KNDS

Aug- 2026 -

3 August

A KNDS Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm is seen on a grassy and sandy area. The eight-wheeled vehicle is painted with textured green and brown camouflage. Its turret is jutting forwards from the back. In the ground, trees and bushes grow scattered.

Rheinmetall to Supply Weapon Systems for UK’s 72 RCH 155 Howitzers

Rheinmetall has secured a contract to supply the weapon systems for the 72 Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 vehicles ordered by the UK in May.

Jul- 2026 -

30 July

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Lithuania to Assemble Leopard 2A8 Tanks at Kaunas Plant

YIT Lietuva has secured a contract to build a Leopard 2A8 tank production and maintenance plant in Lithuania's Kaunas Free Economic Zone.

2 July

Europe

Jodesz Gavilan

KNDS Converts Former Rail Factory Into Armored Vehicle Production Hub

KNDS has transformed more than half of a former rail factory in Görlitz into a defense manufacturing site as it ramps up production of armored vehicle components.

Jun- 2026 -

26 June

Europe

Christine Casimiro

100th Homegrown Boxer Vehicle for British Army Rolls Off Production Line

The British Army’s 100th Boxer infantry vehicle, made entirely in the UK, has completed production and been delivered to the UK Ministry of Defence.

23 June

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Sweden Receives First Upgraded Leopard 2-Based Stridsvagn 123A Tank

Sweden has received the first modernized Stridsvagn 123A main battle tank, the Swedish variant of the Leopard 2 platform, from KNDS.

19 June

Asia Pacific

Ronald Watkins

Malaysia Orders 18 CAESAR Howitzers, Plans Local Assembly

Malaysia has ordered 18 CAESAR self-propelled artillery systems from KNDS, becoming the 15th country to acquire the wheeled howitzer.

19 June

Land

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Leopard 2 Maker Introduces New Main Battle Tank With ‘Robotic Wingers’

A new main battle tank from KNDS could redefine how European armies approach armored warfare.

9 June

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Switzerland Orders 32 RCH 155-Based AGM Howitzers From KNDS

Switzerland has awarded KNDS a contract to deliver 32 Artillery Gun Module self-propelled howitzers based on the RCH 155 artillery system.

May- 2026 -

30 May

Land

Bea Castañeda

MGCS: Inside Europe’s Next-Generation Main Ground Combat System

Europe's next main battle tank is being built from the ground up for a digital battlefield: crewed-uncrewed teaming, networked fires, and a rethink of what armor is even for. This guide covers it all.

21 May

Europe