OCCAR

Germany and the Netherlands buy 69 more RCT30 infantry fighting vehicles

Manufacturer KNDS said it has developed the Boxer RCT30 as the "backbone" of Germany's new "Medium Forces."

Germany, Netherlands lock in $4 billion Jackal infantry fighting vehicle joint buy

The Jackal is a "highly capable IFV that offers enhanced lethality, survivability, and tactical flexibility," according to Europe’s Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation.

UK Royal Navy receives first autonomous mine countermeasures system

"Developments in sensor technology, data analytics, and machine learning have all significantly contributed to this innovation, allowing vessels to operate either fully autonomously or remote controlled by operators in a portable operations centre," said the UK MoD.

India joins Eurodrone effort as observer nation

India’s interest in Eurodrone builds off a joint statement signed with Germany in October 2024 to deepen defense cooperation and which includes a “specific focus on technology collaboration, manufacturing/co-production and co-development of defence platforms and equipment.”

Shipbuilding synergies: OCCAR launches first phase of European Patrol Corvette project

A total budget of €87 million ($92 million) has been allocated for the project’s first phase, split between €60 ($63 million) in European Commission (EC) grants and €27 million ($28 million) from member states Italy, France, Spain, Denmark, Greece and Norway.

Boxer armored vehicle production sets up tension between rising demand and supply bottleneck

Artec will expand Boxer assembly lines to five facilities across Europe this year, offering production capacity of 200 vehicles per year, but such a target remains dependent on whether suppliers “can keep the pace” of industrial planning, according to an company official.