The Indian Navy has commissioned DSC A20, its first indigenously built Diving Support Craft, at Kochi. Built by Titagarh Rail Systems, the vessel will support underwater inspections, repairs and diving operations along India’s coast.
GE Aerospace has received orders to provide eight LM2500 marine gas turbine engines for two future U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyers, extending the long-running use of the propulsion system across the class.
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a new five-year contract worth up to $1.7 billion for continued production of APKWS laser-guidance kits, supporting large-scale procurement of low-cost precision munitions for U.S. forces and allied nations.
KNDS Deutschland and Italy’s Leonardo have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly develop a new mobile artillery system, combining KNDS’s artillery gun module with Leonardo’s wheeled vehicle platform for future Italian Army requirements. The KNDS 155 mm/L52 main gun Artillery Gun Module has a rate of fire of nine rounds per minute and requires a crew of two to three personnel.
Lithuania has signed an industrial cooperation agreement with KNDS, Rheinmetall and EPSO-G to establish local assembly and maintenance facilities for Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks, with the first tanks assembled domestically from 2028. The Baltic country joined the Leopard 2 Common Procurement Agreement in 2024 and signed a follow-on contract later that year for 44 Leopard 2A8 tanks.
Germany has exercised an option for 20 additional Airbus H145M light combat helicopters, raising its total order to 82 aircraft. The helicopters will support German Army and Luftwaffe special forces missions including training, reconnaissance, special operations and light attack roles.
Switzerland has launched a consultation on a revised security policy strategy, citing a deteriorating security environment in Europe, rising hybrid threats including drone incursions, and growing uncertainty over the future of European defence. The consultation will run until March 31, 2026. Switzerland typically produces a security policy report every four to ten years.
The UK has launched a consolidated Military Intelligence Services structure and a new Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit to accelerate intelligence operations and respond to rising hostile activity, with officials citing a significant surge in cyber and espionage threats. A new Defence Intelligence Academy will provide training in cyber, space and geospatial intelligence disciplines.
NAVSEA has chosen Damen’s LST100 design for the U.S. Navy’s Landing Ship Medium programme, with plans for up to 35 vessels to be built at U.S. shipyards to support Marine Corps operations.
The U.S. Army has established the Western Hemisphere Command at Fort Bragg, consolidating Forces Command, Army North and Army South into a single four-star headquarters to streamline operations and strengthen regional readiness.
The Royal Navy has received XV Excalibur, the UK’s first extra-large uncrewed submarine, following a series of long-range control demonstrations and a world-first quantum navigation trial. The 12-metre, 19-tonne vessel will undergo two years of sea testing as the UK expands autonomous undersea capabilities under Project Cetus and wider defence initiatives.
Lithuania has signed a contract to acquire 30 CAESAR 6×6 MkII artillery systems, expanding its future fleet to 48 units. Deliveries begin in 2027, with plans to field a full CAESAR-equipped division by 2030 and a maintenance centre in Lithuania.
France’s DGA has selected Airbus Defence and Space for a framework contract of up to €50 million to integrate artificial intelligence into French military systems, beginning with upgrades to the Spationav maritime surveillance network and expanding into intelligence, cybersecurity and communications.
The first aircraft for Germany’s PEGASUS airborne signals intelligence programme has arrived in Hamburg, beginning the system integration and certification phase led by HENSOLDT, Lufthansa Technik Defense and Bombardier Defense.
ICEYE has signed its first direct satellite procurement contract with the Portuguese Air Force, providing Portugal with an independent SAR surveillance capability, as the company announces major new European investment to expand sovereign satellite systems.
