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  • Hensoldt and Fire Point build Ukraine’s FREYJA shield

    Hensoldt and Fire Point build Ukraine’s FREYJA shield

    Hensoldt and Fire Point are developing ballistic missile defence capability. FREYJA combines German radar expertise with Ukrainian missile and launcher production experience.

  • UK accelerates low-cost long-range strike weapons

    UK accelerates low-cost long-range strike weapons

    Britain is accelerating low-cost ground-launched strike weapons production capacity rapidly. Project Brakestop aims to deliver 500km-plus capability through faster development and more scalable supply chains.

  • AM General and Kalyani target mobile artillery demand

    AM General and Kalyani target mobile artillery demand

    AM General and Kalyani are targeting mobile artillery export markets. Their partnership combines US vehicle experience with Indian gun-system engineering as armies seek more survivable fires.

  • Okinawa deployment puts NMESIS and MADIS into the Pacific production spotlight

    Okinawa deployment puts NMESIS and MADIS into the Pacific production spotlight

    US Marines have deployed new missile systems into Japan’s Okinawa. NMESIS and MADIS reinforce demand for mobile, networked equipment built for distributed Indo-Pacific operations.

  • Renault and Thales put Toutatis on a production path

    Renault and Thales put Toutatis on a production path

    Renault and Thales are industrialising France’s Toutatis loitering munition programme. Production could reach 1,000 units per month from 2027, bringing automotive manufacturing methods into a defence market shaped by drones, stockpile pressure, and high-intensity conflict.

  • Rolls-Royce Xelerate pushes hybrid armour forward

    Rolls-Royce Xelerate pushes hybrid armour forward

    Rolls-Royce is taking hybrid propulsion into heavy armour design planning. The mtu PowerPack Xelerate combines a 10V 199 engine with ZF’s electrified gearbox, giving future tracked vehicles higher electrical power, drive-by-wire readiness, and a route toward unmanned operation.

  • Marshall HUMVEE role strengthens UK support offer

    Marshall HUMVEE role strengthens UK support offer

    Marshall will support HUMVEE users under an AM General agreement. The arrangement gives the UK Light Mobility Vehicle bid a stronger domestic sustainment layer, covering diagnostics, parts, maintenance support, and through-life service capacity.

  • DRONEDEF turns counter-UAS into a layered production system

    DRONEDEF turns counter-UAS into a layered production system

    ASELSAN has now brought DRONEDEF into the counter-UAS market segment. The system combines radar, jamming, laser, high-power electromagnetic effects, interceptor drones, and airburst weapons, reflecting the shift from isolated counter-drone products to integrated production architectures.

  • Israel’s SMASH Hopper order sharpens remote fire-control production

    Israel’s SMASH Hopper order sharpens remote fire-control production

    Israel is expanding compact remote fire-control production for deployed forces. The SMASH Hopper order covers systems, spares, and services, strengthening a growing class of lightweight precision-fire equipment for vehicles, fixed positions, and unmanned platforms.

  • Indra radar puts mobile sensing on a Rheinmetall truck

    Indra radar puts mobile sensing on a Rheinmetall truck

    Indra’s mobile radar brings counter-battery sensing onto a truck platform. The AESA MTR family supports land, air, and coastal surveillance.