A White House official told CNN that top executives from US defense contractors are scheduled to visit the White House on Friday to discuss increasing weapons production.

A man was killed in an industrial accident on Friday afternoon at a plant belonging to the Sanayejihaz Scientific Production Enterprise, part of “Azersilah” Defense Industry Holding CJSC, in the Azerbaijani city of Shirvan. 

Ukraine's state-owned defense group, Ukroboronprom, has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with KNDS Belgium SA, a Belgian supplier to NATO.

Poland’s state-owned Industrial Development Agency (ARP) has signed a letter of intent with explosives manufacturer Nitroerg to rapidly increase the country’s production of industrial explosives.

The United States is behind China in the scale of military production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the quality of such products, the Defense One portal says.