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SHIELD Sights to Showcase New AMSx with C-UAS Reticle at Land Forces 2026

Monday, October 5th, 2026

U.S. military, government and defense industry attendees invited to visit 360 Defence at Booth 3N07

Crewkerne, England — Immediate Release — SHIELD Sights will showcase its new AMSx with the C-UAS Reticle installed at the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition, October 6–8, 2026, at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in Perth, Western Australia.

The AMSx will be featured at Booth 3N07 with exhibitor 360 Defence, Shield’s exclusive Australian government supplier. U.S. military, government and defense industry representatives attending the show are invited to visit the booth to see the new configuration and learn more about SHIELD’s latest optic offering.

The exhibit will give attendees an opportunity to connect with 360 Defence as part of SHIELD’s Australian launch activities. To discuss the AMSx with the C-UAS Reticle, visit 360 Defence at Booth 3N07.

For More Information please visit: ShieldSights.com

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Finland and Lockheed Martin Celebrate Historic Arrival of First Finnish F-35

Sunday, October 4th, 2026

ROVANIEMI, Finland, Oct. 1, 2026 — The Republic of Finland celebrated the arrival of its first two permanently based F-35A aircraft in country, marking the beginning of a new era of 5th Generation capability for the Finnish Defence Forces.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) joined the arrival ceremony, hosted by the Finnish Air Force, alongside senior Finnish government and military leaders, U.S. and allied representatives and industry partners. The ceremony recognized the milestone and Finland’s increasingly important role in strengthening security and deterrence across the Nordic region, Europe and the NATO alliance.

“What begins here is the introduction of a 5th Generation system built for the security environment we actually live in,” said Major General Timo Herranen, Commander of the Finnish Air Force. “The F-35 was chosen because it is designed for an environment like ours. Flying the F-35, our pilots can do the mission and come home to fly the next round. A 5th Generation aircraft that can see farther but not be seen, share information faster, strike accurately and survive longer is not a luxury here. It is a requirement.”

“The arrival of Finland’s first F-35 is about far more than a new aircraft—it is about strengthening the nation’s ability to deter aggression, defend its sovereignty and secure its future,” said OJ Sanchez, President, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. “As Finland continues to play an increasingly important role in Nordic, European and NATO security, the F-35 will provide a powerful, connected capability that will help the Finnish Defence Forces meet the demands of an evolving security environment. We are proud to stand with Finland as it brings this critical capability home.”

Lockheed Martin leads a global F-35 program supported by more than 2,100 suppliers across more than a dozen countries. Chosen by 20 allied nations, including 13 in Europe, the F-35 strengthens interoperability and shared deterrence through seamless collaboration among allied forces.

The program also delivers significant international industrial participation, with 25% by value of every F-35 built produced in Europe and all major F-35 components now manufactured there. Earlier this year, Patria became the first company other than Lockheed Martin to produce the F-35 forward fuselage, underscoring Finland’s critical role in the global F-35 enterprise.

With the aircraft arriving in country, Finland has now received 10 of its 64 F-35A aircraft. Eight of these aircraft are temporarily stationed at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, where Finnish pilots and maintainers are conducting training in preparation for the aircraft’s continued introduction into Finnish service.

About the F-35 Lightning II

More than 1,375 F-35s are currently operational around the globe, and the fleet has surpassed a million flight hours. The combat-proven F-35 operates from 42 bases worldwide, including 13 nations operating on home soil. As adversaries advance and legacy aircraft age, the F-35 is critical to maintaining air dominance into the future.

More information at Lockheedmartin.com.

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Team LionStrike Selected to Progress in UK LMV Competition

Saturday, October 3rd, 2026

Team LionStrike has been selected to progress to the next stage of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) competition, marking an important milestone for the team’s proposal to deliver a modern, adaptable and UK-supported vehicle capability for the British Army.

Bringing together NP Aerospace, GM Defense and BAE Systems, Team LionStrike combines proven vehicle technology with UK engineering, manufacturing and through-life support expertise.

The team’s proposal is designed around operationally proven platforms, configured to meet UK requirements while minimising unnecessary modification and integration risk. The approach also provides a clear pathway to increased UK industrial participation, supporting sovereign capability, skilled jobs and opportunities across the UK supply chain.

David Petheram, MD & SVP, NP Aerospace, said: “We are pleased to have been selected to progress to the next stage of the competition. Team LionStrike brings together complementary expertise from across our three organisations, combining proven technology with significant UK industrial capability. Our focus is on providing the British Armed Forces with a capable, adaptable and supportable solution that can be delivered at pace while creating lasting value for UK industry.”

Team LionStrike will now continue working with the Ministry of Defence through the next phase of the competition.

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Colt Canada Launches C25 in the UK and Europe

Saturday, October 3rd, 2026

The next evolution of the C7/C8 family is now being introduced to UK and European customers

Copenhagen – 2 October 2026. Colt Canada, the Canadian small-arms manufacturer within the Colt CZ Group, today announces the launch of its new C25 carbine to customers in the UK and Europe. Selected by Canada’s Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces as the successor to the C7/C8 platform, C25 is designed to make soldiers more accurate under the conditions they actually fight in.

The C7/C8 platform that has served Canadian and Allied forces for more than 35 years. C25 builds on Colt Canada’s decades of experience and responds to a changing operational environment in which body armour, longer engagement distances, and evolving battlefield conditions are placing new demands on the individual soldier.

A different approach to the body armour challenge

Level IV body armour is becoming more common, and the current 5.56mm cartridge cannot be relied upon alone to defeat it. With no settled view yet on a next-generation intermediate calibre, Colt Canada, in line with Canadian Department ofNational Defence operational doctrine and employment, has approached the gap from a different perspective: making the soldier dramatically more accurate against the smaller, harder targets that armour leaves exposed, under the fatigue and stress of sustained operations. C25 is a precision and human-factors programme built around a defined Concept of Employment.

Four key changes, one outcome

The C25 was developed under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) project. It features a 13.7″ chrome-lined, free-floating, cold hammer forged barrel optimized for durability and sustained performance. The C25 is chambered in 5.56 x 45mm NATO and its upper receiver, equipped with full length top rail,accommodates a wide array of attachments, such as the Colt Optics 1–6x Low Power Variable Optic.

C25 carries four meaningful upgrades, each engineered to make the first shot count and the follow-up shot faster:

o Greater consistency under stress – a two-stage trigger provides a more sensitive, positive break.

o Improved accuracy across the effective range – optimised barrel geometry reduces disturbance to the projectile, supporting higher practical accuracy.

o Reduced signature and recoil – controlled gas redirection at the muzzle decreases sound pressure at the firing position, suppresses flash, and reduces felt recoil.

o Faster target acquisition at distance – a low-power variable Colt optic extends the engagement window and reduces exposure time.

Together, these changes are engineered around a single outcome: accuracy under realistic operational conditions. It is a rifle shaped through service, with soldier needs at the heart.

Re-introducing Colt Canada to the UK and Europe

Colt Canada has supplied military customers across Europe, including the UK, since the 1990s. Today, approximately 3,000 Colt Canada weapon systems are in service with the British Army, including the Special Forces, alongside established in-service fleets in the Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark.

Sean Congdon, President and CEO of Colt Canada, comments: “C25 marks an important new chapter for Colt Canada in the UK and Europe. It is not simply about introducing a new rifle. It is our response to how the operational environment is changing and what soldiers need from their weapon system today. It builds on decades of experience with the C7/C8 platform, combined with what our customers have told us about the challenges they are facing in the field. As we bring C25 to the UK and other European markets, we’re taking the same approach that has always defined Colt Canada: listening closely to our customers and developing solutions around their operational requirements.“

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NIOA to Unveil Training Payload for SYPAQ Corvo at Land Forces 2026

Thursday, October 1st, 2026

All-Australian… the SYPAQ Systems CsUAS CORVO interceptor with the NIOA family of payloads.1 OCTOBER 2026

NIOA will use the stage of the Land Forces International Defence Exposition in Perth to unveil for the first time the training and live payload being developed for the SYPAQ Systems CORVO Counter small Uncrewed Aerial System (CsUAS) interceptor platform.

The training payload represents a significant milestone in NIOA’s contribution to the sovereign Australian counter-drone capability being developed by SYPAQ for the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) Mission Syracuse.

The capability combines NIOA’s expertise in fuzing, warheads and explosive ordnance engineering with the Australian-designed and manufactured CORVO interceptor platform developed by SYPAQ Systems.

The functionally representative training payload integrates a telemetry-capable Power & Interface Controller (PIC) electronic subsystem, Proximity Fuze, inert Electronic Safety, Arming & Functioning (ESAF) device plus an inert mass representative kinetic effector payload, enabling comprehensive flight testing and data collection ahead of live payload qualification activities.

NIOA Australia-New Zealand Executive Vice President Ben James said the industry unveiling demonstrated the rapid progress Australian defence industry SMEs could achieve through collaboration.

“Less than six months after partnering with SYPAQ on their work under Mission Syracuse, and engaging Hydrix to provide electronic design integration support to SYPAQ, we are proud to showcase a tangible capability that highlights the strength of Australia’s sovereign defence industrial base,” he said.

“This CORVO interceptor training payload is an important step toward delivering a credible, scalable and operationally relevant counter-drone capability for the Australian Defence Force.

“The schedule in which this payload has been developed is a real testament to the skilled workforce and exceptional collaboration between SYPAQ Systems, NIOA and Hydrix.”

The development program brings together Australian-owned defence companies NIOA, SYPAQ Systems and Hydrix, combining expertise in explosive ordnance design, electronics engineering, advanced software integration and uncrewed systems development.

Amanda Holt, Managing Director and CEO, SYPAQ Systems said: “Working in partnership with NIOA, supported by our sovereign supply chain members, allows us both to accelerate the design, development and demonstration of the Corvo Strike C-UAS capability through ASCA Mission Syracuse. SYPAQ is proud to lead this endeavour drawing upon our expertise in autonomous systems, guidance, navigation and control, and mission systems integration.

“NIOA’s expertise delivers both a mission optimised, modular warhead capability, whilst providing an inert training capability, to the program. This allows rapid risk reduction and future mission expansion – by design.”

Hydrix recently completed delivery of a benchtop integration system supporting software development, platform-interface communications and integration of key payload subsystems.

The company is responsible for development of the PIC electronics subsystem, a critical subsystem incorporating telemetry, safety interlocks, fuzing logic and Picatinny Common Lethality Integration Kit (CLIK) compatible platform interface functions.

Hydrix Director Development & Delivery Andrew Beal said the milestone demonstrated Hydrix’s ability to rapidly translate complex Defence requirements into working technology.

“Defence capability development needs to move from concept to field evaluation at a pace that matches the threat,” he said.

“This project demonstrates the value Hydrix can bring to sovereign capability development, solving complex integration challenges and helping emerging defence technologies mature rapidly from concept through to operationally relevant capability.”

To see the NIOA family of training and live payloads, visit the NIOA stand #4G16 Land Forces 2026 from October 6-8.

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E-mobility: Rheinmetall Subsidiary Secures Funding for the Development of Innovative Production Processes for the Manufacture of High-Performance NanoLam Capacitors

Sunday, September 27th, 2026

As part of the NanoLink project, Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH, a subsidiary of the Rheinmetall technology group, will be receiving funding at its Hartha site (Mittelsachsen district) for the development of innovative production processes for the manufacture of high-performance NanoLam™ capacitors. The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and tax revenues, based on the budget approved by the State Parliament of Saxony. In total, the site will receive funding of around 1.5 million euros from the Sächsische Aufbaubank (SAB).

The NanoLink project focuses on the research and development of innovative production processes and analytical methods used in the manufacture of intermediate circuit capacitors based on NanoLam™ technology. This is a key technological component which, owing to a wide range of technical advantages over the current state of the art, will be used, amongst other things, in next-generation electric powertrains.
The first European demonstration facility for the manufacture of NanoLam™ capacitors is located at Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH in Hartha, Saxony. Unlike conventional capacitors, dielectric layers in the sub-micrometre range are produced here from thermosetting plastics, with the innovative manufacturing process forming the technological basis. The finished product stands out from established polypropylene film capacitors due to their compactness (capacitance density), lower weight for the same capacitance, higher temperature resistance, dielectric strength and thermal conductivity. These properties and performance characteristics open up applications in the field of electromobility that cannot be achieved with conventional capacitor technology.
As part of the NanoLink project, the individual process steps involved in the manufacture of NanoLam™ capacitors are being systematically further developed for large-scale production. With the clear aim of making this technology available to the wider market, the focus is on cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency and automatability, without compromising on quality and reliability.

In addition to Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH, the project partners include AKON GmbH in Geringswalde, Chemnitz University of Technology and the Laserinstitut Hochschule Mittweida (Laser Institute at University of Applied Sciences Mittweida). The NanoLink consortium brings together extensive expertise in the necessary research and development areas. This interdisciplinary approach ensures that the best possible technologies and processes are integrated into the production process planned for the future. This not only helps to strengthen the domestic economy, but also increases resilience in the value chain and positions Germany as a key player in the global production of components for electric mobility. The success of the NanoLink project will drive forward not only the German but also the European automotive industry. Furthermore, it is expected that the introduction of NanoLam™ capacitor technology will enable a wide range of further applications across various sectors. The project, which began on 1 June 2025, will conclude on 31 January 2028.

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PAE Munitions Marks 50 years of US-German Partnership on Rolling Airframe Missile Program

Sunday, September 27th, 2026

VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES —

PAE Munitions marked the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) program Sept. 17 during the 97th RAM Steering Committee meeting, recognizing five decades of U.S.-German cooperation to deliver and sustain a critical naval self-defense capability.

“For 50 years, the RAM program has continued to evolve to meet fleet needs and the changing threat environment,” said Capt. Tom Pilkerton, Terminal Defense Systems program manager. “That steady focus on capability and modernization has helped sustain RAM’s role as an important part of naval self-defense.”

Since 1976, the RAM program has reflected a long-standing partnership between the U.S. and Germany, sustained by close collaboration across government and industry. Over five decades, that cooperative approach has helped the program adapt, endure, and build industrial base resiliency.

“We are operating in an environment where demand for capable weapons is increasing, and the ability to produce at scale is just as important as the capability itself. Foundational to RAM’s success is the ability of our governments and industries to work together, solve problems together, and deliver together — at speed and scale.”

Van Hendrey, Portfolio Acquisition Executive Munitions and U.S. Co-Chair of the RAM Steering Committee

RAM provides naval ships a rapid-response, short-range defensive capability against anti-ship cruise missiles and other airborne threats as part of a layered self-defense system. Its continued modernization has helped ensure the system remains responsive to evolving threats and fleet requirements.

The anniversary also underscores the strength and durability of the U.S.-German cooperative model, which has sustained the program through changing requirements, engineering challenges, and shifts in the threat environment while continuing to deliver capability for naval forces.

About PAE Munitions: Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Munitions is a Department of the Navy organization responsible for the development, procurement, and delivery of naval munitions and strike capabilities. By unifying key weapons programs and aligning the weapons industrial base, PAE Munitions provides enterprise-level integration to accelerate production, increase capacity, and ensure the Fleet is equipped with the munitions needed to project power and win.

Via Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps

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Crye Precision and MultiCam Prevail in Two Intellectual Property Actions in China

Saturday, September 26th, 2026

Court finds Chinese manufacturer culpable for copyright and trademark infringement of the MultiCam® pattern

Crye Precision is pleased to announce that it has prevailed in two separate actions before a premier intellectual property court in China. In both rulings, the Court found a Chinese manufacturer culpable for willful copyright and trademark infringement, and in doing so, held that Crye owns enforceable Chinese copyrights and trademarks in its MultiCam® camouflage pattern.

The outcome benefits the wider industry, from the licensed printers who produce genuine MultiCam® materials to the manufacturers and brands who build finished products with it. Most importantly, it protects the people the MultiCam® brand exists to serve: the uncompromising professionals who trust that genuine MultiCam® products deliver the performance and protection they depend on.

These decisions are precedent setting: Crye is the first foreign rights holder to establish and enforce copyright and trademark rights in a camouflage pattern before a Chinese Court. Counterfeit MultiCam® operations have long built their business models on the assumption that Crye would not, or could not, enforce its intellectual property in certain regions. These rulings put that assumption to rest, and hopefully mark the beginning of a broader shift in how foreign intellectual property is protected in China and in the other regions where counterfeiters operate.

Please email press@cryeprecision.com with any questions.

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