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August 26, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Poland Receives First K2 Black Panther Tanks Under $6.5B Deal

Poland has received 28 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks, completing the first delivery under a 9-trillion-won ($6.5-billion) agreement signed with South Korean defense manufacturer Hyundai Rotem in 2025....

August 26, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Austria Takes Delivery of Modernized Leopard Tanks and Ulan Vehicles

Austria has received its first upgraded Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and Ulan infantry fighting vehicles at the Austrian Armed Forces’ Jansa Barracks in Großmittel. The deliveries represent the...

August 26, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

General Dynamics Secures $54M Contract for US Army Stryker Support

The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $54.3 million contract to provide field-level maintenance and sustainment services for its Stryker armored vehicle fleet. Under the agreement,...

August 25, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Norway Orders 20 Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicles Under CAVS

Norway has placed an order for 20 Patria 6×6 armored vehicles under the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) program. The vehicles will be configured for command-and-control (C2) missions...

August 25, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

FNSS Unveils Amphibious Vehicle for Advanced Manned-Unmanned Missions

Turkish defense company FNSS has developed the İ-ZAHA multi-purpose unmanned modular amphibious vehicle (U-MAV) to reduce risks to personnel during one of the most hazardous stages of amphibious operations....

August 22, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

India Explores Layered Counter-Drone Shield for Future IBGs

Future conflicts are unlikely to be determined by static defensive positions alone. Instead, success may increasingly depend on layered networks of unmanned and electronic systems capable of detecting, tracking,...

August 19, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Rheinmetall to Supply Mobile Field Hospitals to German Armed Forces

Rheinmetall has received a contract worth more than 500 million euros ($579.7 million) to deliver 149 mobile rescue stations to the German Armed Forces. The order comes under a...

August 17, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

AM General Secures $82M US Army Contract for HMMWVs

The US Army has awarded AM General an $82.2-million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), widely known as Humvees. The latest award...

August 12, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

Patria and KNDS Partner on 6×6 Vehicle Production in Germany

Patria and KNDS Deutschland Maintenance have signed an agreement to assemble and integrate Patria 6×6 armored personnel carriers in Germany as part of the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS)...

August 10, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Germany, Netherlands Expand Boxer RCT30 Fleets With 69 New IFVs

ARTEC, a joint venture between KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall, has secured a contract to supply 69 additional Boxer RCT30 infantry fighting vehicles to the German and Dutch armed forces....