Under heavy cloud cover, Russia fires massive drone barrage at western Ukraine
Under heavy cloud cover, Russia fired a massive barrage of Geran-2 attack drones, the Russian-built version of Iranβs Shahed-136, at western Ukraine early Sunday. The Ukrainian General Staff said Russia launched 863 drones at Ukraine over the previous 24 hours, one of the largest barrages of the war. French open-source analyst ClΓ©ment Molin wrote on [β¦]
Northrop Grumman said on September 10, 2026, that it remains in talks with Poland about supplying the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, a radar and command aircraft the U.S. Navy already flies from its carriers. According to the company, those discussions cover possible adoption, training and industrial cooperation, but Northrop Grumman stopped short of describing any signed [β¦]
Northrop Grumman announced a series of new industrial agreements with partners in Poland and Estonia on September 10, 2026, unveiled at MSPO, Polandβs largest defense trade show, in Kielce. The announcements span air-defense software, chain guns already mounted on Polish armored vehicles, and exploratory talks over a radar aircraft, tying several existing programs together under [β¦]
Polish defense manufacturer WB Group has unveiled Gladius 2, a new loitering munition built for a reduced radar and heat signature and powered by a turbojet engine for a fast run into the target area. The company also refers to the weapon as Warmate 30, tying it to WB Groupβs existing Warmate family of strike [β¦]
General Dynamics Land Systems will complete deliveries of Polandβs 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks by the end of 2026, the company said, finishing the order in under 24 months. Poland signed the contract for the tanks in April 2022, alongside Russiaβs full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with the deal valued at $4.75 billion. Beyond the 250 [β¦]
Turkish defense company ASELSAN has signed a new export contract to supply Poland with 24 more sets of its ARSUS reconnaissance and surveillance systems, the company announced September 8 at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland. ASELSAN signed the deal with Polish manufacturer AMZ Kutno for use by the Polish Armed Forces. Deliveries are [β¦]
German unmanned ground vehicle maker ARX Robotics is expanding into Poland, the company announced September 9, its fourth national market as it grows across Europe. ARX plans to invest tens of millions of euros in Poland over the coming years, starting with a Polish legal entity followed by a permanent headquarters and dedicated training and [β¦]
Polandβs state-owned defense conglomerate PGZ unveiled its new heavy infantry fighting vehicle in full for the first time at MSPO 2026, the Kielce arms fair, after days of teasing only partial glimpses of the vehicle on social media. The vehicle, known by its Polish designation CBWP, or CiΔΕΌki Bojowy WΓ³z Piechoty, was developed by Huta [β¦]
South Koreaβs Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems opened a joint exhibit at MSPO 2026 in Kielce, Poland, on September 8, presenting an expanded lineup of air defense, unmanned and artillery systems built around the companyβs decade-long defense partnership with Warsaw. The two companies are sharing a stand at the exhibition, which runs through September 11, [β¦]
Polish defense technology company FlyFocus unveiled a new precision loitering munition called TASACK on September 8 at MSPO 2026, the international defense industry exhibition in Kielce, Poland, positioning the system as a lower-cost, easier-to-operate alternative to conventional first-person-view attack drones. The 15-kilogram (33-pound) aircraft can fly up to 110 kilometers (68 miles), carries a 5-kilogram [β¦]
L3Harris Technologies has finished building the first 35 units of an electronic warfare system designed to protect F-16 fighter jets from radar-guided missiles and other threats, the company announced, marking the start of full production after years of development. The system, called Viper Shield and officially designated the AN/ALQ-254(V)1, detects and jams enemy radar signals [β¦]
A fire destroyed a two-story warehouse building in Lublin, Poland, Sunday afternoon, gutting facilities owned by JFG Composites, a subcontractor to Leonardoβs PZL-Εwidnik helicopter plant, according to Polish outlet Defence24. The fire broke out around 2:00 p.m. local time on Kasprowicza Street and spread through the buildingβs warehouse and office sections, PAP reported, according to [β¦]
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Monday, roughly 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Εeba on Polandβs coast, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense WΕadysΕaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said. βRussia has once again tested our deterrence and air defense systems,β Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote. βBefore noon, 30 km [β¦]
A fire broke out overnight Sunday at a WB Electronics facility in SkarΕΌysko-Kamienna, Poland, adding another name to a growing list of European defense manufacturers hit by fires, explosions and suspected sabotage in 2026. The blaze started shortly after midnight in the plantβs assembly department, according to Radio Kielce, which cited a spokeswoman for local [β¦]