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Signal No. 151 · Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig

Denmark, Greenland and the United States signed a text giving Washington defence areas at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, barring any non-NATO state from a military presence on the island, with no end date.

Großwald Signal

Signal No. 150 · Two names for thirty-six months

Großwald Signal

Signal No. 149 · The posture review's first numbers

[DPL] Policy [AIR] Air [DEZ] Germany

First German F-35A at Fort Worth — Pistorius Gives Full Operational Capability by 2029, Luftwaffe Plan Says 2032

[OPS] Operations [ARC] Arctic & Nordics [DEZ] Germany

Silver Wotan 2026: Bundeswehr Personnel Reinforce Gotland by Ferry and Airlift to Protect Swedish Anti-Ship Missile Batteries

[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

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Signal No. 148 · Four kilometres short of Dorohusk

[DIN] Industry

[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

[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

[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

[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 [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

[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

[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

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Signal No. 151 · Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig

Signal No. 150 · Two names for thirty-six months

Signal No. 149 · The posture review's first numbers

First German F-35A at Fort Worth — Pistorius Gives Full Operational Capability by 2029, Luftwaffe Plan Says 2032

Silver Wotan 2026: Bundeswehr Personnel Reinforce Gotland by Ferry and Airlift to Protect Swedish Anti-Ship Missile Batteries

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

Signal No. 148 · Four kilometres short of Dorohusk

[DIN] Industry

Ireland Signs an Acquisition Order With France's DGA for Five Thales Long-Range Deployable Radars

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

TKMS Atlas UK Wins the Royal Navy's Next Generation Countermeasure — Torpedo Defence for Current and Future Submarines

UK Signs the Tekever AR5 Watchkeeper Replacement Contract — Six Aircraft First, Up to 24 by 2029 Under a GBP 400 Million Ceiling

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

European Parliament Adopts the Defence Readiness Omnibus — Defence-Plant Permits in 42 Working Days, Granted by Default if the Deadline Lapses

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

Poland Enters Final Negotiations With Italy on Training-and-Combat Helicopters Under SAFE Joint Procurement

France's DGA Opens a Market for Embarked Endurance Surface Drones for the Mistral Class and Loire-Class Support Ships

Pistorius Sets Course for a Fourth Klasse 424 Signals-Intelligence Ship at the Wolgast Keel-Laying

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[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

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

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

[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

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

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

[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