BAE Systems Completes Successful Trials of ATLAS UGV
BAE Systems announced that its Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System (ATLAS) uncrewed ground vehicle has successfully completed a series of trials covering remote teleoperation, waypoint navigation and full sense‑and‑avoid autonomy. The eight‑wheel, 10‑tonne prototype demonstrated integration of the VANTAGE medium‑calibre turret and the Multi‑Spectral Automatic Target Detection, Tracking and Classification System. Low‑probability‑of‑intercept communications enable seamless coordination with crewed platforms. BAE is now actively marketing the system to international defence customers.
No Pause in Ajax Production While Investigations Are Ongoing
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...
TTTECH to Deliver TSN Solutions for US Army’s HADES ISR Programme
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,...
Extended-Range GMLRS Surpasses 100km in Latest US Army Flight Test
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...
UK Seeking Containerised Armouries for Overseas Bases
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 Wins $125m US Army Contract for Research Services
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 to Supply Allies with US Missile Warning System
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 Will Build CV90 Prototypes for Its Fleet Renewal
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...
Europe Braces as US Returns to Munich Security Conference
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, TYTAN Expand Partnership for Land Systems Drone Defence
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...
