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All eyes on Royal Navy’s Type 93 market engagement as industry prepares bids

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All eyes on Royal Navy’s Type 93 market engagement as industry prepares bids

22nd October 2026

Responses are due by 29 October as the Royal Navy tests the market, with BAE Systems’ Herne and MSubs’ Excalibur setting up a contest where payloads may decide the winner.

UK A400M Saudi deployment highlights airlifter’s role as Airbus pursues upgrades

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UK A400M Saudi deployment highlights airlifter’s role as Airbus pursues upgrades

21st October 2026

Airbus is developing new capabilities for its A400M transport aircraft as European countries consider future airlift requirements and the UK plans to deploy the aircraft to Saudi Arabia.

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Chinese UAS attempt to rule the roost

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Chinese UAS attempt to rule the roost

25th June 2018

Chinese security services are using birdlike UAS in a small-scale way around the country to monitor citizens and suspicious activities. The ornithological UAS in question, …

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BST to develop UAS for Venus observation

25th June 2018

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has received a contract from NASA to develop a UAS to perform upper atmospheric observations of Venus, the company announced on …

GA-ASI’s Guardian demonstrated in Japan

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GA-ASI’s Guardian demonstrated in Japan

25th June 2018

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI) Guardian RPA has concluded large-scale demonstration flights in Japan, the company announced on 21 June. The flights, which took place …

Insight: Are Ukraine's new vehicle plans really feasible?

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Insight: Are Ukraine's new vehicle plans really feasible?

24th June 2018

Last month, Ukrainian industry announced ambitious plans to develop a brand-new IFV for the country's military that could contribute towards the force's modernisation and bolster …

BAE Systems begins investigations into Forth issues

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BAE Systems begins investigations into Forth issues

23rd June 2018

Investigations are being carried out by BAE Systems to identify the causes of defects identified onboard the UK’s new Royal Navy Batch 2 OPV. As …

Colt progresses on Canada's new GPMG

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Colt progresses on Canada's new GPMG

22nd June 2018

Colt Canada is in the process of finalising production and testing of low-rate versions of the C6A1 FLEX for the Canadian Army’s replacement General Purpose …

British Army announces Autonomous Warrior

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British Army announces Autonomous Warrior

22nd June 2018

The British Army will carry out a four-week Autonomous Warrior (Land) exercise in November, the UK Ministry of Defence announced on 20 June. The exercise …

Insitu to support fire suppression ops

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Insitu to support fire suppression ops

22nd June 2018

Insitu has received a contract from the US Department of Interior (DOI) to provide fire suppression services across the continental US and Alaska using its …

Rheinmetall to upgrade Canadian MASS

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Rheinmetall to upgrade Canadian MASS

22nd June 2018

Rheinmetall has received a follow-on contract from the Canadian military to upgrade the Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) installed on the navy's Halifax-class frigates, the …

UDT 2018: Concerns over depth of UK ASW capability

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UDT 2018: Concerns over depth of UK ASW capability

22nd June 2018

A report published by the House of Commons Defence Committee on 18 June warned of several areas where the UK’s armed forces lack the capability …

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LiquidPiston to continue developing 30kW X4 engine

22nd June 2018

LiquidPiston has received an additional $2.5 million funding from DARPA to continue development of its 30kW X4 rotary diesel engine prototype, the company announced on …

Russia says OPCW preparing 'pseudo' report on Syria chemical attacks

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Russia says OPCW preparing 'pseudo' report on Syria chemical attacks

22nd June 2018

Russia on 22 June predicted the global chemical weapons watchdog would present ‘pseudo evidence’ in a report on an alleged chemical attack on the Syrian …

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