Land
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Australia’s GMLRS warhead test strengthens sovereign missile production ambitions locally. The 11-week demonstration brings warhead manufacture, energetics, and guided weapons supply into sharper industrial focus.
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Elbit’s European contract bundles multiple battlefield systems into production focus. The $1.4bn deal spans uncrewed systems, electronic warfare, precision munitions, electro-optics, radios, and integrated support.
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Germany’s Rheinmetall order puts logistics vehicle manufacturing under renewed scrutiny. More than 2,000 HX-family trucks will test delivery pace, fleet standardisation, and tactical mobility support.
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Challenger 3 is now entering its decisive production-readiness phase nationwide. The UK tank upgrade must convert prototype performance into repeatable manufacturing, qualification, and sustainment standards.
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US Marines tested mobile fires in Japan’s Indo-Pacific operating environment. The Camp Fuji HIMARS activity highlights the production, integration, and sustainment pressures behind distributed missile operations across the region.
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AeroVironment is expanding Huntsville production capacity for Freedom Eagle-1 interceptors. The investment supports low-rate production and prepares the site for future full-rate manufacturing.
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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.
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Patria is preparing Lithuanian CAVS technology transfer for vehicle production. The proposal would support local industrial capability around the Patria 6×6 armoured vehicle.
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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.
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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.