Land

BAE Systems has won the US Army soft-kill programme record. ROOK will bring electronic-warfare protection against drones and anti-tank guided missiles to combat vehicles.

Patria is preparing Lithuanian CAVS technology transfer for vehicle production. The proposal would support local industrial capability around the Patria 6×6 armoured vehicle.

KNDS enters 2026 with Europe’s land-systems backlog now sharply higher. The figures underline rising production pressure across tanks, artillery, ammunition, supplier capacity, and digital land systems.

Thales and QinetiQ are advancing UK soft-kill vehicle protection systems. The NGSK work will test electro-optic countermeasures for armoured vehicles and future modular active protection architectures.

Elbit is accelerating counter-drone hardware for explosive aerial threat systems. The work reflects a wider production shift toward layered sensing, electronic attack, directed energy, and affordable defeat mechanisms.

US Army interceptor work targets air-defence cost pressures directly now. The service is seeking sub-$1 million rounds compatible with Patriot launchers and IBCS to counter mass air and missile threats.

Estonia’s IBCS work points toward networked Baltic air defence architecture. Northrop Grumman and TOCI will explore command, infrastructure, and sensor-to-effector integration for Estonia’s air and missile defence modernisation.

QinetiQ will test the British Army’s new RCH155 artillery system. The £18 million contract puts safety, barrel life, ammunition behaviour, mobility, and environmental qualification into the next phase of UK mobile fires modernisation.

VAMPIRE trials have strengthened the Indo-Pacific counter-drone production case. Exercise activity in the Philippines reinforces demand for modular, vehicle-mounted systems that can be built, integrated, and supported at volume.

Volklec says battery provenance is becoming a defence supply risk. The company warns that UK and European programmes need stronger cell-level assurance as autonomous systems, UAVs, tactical communications, and hybrid vehicles become more power-dependent.