General Atomics is positioning its MQ-9B uncrewed aircraft as a multi-mission platform for European defence, combining persistent surveillance, airborne early warning, counter-drone potential and long-range weapons integration.
Dutch defence technology company Optics11 is expanding its underwater surveillance business, with dozens of navies exploring its fibre-optic sensing systems. The company expects around 35 paid naval trials this year and is preparing for further international expansion.
France has awarded Airbus and Thales Alenia Space a contract worth more than €1.5 billion to develop two advanced IRIS military imaging satellites, ensuring the continuity of its sovereign space-based intelligence capabilities beyond 2035.
Britain and France are leading KOALICJA 26.2, a multinational exercise involving around 2,800 troops from 11 countries. The drills are designed to test the command, logistics and operational readiness of a force that could support Ukraine after the war.
