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Avon Technologies has secured another $20.3 million combat helmet order. The award takes Team Wendy Ceradyne’s current ACH Gen II option year to its maximum authorised volume.

Hanwha Aerospace outlines the K9 artillery system’s next evolution roadmap. Drone-guided fires, wheeled derivatives, automated turrets, and predictive sustainment broaden the established howitzer family.

UK Defence Innovation launches new £5 million counter-UAS acquisition pathway. Project PANOPTES seeks an integrated autonomous force-protection system designed to counter mass, low-cost drone threats.

Ford, GDLS and Ricardo have joined the UK LMV competition. Their proposal uses Ranger and Ranger Super Duty platforms with UK defence integration and engineering.

First Breach has expanded ammunition manufacturing capacity at Hagerstown operations. New loading and inspection equipment raises stated capacity by approximately 175% as the company moves towards round-the-clock production.

Curtiss-Wright will supply IFPC actuation and rugged mission computing hardware. The approximately $40 million Leidos contracts support production of the US Army’s mobile Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 system.

Paligen will continue work on America’s domestic TNT production facility. The $30.84 million modification takes the programme’s cumulative contract value to $435 million, with completion currently estimated for February 2029.

Action Manufacturing will produce M739A1 artillery fuzes under Army contract. The $712.48 million framework covers manufacture, inspection, testing, packaging, and delivery through August 2031.

American Rheinmetall has delivered its first Lynx XM30 prototype vehicle. The vehicle now enters US Army developmental testing under the Bradley replacement competition, backed by a multi-state production chain.

IperionX will expand American titanium manufacturing under new Army funding. The $18.5 million base task order adds powder-to-part capacity, component processing, and in-house fastener finishing in Virginia.