Rather than developing entirely new weapons, defence companies are looking to build on existing weapons and systems to deliver greater capability, control costs and accelerate fielding.
With a production rate of more than 10 million vehicles annually, the US commercial car and vehicle manufacturing base is second only to China. Defence companies are looking at how the vehicles, technology and manufacturing capability can support programmes.
Roman Köhne, CEO of Rheinmetall's Weapon and Ammunition Division, discusses the company's announcements at Eurosatory 2026, including developments in defence technology, precision systems, industrial ...
Participants in the FAMOUS2 consortium are building on the ongoing EDIDP 2020 FAMOUS project, with the aim of progressing with the development of the next generation of ground vehicles and the upgrade of existing land platforms.
A Leonardo-led team will provide the British Army with new equipment that scans the airwaves for remote control signals that are attempting to detonate an explosive device and jams the transmissions.
The US Marine Corps has been learning lessons from the war in Ukraine and is now focusing on the acquisition and deployment of UAVs and artillery systems with long-range capabilities.
Poland has 250 M1A2 Abrams MBTs on order and the first batch of seven arrived in mid-July.
A total of 116 M1A1 Abrams MBTs from surplus US stocks are also likely to be upgraded to the M1A2 SEPv3 standard.
In order to improve the equipment of its artillery reconnaissance units, the Polish Army procured 40 sets of Artillery Rangefinder and Reconnaissance Devices (APDR).
The aerospace and defence technology provider is ready to support the UK land, air and naval forces with communication and digitisation technologies in the coming years.