Offset Agreements 2.0 on NATO’s Eastern Flank
This report examines how Poland and the Baltic states are turning defence procurement into a legally binding tool for industrial participation, technology access, and lifecycle sovereignty. It explain
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About this report
The transformation of defence procurement on NATO’s eastern flank marks a structural shift in how military power, industrial capacity, and sovereignty are conceived and operationalised. Poland and the Baltic states are no longer treating arms acquisitions as isolated transactions aimed solely at filling capability gaps, but as long-term instruments for reshaping their domestic defence-industrial ecosystems.
In an environment defined by high-intensity warfare, disrupted supply chains, and strategic uncertainty, dependence on external producers for maintenance, sustainment, and technological control has emerged as a critical vulnerability.
Key questions this report answers
- How are Poland and the Baltic states using 'Offset Agreements 2.0' to reshape their domestic defence-industrial ecosystems?
- How does this shift move arms acquisition from isolated transactions to long-term instruments of industrial capacity and sovereignty?
- How do offsets address dependence on external producers for maintenance, sustainment and technological control?
- What risks and strategic implications arise from this procurement transformation on NATO's eastern flank?
Who it's for
Strategy, corporate-development and investment teams that need an ecosystem-level view — budgets, industrial capacity and technology landscapes — before committing capital or capacity.
Methodology & sources
DFM reports are built from primary and official sources — TED procurement notices, CORDIS and the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, EIB operations, the NATO Innovation Fund portfolio, SIPRI data, official budget documents and company disclosures — read together with the underlying legal texts. Sources are cited in the document; the report reflects them as of its publication date (02 January 2026).
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