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The 90th Thessaloniki International Fair (HELEXPO 2026) will take place from 5 to 13 September 2026 at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition & Congress Center, bringing Greece’s defence technology ecosystem into direct contact with military personnel, industry executives, investors and international partners. While the exhibition is wide-ranging, the latest developments in the defence sector imply that […]
Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia have received their first pre-financing payments under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defence instrument, unlocking more than €3.5 billion for defence investment across the three countries. Romania received €2.5 billion on 26 August, representing 15% of its total SAFE allocation of €16.7 billion. On 28 August, Bulgaria received […]
Hanwha Aerospace is preparing the next stage of the K9’s development, moving the South Korean self-propelled howitzer beyond its traditional tracked configuration toward a broader family of networked artillery and support systems. The company presented its roadmap during the fifth K9 User Club in Tartu, Estonia, held from September 2 to 4. More than 200 […]
Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is launching a new defence technology company aimed at turning Ukraine’s battlefield experience with drones, AI and military software into technologies for Ukraine and allied countries. Fedorov announced the venture on September 1, with a video posted on his social media featuring Palantir CEO Alex Karp, who confirmed that […]
Northrop Grumman has secured a $7 million DARPA contract to advance diamond-based cooling for high-power microelectronics, with the technology aimed at military radar, communications and space systems. The award launches Phase 2 of DARPA’s THREADS programme (Technologies for Heat Removal in Electronics at the Device Scale), following earlier work that demonstrated the potential of integrating […]
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is backing the development of a new form of individual air mobility that could allow British troops to reach hostile or difficult-to-access areas without conventional aviation infrastructure. The capability has been developed by Wiltshire-based start-up Blakcro, which has received approximately £6 million in MOD funding. Its powered paraglider systems […]
A major agreement for the development of the anti-aircraft, anti-ballistic, and anti-drone Dome (“Achilles Shield”) was signed yesterday in Tel Aviv between the Director General for Defence Investments and Armaments, Major General Ioannis Bouras, on behalf of Greece and the Director General of the Ministry of Defence, Amir Baram; the Head of the International Defence […]
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a prototype Battle Manager Suite designed to support the U.S. military’s planned Guam Defence System (GDS), combining data from multiple integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) systems with artificial intelligence-enabled decision support. The demonstration took place on August 26 at Fort Bliss, Texas, in a simulated operational environment representing Guam. The […]
Registrations have opened for the fifth edition of the EUDIS Defence Hackathon, which will bring together technology developers, researchers, startups, engineers, and defence professionals across Europe from 15 to 17 October 2026. The three-day event will be held simultaneously at eight locations in Austria, Cyprus, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Portugal and Sweden, with participants invited […]
The Hellenic Centre for Defence Innovation (HCDI – ELKAK) has launched an upgraded Digital Mapping Platform designed to provide a more detailed picture of Greece’s domestic defence innovation capabilities and identify technologies that could contribute to the future development of the country’s defence sector. The platform maps technological capabilities, products, research and development (R&D) activity […]
Spanish defence technology company Indra is developing an augmented reality-based system designed to give armoured vehicle crews a continuous view of their surroundings without relying on direct visibility through the vehicle’s armour. The technology uses augmented reality glasses to bring imagery from cameras mounted around the vehicle directly into the wearer’s field of view. This […]
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) has unveiled three indigenous micro and small gas turbine engines designed to support India’s defence and aerospace requirements. The engines, presented in New Delhi on 25 August 2026, are the NJ-05, NJ-50 and NJ-100, offering thrust ratings of 5 kg, 50 kg and 100 kg […]
Artificial intelligence is being introduced into electronic warfare (EW) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) workflows to help operators recognise and classify unfamiliar radio emissions more efficiently. German signal-analysis specialist PROCITEC GmbH and US-based DataShapes AI have unveiled ClassifAI, a new AI-powered signal classification capability designed to help military operators identify unknown signals across the electromagnetic spectrum. […]
The UK and Ukraine have signed a new artificial intelligence partnership giving British researchers and technology companies access to Ukraine’s Avengers AI Labs, creating a framework for developing military capabilities based on real-world battlefield data. The agreement was signed in Kyiv on 24 August. Defence and national security will be the initial focus, with teams […]
BAE Systems has unveiled Project Intuity, a next-generation helmet-mounted display demonstrator designed to give sixth-generation fighter pilots a broader, more intuitive view of the battlespace while reducing the amount of information they must process directly. The concept reflects a changing role for combat-aircraft crews. As future platforms become airborne command centres, pilots are expected to […]