the Saab RBS 70 NG Very-Short-Range Air Defence System for SEK 1.2 Billion

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

Lithuania Moves NASAMS Onto the Approaches to Vilnius, Replacing RBS 70 — Third Battery Due 2028

[DIN] Industry [IAMD] Air & Missile Defence [PLB] Poland–Lithuania–Belarus

Poland's Armaments Agency Signs a PLN 8 Billion Piorun Framework With Mesko — Buying for Lithuania, Latvia and Norway Under SAFE

[MDF] Doctrine & Force

[MDF] Doctrine & Force [GRD] Land

British Army Suspends Exercises Above 90 Troops for Most of the Rest of 2026 to Save About USD 40 Million

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

Lithuania Moves NASAMS Onto the Approaches to Vilnius, Replacing RBS 70 — Third Battery Due 2028

Bundeswehr soldiers on parade. Germany's armed forces number 186,705 soldiers and 81,048 civilians as of 31 July 2026.

[DEZ] Germany [MDF] Doctrine & Force

Bundeswehr Personnel 2026: Strength by Branch and Rank

186,705 soldiers, 81,048 civilians — Bundeswehr force structure by branch, status and rank, incl. women in uniform. BMVg data, Stand 31 July 2026. Tables, CSV.

[CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

[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

[CEE] Central & Eastern Europe [DIN] Industry [INT] NATO & EU

European Ammunition and Energetics Capacity: Plants, Propellants and Shell Output

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

Estonia Receives EUR 351.6 Million Under SAFE — the Second Member State Paid, After Poland's EUR 6.6 Billion

[DIN] Industry [CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

CSG Buys the Gnaschwitz Explosives Site From MAXAM — EUR 100 Million Into Saxon Nitroglycerin

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

Spain's Paznic Detachment Opens eAP-72 in Romania With Seven F-18Ms and Three Counter-Drone NH90s

[STK] Deep Strike

[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

[DIN] Industry [STK] Deep Strike

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Signal No. 146 · Shot down over Kaišiadorys

Signal No. 145 · Finland's share of the nuclear burden

PGZ and ICEYE Sign a LoI on a Polish Military Low-Orbit Satellite System for Reconnaissance, Command and Communications

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

Netherlands Signs Intent for One Saab GlobalEye, Pooled With Sweden's Three, Delivery 2031 and Access to the Swedish Aircraft From 2028

Pistorius Offers the German Space Command at Uedem as Host of a European Space Component Command

The DGA Notifies the Thundart Contract to MBDA and Safran: 26 Long-Range Land Strike Systems Before 2030

[DIN] Industry

Poland's Armaments Agency Signs Its First SAFE Common-Procurement Executive Contract: About PLN 3 Billion of Piorun Missiles From Mesko, 2026–30

PGZ and ICEYE Sign a LoI on a Polish Military Low-Orbit Satellite System for Reconnaissance, Command and Communications

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

The DGA Notifies the Thundart Contract to MBDA and Safran: 26 Long-Range Land Strike Systems Before 2030

IRIS² Low-Orbit Segment Goes to Contract: Aerospacelab Builds 264 Satellites for EUR 2.4 Billion, Airbus the First 66 for Delivery in 2029

Covenant Confirms Anthem Cruise-Missile Line at Leipzig From Early 2027, 1,000 a Year Designed for 5,000

FMV Orders SEK 2.9 Billion of Future-Fighter Concept Work From Saab, Flying and Ground Demonstrators 2026–28

Huta Stalowa Wola Shows 40-Tonne Heavy IFV Demonstrator at MSPO, Prototypes 2027, Series 2029, No Order

Finland Orders Over 100 Patria M3 TREMOS 120 mm Mortars for EUR 49.9 Million, Option for Hundreds More

Hanwha Sub-Licence Lets Poland Build Homar-K Launcher Spare Parts and Assemble Modules for 290 Launchers

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[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

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

Poland's Armaments Agency Signs Its First SAFE Common-Procurement Executive Contract: About PLN 3 Billion of Piorun Missiles From Mesko, 2026–30

Canada Signs CAD 350 Million of Air-Defence Interceptors for Ukraine Through the US Jumpstart Channel

Pistorius Sends PAC-2 Interceptors From Bundeswehr Stock as Khmara Contracts 1,000 Patriot Missiles

Osnabrück Sale Reroutes From Rafael to Aurelius and Lower Saxony, 1,200 Jobs Against April's 2,300

Germany Takes Switzerland's Two Patriot Fire Units to Replace Those Given to Ukraine; Swiss–German Talks Failed

Greece and Israel Sign the EUR 3 Billion Achilles Shield — David's Sling, SPYDER and Barak MX as One Network

Finland Orders the Saab RBS 70 NG Very-Short-Range Air Defence System for SEK 1.2 Billion

Lithuania Moves NASAMS Onto the Approaches to Vilnius, Replacing RBS 70 — Third Battery Due 2028

Poland's Armaments Agency Signs a PLN 8 Billion Piorun Framework With Mesko — Buying for Lithuania, Latvia and Norway Under SAFE

[MDF] Doctrine & Force

British Army Suspends Exercises Above 90 Troops for Most of the Rest of 2026 to Save About USD 40 Million

Lithuania Moves NASAMS Onto the Approaches to Vilnius, Replacing RBS 70 — Third Battery Due 2028

Bundeswehr Personnel 2026: Strength by Branch and Rank

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[CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

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

European Ammunition and Energetics Capacity: Plants, Propellants and Shell Output

Estonia Receives EUR 351.6 Million Under SAFE — the Second Member State Paid, After Poland's EUR 6.6 Billion

CSG Buys the Gnaschwitz Explosives Site From MAXAM — EUR 100 Million Into Saxon Nitroglycerin

Spain's Paznic Detachment Opens eAP-72 in Romania With Seven F-18Ms and Three Counter-Drone NH90s

[STK] Deep Strike

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

The DGA Notifies the Thundart Contract to MBDA and Safran: 26 Long-Range Land Strike Systems Before 2030