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Lockheed Martin confirms 2029 target date for US Navy’s Aegis/PAC-3 MSE integration

23rd April 2026

Enabling Aegis-equipped vessels to launch PAC-3 MSE interceptors will give the USN more options to engage highly manoeuvrable hypersonic missiles – including the ones China has been developing.

US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

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US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

22nd April 2026

The Pentagon’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes an impressive increase in the procurement of interceptors, with the number of the US Army’s PAC-3 MSE rounds expanding by 683%, the US Navy’s Standard Missile by 365% and the MDA’s SM-3 IIA by more than 1,000%.

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AUVSI 2018: SkyRaider gets first public outing ahead of further demonstrations

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AUVSI 2018: SkyRaider gets first public outing ahead of further demonstrations

1st May 2018

Aeryon Defense looks to have stolen a march on the competition at AUVSI’s Xponential in Colorado with the first public unveiling of its new Group …

AUVSI 2018: Colorado’s wildfire operations aided by apps

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AUVSI 2018: Colorado’s wildfire operations aided by apps

30th April 2018

Colorado's fire services are exploring the benefits that smartphone apps could bring in providing crews on the ground greater situational awareness in combating the wildfires …

Boeing receives DLA F/A-18 support contract

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Boeing receives DLA F/A-18 support contract

30th April 2018

Boeing has received a five-year $427 million contract from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide and manage consumable material for F/A-18 depot maintenance, …

UK MoD sees role for military in space industry

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UK MoD sees role for military in space industry

30th April 2018

As the rapid growth trajectory of the global space industry continues the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is keen to establish a role for the …

Zenoss to support USAF's DCGS

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Zenoss to support USAF's DCGS

30th April 2018

Zenoss will provide software and services for the US Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) programme under a five-year contract announced on 25 April. …

KC-46 inches toward delivery

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KC-46 inches toward delivery

30th April 2018

Boeing’s KC-46 tanker programme has completed all required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) flight tests, the company announced on 26 April.The final test was a refuelling/communications …

Scrutiny falls on British Army EOD robots

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Scrutiny falls on British Army EOD robots

30th April 2018

As the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) introduces its new counter-IED robot, the Harris T7, the army has had time to reflect on its previous …

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Syria strikes kill 26 fighters, mostly Iranians: monitor

30th April 2018

Missile strikes overnight in central Syria killed at least 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians, a monitor said on 30 April. The Syrian Observatory …

Spirit delivers CH-53K SDTA fuselage to USMC

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Spirit delivers CH-53K SDTA fuselage to USMC

30th April 2018

Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the fifth System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter fuselage to the US Marine Corps (USMC), the company …

Netherlands' MASE-equipped NH90 in testing

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Netherlands' MASE-equipped NH90 in testing

30th April 2018

The first Royal Netherlands Air Force NH90 helicopter equipped with Terma's Modular Aircraft Survivability Equipment (MASE) pod has passed a comprehensive test programme.The testing included …

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Kongsberg and team develop C-UAS system

30th April 2018

Kongsberg Geospatial, Echodyne Corp and uAvionix have joined forces to develop a new counter-UAS (C-UAS) system called Argus, Kongsberg Geospatial announced on 26 April. The …

Boeing partners with German industry for H-47

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Boeing partners with German industry for H-47

30th April 2018

Boeing has announced partnerships with ten German aerospace suppliers as it looks to strengthen its German industrial ties. Boeing, which is offering the H-47 Chinook …

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