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Land forces review: Tanks, trucks and IFVs dominate but woes remain for Ajax

29th January 2026

This year has begun with main battle tanks taking the lead while orders for large logistics and support vehicles continued from last year. Additionally, two of the British Army’s most significant contracted vehicle programmes, Ajax reconnaissance vehicle and Challenger 3 tank, continued to make news in January.

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Canada looking to expedite purchase of armoured fighting vehicle and a new tank

26th January 2026

Canada is improving its Leopard main battle tank fleet but before this is fully completed, it is expected to begin looking for new vehicles.

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The European Defence Agency (EDA) is seeking European defence industry input on main battle tank (MBT) optimisation as part of the OMBT-Leo2 project it launched …

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Polaris will throw its hat into the ring for the US Army’s Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) programme with an optionally-manned MRZR. The offering, known Team …

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