🚙 Land Rover unveils Defender Wolf Series II

AeroVironment received its first international purchase order for the LOCUST Laser Weapon System, a direct commercial sale valued at more than $50 million.

The award follows AV's selection for the Army's $464.8 million Enduring High Energy Laser contract, the first US production contract for high energy laser weapons.

LOCUST engagements run under $10 per shot, and AV is putting more than $30 million into its Albuquerque campus to scale directed energy production.

The Defense Innovation Unit flew magnetic navigation aboard an Embraer 170 from Seattle's Puget Sound to southern Alaska and back without GPS.

MagNav improved positioning accuracy 89 percent over legacy backup methods across the four hour, 23 minute flight, with pilots reading the data on standard tablets.

Honeywell Aerospace built the prototype after DIU screened 72 applicants, and the next test flies aboard a C-17 Globemaster III later this year.

Jaguar Land Rover revealed the Defender Wolf Series II light mobility vehicle in tactical mobility, general mobility, ambulance, and utility variants.

The vehicle uses JLR's D7x architecture and monocoque construction, and cleared more than 62,000 tests during development.

JLR is pitching it for the UK Ministry of Defence Light Mobility Vehicle tender and has stood up a dedicated Defender Defence Division to chase military customers.

Poland and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding covering joint exercises, military training, and closer ties between their defense industries.

A drone package is set to follow, reportedly covering WB Group's FlyEye mini-drones, Warmate loitering munitions, and Gladius strike and reconnaissance aircraft.

Signed ahead of the MSPO show in Kielce, the deal marks Poland's shift from buyer to exporter of combat-tested unmanned systems.

Classification society DNV and German shipbuilder Fassmer signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and classify autonomous and remotely operated vessels.

Fassmer is targeting an Approval in Principle under DNV's Autonomous and Remotely Operated Ships (AROS) notation, which sets requirements for navigation, engineering, safety, and operations.

The partners plan to feed their findings into international standards, positioning Germany and Europe as centers for certified maritime autonomy.

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