General Dynamics Land Systems UK will keep manufacturing the Ajax medium‑weight armoured fighting vehicle despite ongoing investigations into noise and vibration defects reported in November 2025. To date, 185 of the 589‑vehicle order have been delivered, with each unit requiring roughly 16 weeks to build. The company asserts the current production run adheres to original design specifications while awaiting findings from three separate safety inquiries. Previous mitigation efforts from 2020‑21 have not fully resolved the issues, prompting scrutiny of the programme’s timeline and the UK’s procurement reforms.
TTTECH North America has been awarded a contract to provide a 10‑Gigabit Time‑Sensitive Networking (TSN) platform for the U.S. Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) ISR program. The solution complies with the IEEE 802.1DP aerospace profile and integrates switches,...
The U.S. Army successfully flight‑tested the extended‑range Guided Multiple‑Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) on Jan. 30 at White Sands, hitting area targets beyond 100 km. The test used the Alternative Warhead variant launched from a HIMARS, with performance meeting or exceeding expectations. ER GMLRS...
The UK Ministry of Defence has issued a tender for containerised armouries, ammunition stores and workshops to support its overseas bases. The contract calls for a 20‑ft armoury and two 10‑ft containers, valued between £250 million and £500 million, with bids due...
Parsons has secured a five‑year, $125 million single‑award Task Order from the U.S. Army to support the Combat Capabilities Development Command’s research laboratory, the High Performance Computing Modernization Program, and the Defense Research and Engineering Network. The contract covers research, development,...
BAE Systems secured $137 million in U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales contracts to supply its AN/AAR‑57 Common Missile Warning System to allied customers. The deal expands CMWS coverage to aircraft fleets in over 20 nations, adding to more than 3,000 units...
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration awarded a $37.5 million contract to HB Utveckling AB to build prototypes for updated CV90 infantry fighting vehicles, extending the fleet’s service life to at least 2045. The programme includes the purchase of 50 new CV9035 MkIIIC variants equipped...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a delegation to the Munich Security Conference, marking Washington’s most visible re‑engagement with Europe since a year of heightened unilateralism. The Munich Security Index now rates the United States as a greater geopolitical...
KNDS and TYTAN Technologies formalised an expanded partnership on 6 February 2026, signing a Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs. The deal builds on the integration of TYTAN’s Interceptor‑S counter‑drone system into the Boxer RCT30...