Land
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BLADE has entered Project Sustainment with its Dire WOLF vehicle. The six-wheeled diesel-electric platform will be assessed for autonomous supply movement through contested and physically demanding environments.
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AeroVironment has secured $117.3m for eighty-two P550 unmanned aircraft systems. The initial full-rate procurement will test modular payload production, battery support, software control, and open-system configuration at fleet scale.
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Babcock and Oxford are mapping Britain’s future defence-engineering workforce requirements. The study covers artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, digital engineering, and the established technical disciplines needed to deliver equipment.
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HENSOLDT has opened a €300m sensor-production campus in Oberkochen, Germany. The site brings optronics development, manufacture, integration, and testing together as European demand for surveillance and targeting equipment expands.
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ST Engineering has secured new counter-drone deployments across Asian markets. The systems combine sensors, AI-enabled command software, electronic countermeasures, and hard-kill effectors for military and infrastructure protection.
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Marine drone standardisation is rapidly becoming a substantial supply-chain programme. Archer fielding will create recurring demand for aircraft, batteries, radios, payloads, spares, software control, repairs, and formal training.
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Auriga Space will test electromagnetic launch technology against hostile drones. Power density, launcher wear, projectile guidance, and repeated-shot reliability will determine the system’s viability.
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CoAspire’s CHAOS missile brings additive manufacturing into maritime strike production. A $70m prototype agreement will test whether lower-cost structures can support useful output at scale.
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Patriot production discussions have opened a difficult industrial path forward. Early work could centre on components, repair, and assembly before any move towards complete interceptor manufacture.
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Australia has selected SitaWare Headquarters for LAND 4140’s first tranche. Integration, cyber assurance, and continuous software modernisation will shape the programme’s industrial workload.