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France is studying an interim tank to bridge the gap between Leclerc retirement and the delayed MGCS, bringing a new heavy-land decision into the updated defence programme and raising fresh questions over workshare, platform architecture, and the near-term shape of French armoured production.
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Babcock has joined the Enginuity Skills Awards 2026 as headline partner, adding a defence-industry signal to an event increasingly positioned around engineering talent and workforce renewal. For UK manufacturing, the skills question is now too central to treat as a side issue.
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South Korea has unveiled the first production example of its KUS-FS medium-altitude unmanned aircraft, a platform built around a heavily domestic supply chain and intended for operational service from 2027. The programme is a notable test of sovereign aerospace integration.
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Naval Group has put its Blacksword Barracuda design forward for Greece’s future four-boat submarine requirement, opening a new contest in one of Europe’s more demanding naval markets. The proposal combines long-range performance claims with a familiar promise of industrial participation.
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The US Army has handed management of the Quad Cities Cartridge Case Facility to Global Military Products under a four-year deal that expands cartridge-case output and adds a mortar-barrel production role. The decision brings another dormant industrial asset back into harder use.
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Poland’s drive to expand ammunition output is taking firmer industrial shape, as Niewiadów-PGM builds out 155 mm and 40 mm partnerships with Northrop Grumman and ST Engineering. The programme points to a more ambitious attempt to anchor ammunition production inside Europe.
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GCAP has entered its first fully trilateral contract phase, with Edgewing taking a £686 million package covering design and engineering work through the end of June. For the UK combat-air sector, the shift from national lines to an integrated programme carries immediate industrial weight.
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China’s decision to fit Type 96A tanks with GL-6 protection systems points to a familiar battlefield lesson. Armour now needs active defence against drones and missiles, and retrofits may be the fastest route to scale.
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EOS has added new remote-weapon-system work in the U.S. while continuing discussions around a South Korean laser deal. Together, the moves underline how counter-drone demand is spreading across gun and directed-energy production lines.
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India’s commissioning of INS Aridhaman and INS Taragiri strengthens naval capability at two very different levels. It also puts fresh weight on the industrial depth required to build strategic submarines and modern surface combatants at home.