Land
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Australia will build a second long-range fires regiment at Edinburgh. The $2.3bn investment selects HIMARS and PrSM while expanding domestic missile manufacturing and supply-chain work around GMLRS, PrSM, and locally produced components.
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A new Raven 5 air-defence configuration has emerged. The UK-developed system uses ASRAAM missiles on a 360-degree Moog flexible mission platform, doubling launcher loadout from two to four missiles.
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Australia will invest AU$750m in new Bushmaster production. Thales Australia will build 268 vehicles at Bendigo, extending a protected mobility production line tied to sovereign manufacturing and export demand.
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India has unveiled tracked and wheeled armoured vehicle prototypes. The Vikram VT-21 platforms combine a crewless 30mm turret, anti-tank missile capability, amphibious mobility, and 65% indigenous content, with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge supporting manufacture.
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The US Army has tested Project Golden Shield, a counter-UAS network linking sensors, effectors, command systems, and tactical vehicles. The exercise shows armoured-force protection moving towards modular systems that can be integrated, produced, upgraded, and sustained across manoeuvre formations.
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Supacat and KNDS have showcased vehicle options for the British Army’s Land Mobility Programme, placing UK production and fleet commonality at the centre of the bid.
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Defence production moved deeper into Hannover Messe’s industrial technology mainstream. The fair’s Defense Production Area reflected a wider shift toward manufacturing readiness, secure digital infrastructure, resilient supply chains, and the ability to accelerate national defence capacity at shrinking notice.
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The US Army’s FY2027 request reinforces its land-modernisation push with fresh funding for XM30 production and the wider Next Generation Command and Control architecture.
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A planned €300 million ammunition plant in Estonia will add new European production capacity for 155mm shells, mortar ammunition, and 122mm rockets from 2028.
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Tiberius Aerospace has completed a live firing of its Sceptre 155mm ramjet round, combining howitzer launch, ramjet ignition, and powered flight in a major propulsion milestone.