BAE Systems has won a new Paladin howitzer production deal. The award, valued at more than $500 million, covers additional M109A7 self-propelled howitzers and M992A3 ammunition carriers for the US Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams.
The UK has joined Europe’s LEAP low cost air defence. E5 partners want a lightweight surface-to-air weapon and autonomous interceptors in service by 2027, challenging industry to design for volume, rapid iteration, and resilient electronics supply.
Rosoboronexport has offered India help producing the T-90MS locally now. The exporter says existing T-90S lines could be adapted using components and ammunition already made in India.
Hanwha has started building a Romanian K9 armoured vehicle plant. H-ACE Europe in Petrești will assemble and test K9 and K10 systems, targeting up to 80% local content.
The MoD has awarded BlackTree an £86m DDS contract now. The package includes radios, headsets, and tablets intended to speed targeting decisions, reduce friendly-fire risk, and underpin Project ASGARD’s digital targeting web through 2027.
Ondas’s 4M Defense has won a $30m demining contract award. The multi-year Israel programme covers about 741 acres along the Israel–Syria border, with an initial execution period of up to three years.
KNDS has secured a 269-vehicle CaMo order for Benelux forces. The contract adds Griffon, Serval, and Jaguar platforms for Belgium and Luxembourg, aligning land forces more closely with France’s SCORPION standards for interoperability.