Germany’s armed forces will form their first regiment for unmanned systems. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced this on Thursday at the Bergen training area. He said an independent unit for unmanned systems will be established in the course of 2027. The regiment is planned to have up to 600 service...
Baltic states request €500 million from European Commission for drone defence
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have asked the European Commission to urgently allocate €500 million to strengthen counter-drone systems. The defence ministers of the three countries — Martin Herem (Estonia), Raivis Melnis (Latvia) and Robertas Kaunas (Lithuania) — sent a confidential letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on...
EU–Ukraine Drone Alliance to hold first official meeting in Brussels on 11 September
The first meeting of the newly established EU–Ukraine Drone Alliance will take place in the EU capital this week. The format is designed to accelerate joint production and development of unmanned systems, as well as counter-UAV capabilities, both for Ukraine’s defence and to strengthen Europe’s own defence posture. Nineteen leading...