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L3Harris will nearly triple American PAC-3 MSE propulsion production capacity. A seven-year framework will support new processing bays, automated inspection, supplier investment, and workforce growth across one of the missile sector’s tightest industrial constraints.
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Orqa plans to expand annual output to half-a-million manufactured products. The Osijek investment will test whether European drone manufacturing can combine vertical integration, electronic-component supply, quality control, software configuration, and sustained export demand.
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Germany has ordered 56 additional Rheinmetall Elefant 2 heavy transporters. The programme expands the machinery needed to move increasingly heavy armoured vehicles while sustaining European production of driveline, recovery, braking, and trailer systems.
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Babcock and Supacat have joined Britain’s emerging light-mobility vehicle competition. Their Land Cruiser-based proposal combines a mature commercial platform with UK conversion, mission-system integration, configuration control, and long-term fleet support.
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Tekever’s AR5 will replace Watchkeeper in future British Army service. Project Corvus will test whether UK drone production can combine composite airframes, modular payloads, secure software, certification, and responsive fleet support at military scale.
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Britain has commissioned its first domestically developed hypersonic target vehicle. Project Bowline will build and test a Mach 5-plus representative threat, strengthening the industrial base behind sensors, interceptors, telemetry, and missile-defence qualification.
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MBDA has started low-rate production of Britain’s SPEAR precision weapon. Early manufacture will test the readiness of turbojet, seeker, launcher, software, and platform-integration supply chains before larger quantities enter service.
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Taiwan commissioned the first corvette in Tuo Chiang’s second batch. Four further ships will test the consistency of indigenous hull production, combat-system integration, weapons installation, and fleet support under a compressed naval programme.
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South Korea has started assembling its first KSAM-II missile prototype. The programme links domestic missile production with KDDX integration, demanding tight control across propulsion, guidance, launch interfaces, naval software, and long-term storage.
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Indonesia has deployed another locally integrated Ground Master 403 radar. The 13-system programme gives PT Len Industri a growing role in site construction, systems integration, component production, calibration, and long-term air-surveillance support.