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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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Dutch AH-64E delivery schedule revealed

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Dutch AH-64E delivery schedule revealed

3rd May 2018

The Netherlands is planning on receiving its 28 strong fleet of remanufactured Apache AH-64E Guardian attack helicopters over a two and half year period beginning …

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OSI’s IBNS for Saudi naval vessels

3rd May 2018

OSI Maritime Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide its Integrated Bridge and Navigation System (IBNS) for the first four ships of the …

Insight: China breaks promises and militarises South China Sea reefs

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Insight: China breaks promises and militarises South China Sea reefs

3rd May 2018

News has emerged from a US television network, likely leaked by US intelligence sources, that China has installed two missile types onto three of its reclaimed …

UMS Skeldar acquires Hirth Motors

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UMS Skeldar acquires Hirth Motors

3rd May 2018

UMS Skeldar has acquired the assets of Germany's Hirthmotoren (Hirth Motors), engine manufacturer for air, water and land applications, the company announced on 1 May. …

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Thales signs research collaboration MoU

3rd May 2018

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Flinders University in South Australia, ENSTA Bretagne and Thales that will see the organisations work together …

Malaysia finally commissions two training ships

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Malaysia finally commissions two training ships

3rd May 2018

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) formally commissioned two Samudera-class training ships on 26 April, five years past their targeted induction year of 2013. Both 75.9m …

AUVSI 2018: PrecisionHawk's eye for safety (video)

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AUVSI 2018: PrecisionHawk's eye for safety (video)

3rd May 2018

PrecisionHawk provides solutions to customers who seek to purchase drone technology, whether a platform itself, the software and/or the creation of bespoke algorithms to assist …

​AUVSI 2018: Oklahoma boosted by Kratos drone production

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​AUVSI 2018: Oklahoma boosted by Kratos drone production

2nd May 2018

Indigenous economies are being boosted by UV production and utilisation across states in the US, such as in Oklahoma where Kratos Defense has moved to …

US troop withdrawal not linked to Korean peace pact

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US troop withdrawal not linked to Korean peace pact

2nd May 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has dismissed claims that US troops stationed in the country would have to leave if a peace treaty was signed …

AUVSI 2018: Swift closes on Japan joint venture

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AUVSI 2018: Swift closes on Japan joint venture

2nd May 2018

Swift Engineering is looking to close on a joint venture that will enable it to conduct commercial UAS service operations in Japan, while also beginning …

AUVSI 2018: HALE internet provision service could be unviable

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AUVSI 2018: HALE internet provision service could be unviable

2nd May 2018

A study into the use cases of unmanned systems and overall market potential has indicated that HALE platforms being solely used for internet service provision …

AUVSI 2018: It's all about the arms for Aquanaut

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AUVSI 2018: It's all about the arms for Aquanaut

2nd May 2018

US technology start-up Houston Mechatronics will from June begin open water testing of its new 'Transformer-style' underwater ROV which travels to an inspection site as …

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