Finland outlines four scenarios for Russia through 2045 and urges Europe to prepare for expansionism, decline and internal crisis
Finland and Europe must prepare for several possible futures for Russia rather than base their security planning on a single outcome, a joint Finnish government study concludes.
U.S. Army conducts live-fire trials of M1E3 Abrams tank and XM30 infantry fighting vehicle prototypes for future armored forces
U.S. Army Chief Technology Officer Alexander Miller has shared photographs of live-fire trials involving an early M1E3 Abrams tank prototype and an XM30 infantry fighting vehicle prototype.
NSPA introduces direct ordering for Italian NH90 engine support with first operational orders under Avio Aero contract
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) processed the first operational supply orders with Avio Aero for the T700 TE61 engines used by Italy’s Army and Navy NH90 helicopters on 3 September.
NATO brings U.S. B-1B Lancer bomber into Baltic training to test new air defence framework alongside Allied fighters and ground assets
A U.S. B-1B Lancer joined NATO air defence training in Lithuania and Latvia on 29 September, marking the first American bomber participation under the Alliance’s new air defence framework.
Swedish corvette Helsingborg operates under Finnish command to protect territorial waters and expand joint maritime surveillance
Sweden’s Visby-class corvette HSwMS Helsingborg is operating under Finnish Navy command to help monitor and protect Finland’s territorial integrity during week 40.
Sweden to deploy Gripen fighters over Poland to strengthen NATO air defence and protect military and civilian aid to Ukraine
The mission will contribute to NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence along the Alliance’s eastern flank.
NATO’s Rutte highlights stronger air defence and counter-drone measures after Italian jets shoot down drone in Lithuanian airspace
NATO is strengthening integrated air and missile defence and adapting its posture against drones, Secretary General Mark Rutte said following talks with Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.
U.S. Army and NATO plan four-country eastern flank command drill with 4,000 personnel and more than 2.2 million simulated forces
U.S. Army Europe and Africa and NATO allies will run a command exercise from October 6 to 15 across France, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland.
Lithuania leads Baltic states with about €2 billion in U.S. arms purchases and seeks closer ties with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman
Lithuania has procured about €2 billion in U.S. weapons and military equipment over the past three years and is seeking a larger role in producing American defense technology in Europe.
ICEYE invests more than PLN 120 million in Warsaw satellite technology hub to expand R&D production and constellation operations
ICEYE has opened a new Satellite Technology Center in Warsaw as it expands research, development and production activities in Poland
NATO publishes ‘The Hunters’ documentary, taking viewers inside allied submarine hunts during Dynamic Manta 26 in the Mediterranean
NATO says allied forces use sonar-equipped ships, helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft to locate submarines and, if necessary, neutralise them.
Finnish F/A-18 and Swedish Gripen fighters intercept Russian MiG-31 and Su-30 jets in first joint operational mission over Gulf of Finland
Finland and Sweden conducted their first joint operational air-identification mission on 24 September 2026, deploying F/A-18 Hornet and JAS 39 Gripen Quick Reaction Alert fighters over the Gulf of Finland.

