Rubriik: Security

Baltic Defence Weekly – No. 76 (30 March–5 April 2026): Frankenburg’s Air-to-Air Breakthrough, Baltic Startup Rankings, and Estonia’s Defence Boom

This issue leads with a world-first air-to-air counter-drone engagement: Frankenburg Technologies’ Mark I missile was launched from Airbus Defence & Space’s Bird of Prey uncrewed interceptor and successfully destroyed a kamikaze drone—creating a new, low-cost “cost curve” for air defence against mass aerial threats. We also publish a new Top…
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Baltic Defence Weekly – No. 72 (2–8 March 2026): Hanwha’s €100m Estonia Investment, Tank Assembly in Lithuania, and the Drone-Warfare Reality

This issue’s top story: Hanwha Aerospace will invest ~€100 million in Estonia, including a 40mm ammunition factory (capacity 300,000+ rounds/year) plus a new competence centre for maintenance and upgrades—positioning Estonia as a Nordic-Baltic land-systems hub. We also cover Lithuania’s move to fast-track its Leopard 2A8 tank assembly plant as a…
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Baltic Defence Weekly No. 62 (22–28 Dec 2025): 2025 Year in Review — The Baltic Defence Boom, Drone Era Lessons, and Europe’s Rearmament Shift

The year-end edition looks back at 2025’s defining defence moments across the Baltics and Europe—from landmark events, major procurement and industrial moves, and the accelerating role of drones and counter-drone solutions, to the strategic weight of permanent allied presence and large-scale rearmament decisions. This issue compiles the year’s top developments…
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Baltic Defence Weekly – Issue 50 (29 September – 5 October 2025): Drone Wall, Japan’s THeMIS Trials, and Estonia’s Expanding Missile Cap

This issue highlights Europe’s growing push to build a Drone Wall against Russian hybrid threats, with DefSecIntel and Origin Robotics teaming up to deliver integrated counter-drone systems. Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force begins testing Estonia’s Milrem Robotics THeMIS UGV, while Milrem prepares to deliver over 150 units to Ukraine. The U.S.…
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