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EU and 6 governments moved on defence production, air defence, election observation, development policy and IndoPacific security cooperation.
NATO, the UK and Australia advanced Gulf security, AI training and AUKUS undersea projects, while the Netherlands warned of Russian camera espionage.
Australia completed a prototype missiledefence live fire as Germany deployed a Patriot unit to Türkiye under NATO air defence.
The UK led a 12country precisionstrike programme as Britain, the Netherlands and Australia advanced medical, industrial and counterdrone measures.
The Netherlands repatriated its USAR.NL team from Venezuela and committed €3m in relief supplies, with an additional €700k to the Netherlands Red Cross, the government said.
UK launches a defence space innovation competition with up to £985k for sensors, platform selfprotection and EM resilience, partnering with UK Space Agency and Dstl.
Germany’s Panzer Brigade 45 started Freedom Shield 2026 training in Lithuania, focusing on droneenabled combat readiness with NATO partners, the Bundeswehr said.
UK committed HMS Dragon, Typhoon jets, minehunting drones, £115m and 1,000 personnel to a multinational mission securing commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Bundeswehr concluded Quadriga 2026 in Germany with NATO’s Allied Reaction Force, validating logistics, drone warfare and medical support capabilities.