Sweden, Lithuania, Norway, and Finland are considering a joint purchase of several hundred CV90 infantry combat vehicles, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced on Tuesday.
The site will enhance the production of 155mm high explosive artillery projectiles, supporting the Army’s drive to expand munitions capacity and strengthen the defence industrial base.
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The Ajax programme, launched in 2010, involves the delivery of 589 vehicles in multiple variants for the British Army’s strike brigades. The project is valued at £5.5 billion.
A new European defence project, the Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks (FMBTech), has officially been launched to modernise and revolutionise Main Battle Tank (MBT) systems.
Overland AI successfully demonstrated its full stack ground autonomy system in a joint breaching exercise with the Sandhills Project and the 20th Engineer Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps.
BAE Systems has unveiled advanced manufacturing methods for energetics and propellants aimed at reinforcing the UK's defence supply chain and supporting its allies.
Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger has announced an increase in artillery ammunition production at the company’s Spanish subsidiary, Rheinmetall Expal Munitions.
British defence engineering firm Pearson Engineering has secured a contract with Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) to supply 131 combat dozer blades for integration with the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
Sweden’s FMV Test and Evaluation (FMV T&E) and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have signed a long-term agreement to collaborate on studies in the land systems domain.
South Korea is promoting its K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer as a central component of Canada’s ongoing military modernisation, presenting it as a strong alternative to American-made systems.
The Royal Netherlands Army has concluded its large-scale Bastion Lion exercise, a major training operation involving 4,500 troops, 1,800 vehicles, and 200 drones from three countries.
Czech technology firm Retia has entered into a strategic partnership with Israeli company Axon Vision to advance electronic systems in military armoured vehicles.
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