Welcome back to ADM's rolling coverage of Land Forces 2026. This story will be updated throughout the day as our team of journalists unpack the latest news and developments coming out of the show.

Shield AI and Innovaero Technologieshave announced a  collaboration to give the Australian Defence Force greater strike capability.

SubSea Craft has appointed Chris White as Managing Director of SubSea Craft Australia.

Rheinmetall and defence technology startup Breaker have signed a teaming agreement to bring human machine teaming to the Australian Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV).

Kongsberg Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Zone 5 Technologies to explore collaboration opportunities to provide affordable, mass producible long-range strike and air-defence and anti-drone missiles for Australia.

Advanced Navigation will expand its Australian manufacturing capability into the US, establishing a Positioning, Navigation and Timing Centre of Excellence in Huntsville, Alabama.

Boeing has been awarded a contract worth approximately $14.7 billion by Lockheed Martin to scale production and deliver PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement seekers.

Arkeus' Warden Hyperspectral Optical Radar will enter service with the Australian Army to provide wide-area domain awareness for the Integrator UAS.

While traditional mine detection commonly identifies metal, MineReader uses Magnetic Resonance technology developed by the CSIRO to detect the molecular signature of explosive compounds.

Leonardo has completed final training and delivery for the Improved Night/Day Observation Device (INOD) Block III thermal weapon sights provided to the Australian Army under the Land 159 Tranche 1 program.

Specialist project management consultancy, TBH, has strengthened its national Defence team with two senior appointments in Melbourne and Adelaide and a Director-level promotion in Perth.

Land Forces 2026 will bring the global land defence community to Perth for the first time next week, providing Australian industry with an opportunity to showcase its capabilities to an international audience.

Embraer and Mahindra have continued preparatory discussions and planning activities regarding an industrial and support ecosystem for the C-390 Millennium in India.

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 interceptor platform.

This video summary covers news about Arafura OPVs being homeported at Cairns and Boeing being awarded the USN's F/A-XX 6th generation fighter program.

In the continuing war of drones versus defensive systems, it’s entirely possible to shoot down an Iranian Shahed worth maybe $50,000 with a Patriot PAC-3 missile costing upwards of US $4 million | Max Blenkin