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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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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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Eurosatory 2018: Polish company Concept makes debut

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Eurosatory 2018: Polish company Concept makes debut

15th June 2018

Polish company Concept has made its debut at Eurosatory in Paris showcasing a range of vehicles for special, mechanised and reconnaissance forces. The Bielsko-Biala based …

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Rockwell awarded CH-47F avionics support contract extension

15th June 2018

Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide extended avionics support to the Australian Army’s fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters through a performance-based logistics (PBL) contract, …

Eurosatory 2018: New sensor suite for NH90 special operations

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Eurosatory 2018: New sensor suite for NH90 special operations

15th June 2018

Shephard understands that a total ten NH90 aircraft will be outfitted with a new sensor suite for French Special Forces operations. A nose cone for …

Eurosatory 2018: Customer supply unaffected by Hirth acquisition, says UMS Skeldar

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Eurosatory 2018: Customer supply unaffected by Hirth acquisition, says UMS Skeldar

15th June 2018

The supply of unmanned systems engines by Hirth Motors to its customers will continue assured a senior official from UMS Skeldar, which in May acquired …

Raytheon to continue TOW production

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Raytheon to continue TOW production

15th June 2018

Raytheon has received a $129.9 million contract modification from the US Army to continue production of the TOW weapon system, the company announced on 12 …

Chinese arms deliveries to Africa put on hold

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Chinese arms deliveries to Africa put on hold

15th June 2018

France, Britain and the US on 14 June 2018 put a hold on a request from the Central African Republic (CAR) for UN Security Council …

Airbus delivers fifth H135 for German military training

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Airbus delivers fifth H135 for German military training

15th June 2018

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the fifth and final H135 to the German Federal Office of armed forces Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, the company …

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Aerojet Rocketdyne awarded torpedo work

15th June 2018

Aerojet Rocketdyne has received a $2.6 million Phase I contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop a prototype torpedo propulsion system under its …

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IAI Elta receives EW system contract

15th June 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Elta Systems has received a contract to modernise and upgrade a national level ground based SIGINT and EW system for an …

Eurosatory 2018: Vehicles and variants in the spotlight (video)

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Eurosatory 2018: Vehicles and variants in the spotlight (video)

15th June 2018

As Eurosatory 2018 draws to a close Grant Turnbull, land warfare editor at Shephard, reviews some of the highlights from the event including vehicle unveilings, new …

Australia trucks on with UGV trials

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Australia trucks on with UGV trials

15th June 2018

The Australian Army is continuing its foray into UGVs, with Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne announcing on 13 June that Praesidium Global had won …

SOCOM outlines maritime capabilities demonstration

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SOCOM outlines maritime capabilities demonstration

15th June 2018

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has outlined an upcoming technical experimentation (TE) activity focused on SOF maritime surface systems. The research and development opportunity …

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