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  • Lockheed links F-35 simulators across four bases

    Lockheed Martin linked sixteen F-35 simulators across four operating bases. F/A-18 training devices and an E-2D controller also joined the two-hour distributed multidomain mission rehearsal.


  • Tirupati Forge secures artillery shell manufacturing licence

    Tirupati Forge has secured approval to manufacture empty artillery shells. The licence covers seven calibres from 105mm to 155mm, with pilot production planned from December 2026.


  • India orders indigenous APUs for T-72 and T-90

    India has ordered indigenous auxiliary power units for armoured fleets. The ₹586 crore contract covers T-72 and T-90 tanks, taking an industry-led Make-II subsystem into production.


  • F-35 site-support ceiling rises by 1m

    Lockheed Martin gains additional capacity under its F-35 support contract. The $871.24 million modification expands ordering headroom for site activation, equipment, and initial sustainment.


  • JRC expands SLCM-N engineering support through 2030

    JRC expands engineering support for the Navy’s SLCM-N development programme. The $47.39 million modification covers integration, testing, modelling, configuration management, NC3, and acquisition support through November 2030.


  • JRC expands SLCM-N engineering support through 2030

    Honeywell will supply components supporting Navy WSN-7 inertial navigation systems. The five-year contract covers up to 1,125 ring-laser-gyro components for submarines and surface ships.


  • Germany’s first F-35A presented at Fort Worth

    Germany’s first F-35A has been presented at Fort Worth, Texas. The rollout moves the 35-aircraft programme into its US-based training and delivery phase.


  • ASELSAN demonstrates integrated EW payloads on TB2

    ASELSAN has demonstrated three airborne payloads aboard Bayraktar TB2 aircraft. The coordinated trial combined electronic support, electronic attack, and synthetic-aperture-radar reconnaissance.


  • TULPAR completes HITFACT MkII 120 mm firing trials

    Otokar and Leonardo have completed TULPAR’s latest integration firing trials. Static and moving tests advance the 120 mm HITFACT MkII configuration towards a more mature export offering.


  • Latvia selects Morana for artillery modernisation

    Latvia selects Excalibur Army’s Morana for its artillery modernisation programme. The Czech system replaces the previously pursued Archer route after a cost and delivery reassessment.