Eurosatory 2026: Recovery, reconnaissance, autonomy and air defence shape land systems developments
GDELS and FFG’s Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier Advanced Recovery Vehicle is designed to support increasingly heavy wheeled armoured platforms entering service across Europe. (Photo: author)
New recovery vehicles, reconnaissance platforms, autonomous fire-support systems and short-range air-defence capabilities on display at Eurosatory 2026 highlighted how land forces are adapting to evolving battlefield requirements.
Eurosatory 2026 highlighted several key trends shaping the future of land warfare, including increased emphasis on battlefield support vehicles, networked reconnaissance capabilities, autonomous systems and short-range air defence.
One example was the growing requirement to support increasingly heavy wheeled combat vehicles entering service across Europe.
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) and German company FFG used the exhibition to showcase the prototype Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier (HMC) Advanced Recovery Vehicle (ARV), developed to support heavy wheeled platforms such as the RCH 155 artillery system.
The Piranha HMC ARV combines the GDELS 10x10 platform with an FFG recovery module previously trialled
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