Europe
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May- 2026 -12 May
German Air Force Receives First TRL-4D Long-Range Surveillance Radar
HENSOLDT has installed the first TRL-4D LR long-range air surveillance radar at the Brockzetel site in northern Germany.
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12 May
Ukraine Fields AI Turrets That Can Destroy UAVs With a Single Button Press
On a battlefield increasingly challenged by fiber-optic-controlled drones that resist electronic warfare, Ukraine is deploying new AI-powered turrets to counter the threat.
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12 May
Turkey Orders First Batch of Indigenous KAAN Stealth Fighter Jets
Turkey has signed a contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries to supply the first batch of 20 KAAN jets.
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12 May
Russia, Ukraine End US-Brokered Truce With Fresh Attacks
Russia ended a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine by launching more than 200 attack drones that damaged energy facilities and buildings.
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12 May
Estonia Builds $8.2M Drone Testing Lab to Speed Defense Tech Development
Estonia is moving to close one of Europe’s key defense testing gaps with a new drone and electronic warfare laboratory.
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12 May
Swedish Firm Raises $5.9M for Ukraine-Linked Drone and Defense Startups
Front Ventures has raised $5.9 million to back Ukrainian and Nordic defense startups developing battlefield-tested drones, software, and communications technologies.
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11 May
Norway Allocates $304M for Ukraine Patriot Interceptor Supplies
Norway has announced 2.8 billion kroner ($304 million) in support of the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) initiative.
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11 May
Rheinmetall, Deutsche Telekom Partner on Drone Defense ‘Shield’
German arms maker Rheinmetall and telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom plan to jointly develop a drone "defense shield."
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11 May
Patria Expands Defense Partnership With Finnish City of Hämeenlinna
Patria and the Finnish city of Hämeenlinna are preparing to formalize a cooperation deal for strengthening the local defense industrial base.
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11 May
Navantia Lays Keel for Saudi Arabia’s Seventh Avante 2200 Corvette
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has laid the keel for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces’ seventh corvette based on the company’s Avante 2200 model.
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