The European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium have signed an implementation agreement to move the IRIS² secure-connectivity programme into full-scale deployment.
Defence spending by the European Union’s 27 member states rose 20% to €418 billion in 2025, according to the European Defence Agency.
The European Commission disbursed €3.47 billion to Ukraine on 30 July under the defence window of its €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan.
Greece received its first €118.2 million payment under the European Union’s SAFE defence financing programme on July 23.
The European Commission has launched the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance at the third EU-Ukraine Defence Industry Forum in Kyiv.
The European Commission and Ukraine have signed a new defence industrial partnership aimed at integrating Ukrainian and European defence industries more closely.
The Council of the European Union has adopted a €120 million assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova.
The European Commission proposed five large-scale European Defence Projects of Common Interest on 3 July 2026 to help EU countries jointly strengthen key defence capabilities.
The payment is the first under the initial tranche of around €6 billion dedicated to drones, which the Commission described as a key capability for Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s war of aggression.
Lithuania received its first payment of €956.3 million under the Security Action for Europe defence financing instrument on 24 June.
Europe’s secure satellite communications programme advanced last week with the groundbreaking of the GOVSATCOM site in Cologne, Germany.
The Council of the European Union has adopted a decision formally concluding an agreement with Canada on participation in procurement under the Security Action for Europe instrument.
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