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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A planned €300 million ammunition plant in Estonia will add new European production capacity for 155mm shells, mortar ammunition, and 122mm rockets from 2028.
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.
Rheinmetall’s Bundeswehr loitering-munition agreement pairs a large framework order with a design built around fast, repeatable series production in Europe.
Denmark has selected the SAMP/T NG system for long-range air defence. The move adds demand across European missile, radar, and integration programmes.
Malaysia has unveiled TUAH, a modular autonomous ground vehicle demonstrator. The platform targets logistics, surveillance, and future combat support roles from a locally integrated industrial base.