On 13 October, French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu presented the proposed 2026 national budget, which includes funding to develop a new land-based ballistic missile system known as Missile balistique terrestre (MBT).
Allison Transmission has secured a $97 million contract to support the U.S. Army’s Abrams Main Battle Tank programme with its long-standing X1100 cross-drive transmission system.
French defence company EURENCO and Polish state-owned group PGZ have signed two key strategic agreements to expand industrial cooperation and enhance raw material resilience in Poland.
MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense have announced that demonstration firings of the new THUNDART artillery system are scheduled for mid-2026.
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NATO tank crews from across the Alliance gathered at Ādaži Training Ground in Latvia for Iron Spear 2025, a live-fire and tactical competition designed to test combat readiness and coordination.
RENK Group AG, a leading German supplier of military propulsion systems, has received an order worth over EUR 70 million to supply HSWL 295 transmissions for the K2 battle tank.
KNDS has announced the appointment of Tom Enders as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective 3 November. Enders is a prominent European executive and former CEO of EADS and Airbus.
GDELS emphasised the strategic significance of this selection, following the earlier choice of the PIRANHA 8x8 for the German TaWAN command vehicle programme.
Swedish defence company MilDef has opened a new 6,500 square metre facility, named Bastionen, in Rosersberg, north of Stockholm.
Swedish defence company Saab has secured a SEK 540 million contract from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to extend the service life of the Spanish Army’s Arthur artillery radar systems.
THEON reinforced its position in the U.S. defence market during the Annual Exposition of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), held in Washington, D.C. from 13 to 15 October.
Germany and the Netherlands have signed a €4.5 billion contract to expand the BOXER vehicle programme, confirmed during a ceremony at OCCAR-EA’s headquarters in Bonn on 17 October 2025.
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