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The Austrian army is preparing for a large-scale rearmament, which includes the purchase of modern Leopard 2A8 tanks.
The German army has signed a number of contracts to develop a new artillery unit and power plant for the prospective modernisation of the Leopard 2 main battle tank.
Russia's Uralvagonzavod has produced the first T-90M Proryv tank equipped with the Arena-M active defence system, which is capable of intercepting guided missiles and other threats.
The Taiwanese army officially began training with the first batch of M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks that arrived from the United States in December 2024.
Ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia Anatoliy Kutsevol visited the production of the first batch of Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers for the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
The US Army will launch an open competition to develop a new self-propelled howitzer to improve long-range artillery.
Italian Defence Minister General Luciano Portolano called on Leonardo and Rheinmetall to fulfil the order for tanks and combat vehicles worth €23 billion as soon as possible.
The Congressional Research Service of the United States asked whether combat lessons from Ukraine were taken into account in the development of the new XM-30 mechanised infantry fighting vehicle, which is to replace the M-2 Bradley in 2029.
Latvia has signed a contract for the purchase of 42 ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles to strengthen its armed forces. The agreement was signed on 30 January by Latvia's National Director of Armaments, Major General Andis Dilans, and Vice President of General Dynamics European Land Systems Alejandro Page Hernandez.
The Spanish army has announced plans for technical modernisation, including the possible replacement of Leopard 2A4 tanks. The Leopard 2A8 tank is being considered.
The first batch of French 155 mm Caesar wheeled self-propelled artillery systems has been delivered to Estonia, ERR reports.
The Italian Ministry of Defence has expanded its plans to purchase armoured vehicles: the country plans to buy more than 1,400 armoured vehicles from the German company Rheinmetall.
The Polish armoured vehicle company MISTA in Stalowa Wola, known for the production of Oncilla armoured vehicles, has completed the overhaul and modernisation of more than 150 Soviet BTR-70 armoured personnel carriers. According to Aeromag, Ukraine may be the final recipient of this equipment.
The US Army is making progress in developing a new generation XM-30 mechanised infantry fighting vehicle (MICV) to replace the outdated M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which has been in service since 1981.
Hungary has completed the formation of the first battalion of 45 KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles. This was announced during the IAV 2025 international conference held in the UK.
