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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.
HM Government set out a £298bn multiyear defence plan, adding £15bn for readiness, lifting spending toward £80bn by 2029, and backing drones, nuclear and nextgen air power.
European Commission delivers first SAFE payment to Lithuania to bolster military capabilities and joint EU procurement.
Germany sent five A400Ms for a twoweek humanitarian airlift to earthquakehit Venezuela, carrying THW teams and medical staff in coordination with partners.
European Commission announced a €6b defence package and €3.2b budgetary support at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026, plus over €1.1b in strategic investment agreements.
Parliament backed AGILE with €115 million to speed defence innovation, support SMEs and startups, and cut thirdcountry dependencies.
Germany outlined Baltic and North Sea mine warfare priorities, citing 12 minesweepers, 18 planned unmanned systems, and closer NATO Baltic cooperation on naval mines.
MEPs approved plans to speed EU troop and kit movements, adding digital permits, resilient infrastructure, and a solidarity pool, with rapid emergency activation provisions.
Germany’s defence minister visited Lithuania as 2,900 troops from eight NATO nations trained under Freedom Shield 2026, with 800 vehicles and extensive drone integration.
Bundeswehr cyber and information forces backed the Freedom Shield exercise in Lithuania, involving about 3,000 troops, 800 vehicles and eight nations.
Bundeswehr said its twosided Freedom Shield 2026 drill in Pabradė, Lithuania, with eight nations and extensive drone use, acted as an innovation driver for combat training.
UK conducts first intercept of a Russian shadow fleet tanker, SMYRTOS, in the Channel with Royal Marines and the NCA, to enforce oil sanctions.
Germany ran CIMIC Quadriga 2026 in Lower Saxony to test civilmilitary crisis coordination with 28 nations across 150 scenarios over 12 days.
Germany hosted nearly 30 air chiefs as Berlin talks centered on the human factor in future airpower and allied cooperation, the Bundeswehr said.
Parliament and Council negotiators agreed steps to streamline intraEU defence transfers and procurement, backing up to €800bn in investment and setting firm permit decision deadlines.
On 9 June 2026, the UK funded 24 institutions with £80m to add up to 2,500 engineering and computing places for defenceindustry skills.
Germany’s Panzer Brigade 45 started Freedom Shield 2026 training in Lithuania, focusing on droneenabled combat readiness with NATO partners, the Bundeswehr said.
On 6 June 2026, the Department of War said Secretary Pete Hegseth commemorated DDay at Normandy, honoring 160,000 Allied troops, including 73,000 Americans.
Germany said Ramstein Flag 2026 began, fielding 150 aircraft from 19 nations for dual‐theater air and cyber training spanning the Arctic to the Mediterranean.
UK told the OSCE Russia suffered heavy losses and increased civilian harm, citing large missile and drone barrages, and reaffirmed support for Ukraine.