This Week's Defence News: Week 39, 2026

Here is a summary of this week's most important events in the Nordic defence sector.

Most read (last 30 days)

• Sweden and Finland begin cooperation on rocket artillery (2026-09-07) - Sweden and Finland have signed a letter of intent on cooperation regarding rocket artillery, while Sweden has decided to buy the American... Read more
• Sweden strengthens Finland's territorial defence (2026-08-28) - Sweden will deploy military units this autumn to support Finland's territorial surveillance. JAS 39 Gripen fighters, Visby-class corvettes and radar... Read more
• Johan Pekkari visited Finland on his second day as Army Chief (2026-09-04) - Sweden's new Army Chief Johan Pekkari visited his Finnish counterpart Pasi Välimäki on just his second day in the post, where they discussed joint... Read more
• Sweden invests SEK 100 million in competence centre for gunpowder (2026-09-02) - The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), together with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and industry, is investing SEK 100 million in a new competence centre, Svenskt Krut, to build up Swedish... Read more
• NOTE secures defence contract worth approximately SEK 160 million (2026-09-03) - NOTE has been awarded a contract worth approximately SEK 160 million over three years from a European customer within Security & Defence. Read more

Domains

Naval

• EU's MARSUR network exchanges data live with NATO systems at REPMUS (2026-09-25) - The European Defence Agency (EDA) demonstrated at the REPMUS exercise in Portugal that MARSUR, the EU's maritime surveillance network, can exchange real-time data with... Read more
• Sweden brings 28 unmanned systems to NATO's REPMUS exercise (2026-09-25) - Sweden is testing 28 uncrewed aerial, surface and underwater systems, including an uncrewed Stridsbåt 90 combat boat, at NATO's REPMUS 2026 exercise in... Read more
• Terma signs contract with Cornes Technologies in Japan to promote and supply C-Guard MK II (2026-09-23) - Danish company Terma has signed an agreement with Cornes Technologies to promote and supply its C-Guard MK II decoy system to new naval vessels... Read more
• Sweden lends Stridsbåt 90 combat boats to Canada (2026-09-21) - The Swedish Navy has loaned two Stridsbåt 90 combat boats to the Canadian Armed Forces for evaluation, after Canadian crews were trained by... Read more

Air

• Element Metech joins Lockheed Martin's F-35 support network in Finland (2026-09-25) - Element Metech has signed a five-year agreement with Lockheed Martin, making it part of PSPn, the F-35's global support network. The agreement... Read more
• Denmark orders more Weibel radars for drone shield (2026-09-22) - Denmark's procurement agency, the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO), has signed a contract with Weibel Scientific for additional radars to detect, classify and track drones,... Read more
• Finnish F-35 pilot flies first mission with European allies (2026-09-22) - On 17 September 2026, a Finnish F-35A pilot flew in Europe for the first time, as part of a six-nation mission over Ørland Air Base in Norway (central Norway)... Read more
• Swedish air force and navy trial drone tactics together (2026-09-21) - The Swedish Air Force and Navy held a two-day workshop where they jointly tested how tactical drones can support surface combat capability... Read more

Land

• Six firms test infrastructure protection at FMV's Battle Week (2026-09-23) - Six companies tested technology to protect military ground infrastructure against physical attacks, sabotage, electronic warfare and cyberattacks... Read more
• Finland proposes wider police powers over unmanned vehicles (2026-09-21) - Finland's government has submitted a bill that expands police powers to stop unmanned vehicles on land, on water and underwater, not just in... Read more
• Norway's Home Guard trains 5,000 soldiers in Oslo region (2026-09-21) - Norway's Home Guard held its largest exercise of the year, Hovedstad 2026, in which nearly 5,000 soldiers from across the HV-02 district trained... Read more

Cyber

• Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) advances AI methods for event-camera drone detection (2026-09-21) - FOI has developed new AI methods for processing data from event cameras to detect and track drones, with five research papers published in the... Read more

Space

• Terma signs contract to supply ground equipment for MDA Space (2026-09-24) - Danish company Terma has signed a contract with Canadian company MDA Space to supply ground-based test equipment for the AURORA satellite line... Read more
• Spacemetric wins SEK 7 million order from NATO defence force (2026-09-24) - AAC Clyde Space subsidiary Spacemetric has received an order worth about SEK 7 million from the armed forces of a NATO member country for its... Read more
• FFI report warns satellite-navigation failures threaten Norway's total defence (2026-09-21) - A new report from Norway's defence research institute, the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), warns that the loss of satellite-based navigation and timing signals (GNSS) could... Read more

Policy & Strategy

• Swedish Defence Research Agency publishes nuclear weapons primer (2026-09-25) - The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) has published a new guide on nuclear weapons aimed at the public, decision-makers and total defence... Read more
• Nordic parliaments and defence chiefs review NORDEFCO integration (2026-09-24) - Leaders of the Nordic countries' defence and foreign affairs committees met with the region's defence chiefs in Oslo, Norway, to evaluate Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO)... Read more
• Danish intelligence sees rising risk of limited Russian attack on NATO (2026-09-24) - Denmark's Defence Intelligence Service (FE) warns of a low but rising risk that Russia will carry out limited military attacks on a NATO country... Read more
• Lars Lervik takes over as head of Norway's intelligence service (2026-09-24) - Lieutenant General Lars Lervik took over as head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service on 24 September 2026, after leading the Norwegian Army... Read more
• NATO Innovation Fund co-leads €11m seed round in Swedish start-up TERASi (2026-09-23) - Swedish start-up TERASi has raised €11 million in a seed round co-led by the NATO Innovation Fund and JOIN Capital, marking NIF's first-ever... Read more
• Denmark, Greenland and US set to sign Arctic security agreement (2026-09-22) - Denmark, Greenland and the US are expected to sign a security agreement for the Arctic and North Atlantic, recognising Greenland's self-determination... Read more
• EDA launches pilot Defence Innovation Course for EU officials (2026-09-22) - The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a pilot course, the Defence Innovation Course, in which 40 officials are being trained to manage defence innovation, from concept... Read more
• Carsten Breuer elected to chair NATO Military Committee (2026-09-22) - Germany's General Carsten Breuer has been elected the new chairman of NATO's Military Committee and will take over the post from Italy's Giu... Read more
• Norway to merge logistics and medical branches into new command (2026-09-21) - Norway's Armed Forces are merging the logistics organisation FLO and the medical service FSAN into a new command, Forsvarets operative støtt... Read more
• NATO Allied Reaction Force team completes reconnaissance visit to Denmark (2026-09-21) - A NATO team from the Allied Reaction Force has carried out a three-day visit to Denmark under the exercise Deployex Steadfast Discovery, to... Read more

Industry

• Export control issues delay Brave Norway funding calls (2026-09-25) - Brave1, Ukraine's defence innovation platform, warns that international funding calls may be delayed. This includes the Norwegian-Ukrainian... Read more
• NATO launches first Executive Resilience Course for senior leaders (2026-09-25) - NATO launched its first Executive Resilience Course on 23 September 2026, training senior civilian and military leaders to manage crises and... Read more
• Ukraine opens competitive tender for radio-controlled drones (2026-09-24) - Ukraine's procurement agency DOT has opened a competitive tender for radio-controlled drones, and Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has published the details so... Read more
• NATO agency awards Bofors framework agreement for 40mm 3P ammunition (2026-09-24) - The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has signed a framework agreement with BAE Systems Bofors for 40mm 3P ammunition, allowing NATO member nations to buy the rounds through... Read more
• Ukraine's parliament ratifies EU defence fund agreements (2026-09-22) - On 16 September 2026, Ukraine's parliament ratified two agreements opening the EU's defence funds, the European Defence Fund (EDF) and the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), to Ukrainian companies, pro... Read more
• Finland and South Korea sign defence quality assurance MoU (2026-09-22) - Finland and South Korea signed an agreement on 11 September 2026 on mutual recognition of quality assurance for defence materiel, a continua... Read more

Press Releases

• Nordic Defence Sector: Nordic Defence Sector attends DALO Industry Days and Innovation Day in Herning (2026-09-27) - Nordic Defence Sector attended DALO Industry Days 2026 in Herning, Denmark, bringing together representatives from the defence sector and in... Read more
• Panasonic TOUGHBOOK: TOUGHBOOK DRIVES NEXT-GENERATION AIRCRAFT DIAGNOSTICS SOLUTION FOR GE AEROSPACE (2026-09-27) -

  Robust TOUGHBOOK G2 was selected for a new version of an industry-leading rotor track and balance application, increasing efficiency and... Read more

• W5 Solutions: W5 Solutions provides preliminary earnings update for the third quarter of 2026 and preliminary outlook for the full year 2026 (2026-09-27) - W5 Solutions AB (publ) ("W5 Solutions" or the "Company") today provides a preliminary earnings update for the third quarter of 2026 and a pr... Read more
• W5 Solutions: W5 Solutions provides preliminary earnings update for the third quarter of 2026 and preliminary outlook for the full year 2026 (2026-09-27) - W5 Solutions AB (publ) ("W5 Solutions" or the "Company") today provides a preliminary earnings update regarding the third quarter of 2026 and pr... Read more
• BAE Systems Bofors: BAE Systems Bofors awarded NSPA framework agreement for 40mm 3P ammunition (2026-09-24) - BAE Systems Bofors has been awarded a framework agreement by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), enabling NATO member nations to procure its versatile 40mm 3P ammunition... Read more
• Flexotrap: Flexotrap and Continest join forces for modular shooting ranges (2026-09-24) - Flexotrap and Continest have entered into a strategic cooperation combining Flexotrap's bullet trap technology with Continest's manufacturin... Read more
• Expando: Backup is not enough. What happens when critical data can no longer be reached? (2026-09-23) - The article highlights that traditional backup and redundancy are not enough for genuine data resilience. The central question is not whether data still exists... Read more
• SSH Communications Security: Inside information, profit warning: SSH Communications Security Corporation revises its 2026 EBITDA guidance; net sales and cash flow guidance remains unchanged. (2026-09-22) - Press release. Read more
• SSH Communications Security: Inside information, profit warning: SSH Communications Security Corporation revises its 2026 EBITDA guidance; net sales and cash flow guidance remains unchanged. (2026-09-22) - Press release. Read more
• Echo Alpha AB: Echo Alpha joins Cybercampus Sweden (2026-09-22) - Swedish cybersecurity company Echo Alpha becomes a member of Cybercampus Sweden and joins its Startup Programme, strengthening its engagement... Read more
• Trelleborg: Buybacks of shares of series B in Trelleborg during week 38, 2026 (2026-09-21) - Press release. Read more
• Trelleborg: Buybacks of shares of series B in Trelleborg during week 38, 2026 (2026-09-21) - Press release. Read more

Events

• Washington Update (2026-10-08, Washington DC) - The Washington Update is an annual, top-rated programme offering exclusive insights and curated, high-level networking at the heart of global... Read more
• AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition 2026 (2026-10-12, Washington, D.C.) - The premier land power exposition and professional development forum in North America. The three-day event brings together over 44,000 atten... Read more
• Totalförsvarsmässan 2026 (Total Defence Fair 2026) (2026-10-20, Stockholmsmässan, Älvsjö, Sweden) - Totalförsvarsmässan brings together the key actors shaping Sweden's total defence, from the Armed Forces, government agencies and municipal... Read more
• Global Defence Aviation (2026-10-20, Warsaw) - Europe's premier event for the military aviation community. Global Defence Aviation is the leading annual event on rotary-wing aircraft and... Read more
• Innovation & Leadership Study Tour (2026-11-02, Washington DC) - The Study Tour is an annual, top-rated programme offering exclusive insights and curated, high-level networking at the heart of global influen... Read more
• EURONAVAL 2026 (2026-11-03, Paris) - EURONAVAL brings together a professional audience of political and military decision-makers, expert buyers, prescribers and manufacturers. T... Read more
• Future Land Forces (2026-11-03, Warsaw) - To meet future challenges, nations must swiftly identify and address capability gaps. This is essential to deter conflict and, if needed, de... Read more
• Defence Tech Days (2026-11-05, Stockholm) - Panasonic TOUGHBOOK brings Defence Tech Days to the Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm on 5 November 2026. The event will focus on rugged IT s... Read more

Summary based on this week's published articles, press releases and events.