The European Commission opened a second call under its Security Action for Europe loan instrument, open to all Member States and with Ukraine cooperation encouraged.
Why it matters: The second call extends a loan instrument that, by the Commission's own count, has already disbursed almost €13.5 billion, so the next test is how much of the new €21.3 billion Member States request and what they buy with it.
The council granted Acceptance of Necessity to capital acquisitions for all three services, with about 82 per cent of the procurement to come from Indian industry.
The modification to a prototype Other Transaction Agreement is mainly for the delivery of autonomous underwater vehicles and associated components.
Leonardo engineers will use the Hivemind software development kit to build their own mission autonomy for Proteus, the uncrewed rotorcraft demonstrator developed with the Royal Navy.
The memorandum sets up an umbrella framework for AI projects across the Army, Navy and Air Force, with Sarvam's work carried out by a firewalled defence division.
The plan sets out the first phase of cooperation under the UK–Poland Security and Defence Partnership Treaty, from air defence missiles to closer procurement coordination.
Salesforce said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rune Technologies, whose software supports military logistics where connectivity is limited.
The Ministry of Defence and HM Treasury will require overseas suppliers on qualifying contracts to deliver benefits in the UK, with a new central Offset Authority to agree and monitor them.