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Hanwha plans a $2.2 billion munitions manufacturing campus in Arkansas. The Pine Bluff Arsenal project will focus on 155mm propellant charges and base bleed units, with nearly 400 jobs projected.

Denmark has ordered additional radars for military counter-drone surveillance duties. The Weibel systems add detection, classification, tracking, maintenance, and continuing software support to the developing national capability.

Tirupati Forge has secured approval to manufacture empty artillery shells. The licence covers seven calibres from 105mm to 155mm, with pilot production planned from December 2026.

India has ordered indigenous auxiliary power units for armoured fleets. The ₹586 crore contract covers T-72 and T-90 tanks, taking an industry-led Make-II subsystem into production.

Otokar and Leonardo have completed TULPAR’s latest integration firing trials. Static and moving tests advance the 120 mm HITFACT MkII configuration towards a more mature export offering.

Latvia selects Excalibur Army’s Morana for its artillery modernisation programme. The Czech system replaces the previously pursued Archer route after a cost and delivery reassessment.

Nammo is developing a new motor for Diehl’s IRIS-T SLX. Prototype work at Raufoss will test a dual-pulse propulsion concept for the extended-range interceptor.

BAE Systems OneArc will embed training inside Army combat vehicles. The Fort Hood assessment will test collective training through the same controls and procedures crews use on fielded platforms.

GM Defense delivered PAC-3 housings to Lockheed within twenty-two days. Commercial casting and machining capacity is being introduced into the interceptor’s expanding supplier base.

Rheinmetall has opened large-scale vibration testing capability at Telford site. The facility supports Challenger 3 and can test structures and assemblies weighing up to 40 tonnes.