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France has activated an optional tranche of its MX-10 DAMOCLES contract with KNDS France and Delair, ordering several hundred additional quadcopter loitering munitions. Luxembourg became the first export customer, signing a contract worth just over €1.6 million for an initial capability.
KNDS Deutschland and Norwegian specialist RITEK officially opened Leopard 2 A8 main battle tank production in Levanger, Norway, on October 15. The facility will produce 37 of the 54 Leopard 2 A8 tanks ordered by Norway, with production and test infrastructure now complete.
RENK Group and KNDS Deutschland have signed a contract extension worth approximately €130 million for the delivery of HSWL 354 transmissions for Leopard 2 family vehicles. The order also includes TCS-354A transmission control systems and related services.
KNDS Deutschland has fitted a tracked RCH 155 with a new KNDS France 155mm/58-calibre ordnance, opening a potential path toward significantly longer artillery range and a future beyond the current NATO 52-calibre standard.
Why it matters: A six-calibre jump is a statement of intent — KNDS is betting that the artillery duel will keep pushing range, and NATO standards will follow reality rather than lead it.
KNDS and Polish defence firm WB Group signed a memorandum of understanding at MSPO 2026 to integrate the KNDS 105 mm LG light artillery system with WB's Topaz fire-control system for the Polish Armed Forces. KNDS described the initiative as marking the return of 105 mm artillery, which had been largely displaced by heavier systems in recent decades.
Ukraine has taken delivery of its first RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers, roughly four years after Germany pledged the system in September 2022, according to German Aid to Ukraine, an independent assistance tracker. The delivery was confirmed through a non-governmental source. RCH 155 is built by KNDS and mounts a 155 mm/L52 gun on an 8×8 wheeled chassis with automated ammunition handling.
Why it matters: Four years from pledge to first delivery is a useful benchmark for what 'German commitment' means in practice when the system isn't already sitting in a depot.
Lithuania Defense Services, a joint venture between Rheinmetall and KNDS in Lithuania, has refurbished Leopard 2 tanks damaged on the battlefield and prepared them for delivery to Ukraine. The work is funded by Germany.
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Germany and the Netherlands are buying 69 additional RCT30 infantry fighting vehicles, Breaking Defense reported. Manufacturer KNDS described the Boxer RCT30 as the backbone of Germany’s new Medium Forces concept.
Why it matters: Another RCT30 tranche locks in the Boxer medium-force path for two key European land armies.