Defense Mobility
Milrem Robotics, the Estonian developer of the THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), has opened a dedicated assembly line in Born, the Netherlands, in partnership with VDL Defentec. The first Dutch-built THeMIS units have already been handed over to the Dutch government as part of a pledge to deliver more than
Construction Equipment
Develon, the construction equipment brand of South Korea's HD Hyundai Group, has secured a contract to supply up to 70 DD130 crawler dozers to the Polish Army — a deal that marks the brand's first major military equipment contract in Europe and signals a significant shift in
Defense Mobility
Rheinmetall has signed a definitive agreement to sell its struggling civilian Power Systems division to Munich-based industrial investment firm Aequita for a provisional €350 million (approx. $406 million), marking one of the final steps in the German defense giant's transformation into a pure-pl
Defense Mobility
When the U.S. Army needed a new heavy dump truck to replace the aging AM General MM917 — a platform that had served for more than 40 years — it turned to an unlikely source: the commercial construction site. The result is the Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT), a
Defense Mobility
Less than three years after losing the JLTV A2 contract, Oshkosh Defense is positioning itself for a return to the program—this time as a second-source supplier for the US Marine Corps. The Marine Corps published a Request for Information (RFI) on May 27, 2026, seeking a second supplier for
Construction Equipment
JCB unveils its largest X Series excavator ever — the 50-tonne 520X — alongside new compaction equipment and the 715 ADT at Hillhead 2026.
Contracts & Orders
Poland has signed contracts worth 60 billion złoty ($16.5 billion) to produce infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled howitzers, support vehicles, and artillery ammunition — all built domestically by Polish defense manufacturers. The deals, signed May 30 at Huta Stalowa Wola in southeastern Poland, represent the first major tranche of the EU&
Defense Mobility
The Norwegian Army has taken delivery of its last 25 armored trucks from Rheinmetall MAN, completing the first phase of a major fleet modernization that replaces decades-old Scania trucks.
Construction Equipment
# Scania Invests €70M in Angers Plant for Electric Truck Production
Defense Mobility
The United States Army is about to put the first M1E3 Abrams prototypes into the hands of soldiers for operational testing this summer — a full five years ahead of the original 2032 timeline. Four prototypes in what the Army calls a “transitional configuration” will be delivered to the 1
Construction Equipment
World First: JCB Launches Production 3CX Hydrogen Backhoe Loader JCB has taken the wraps off the 3CX Hydrogen, the world's first production-series backhoe loader powered by a hydrogen combustion engine. The machine marks a significant milestone in the construction equipment industry's shift toward zero-emission solutions for
Construction Equipment
JCB Enters the 50-Tonne Class with the New 520X Excavator Hillhead 2026, Buxton, UK — JCB is stepping into new territory. The British manufacturer has unveiled the 520X, its largest and most powerful X-Series crawler excavator to date, slotting into the 50-tonne class — a segment JCB has never seriously contested before.