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Lithuania has started construction of its Leopard 2A8 assembly plant. The €50 million Kaunas project will add domestic tank manufacture, repair, and sustainment capacity from late 2028.

India says Akash missile production has now reached stability domestically. Export customers are adding demand alongside continuing Indian orders across the established manufacturing and support network.

Axon Vision has completed ForceField counter UAS live fire trials. The Israeli demonstration combined passive detection, Edge AI classification and kinetic defeat against FPV drone targets for a US defence contractor.

Tiberius Aerospace has announced a $500 million Sceptre collaboration contract. The agreement covers manufacture, licensing and distribution of the ramjet powered 155mm precision munition through a US UK industrial model.

Rheinmetall has opened expanded defence production capacity at Skoppum, Norway. The 4,579m² facility combines development, manufacturing, integration, logistics and lifecycle support.

BAE Systems completed integrated BATS counter UAS trials in Scotland. The two-week programme combined sensing, command, electronic warfare and kinetic effects through one architecture.

American Rheinmetall will build thousands of upgraded MK93 weapon mounts. The $20.7 million order covers 3,104 new systems and 245 upgrades from the company’s Biddeford, Maine, production facility.

Visionary Machines and Hanwha are developing Redback counter-drone sensing capability. Pandion Sentinel brings passive multispectral detection to the infantry fighting vehicle as the companies assess integration, force protection, and situational awareness applications.

Lyntris secures LTAMDS radar production orders covering demand through 2028. The company will manufacture precision thermal management assemblies as Raytheon increases output of the US Army’s next-generation radar.

Anduril and Voyager formalise a strategic weapons propulsion manufacturing partnership. Existing work exceeds $60 million as both companies develop additional US weapons and missile defence programmes.