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Ageing RQ-11 Raven fleets create a global replacement opportunity

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Ageing RQ-11 Raven fleets create a global replacement opportunity

28th August 2026

The RQ-11 Raven is being retired from service across most of its more than 30 operators. Defence Insight estimates that these Raven retirements open up a replacement market worth at least $576 million, but suppliers will have to act quickly and strike a balance between cost and capability to succeed.

Future frigate programme highlights broader RNZN replacement challenge

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Future frigate programme highlights broader RNZN replacement challenge

28th August 2026

New Zealand’s evaluation of the Mogami and Arrowhead 140 frigate designs reflects a wider push for alliance interoperability, and points to a larger recapitalisation of the Royal New Zealand Navy fleet beyond the current programme.

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The Polish Nauta Shipyard has begun production of the signals intelligence vessel it is building for the Swedish Navy. The Nauta Shipyard is building the …

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Chemring Technology Solutions has launched a new Long-range Radio Initiator System (LORIS) at the Security and Counter Terror Expo (SCTX) in London. LORIS, a high …

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Opinion: How did DPRK missile programmes get to this point?

7th March 2018

When the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching Sputnik in 1957, the reaction of national security and US officials came down to ‘how did …

Taiwan will push for F-35Bs and KC-135

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Taiwan will push for F-35Bs and KC-135

7th March 2018

It is official, no matter how illogical the procurement in the face of a massive military threat, Taiwan will request at least three squadrons of …

32 die in Russian plane crash at Syria base: defence ministry

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32 die in Russian plane crash at Syria base: defence ministry

6th March 2018

A Russian transport plane crashed on landing at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria Tuesday, killing all 32 on board, Russia's defence ministry said.There were 26 …

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UAE RQ-1E flies at UMEX

6th March 2018

A UAE armed forces' RQ-1E UAS has taken part in the live display at the Unmanned Systems Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems …

SCTX 2018: Avenger UGV logs first customers

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SCTX 2018: Avenger UGV logs first customers

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GE’s propulsion for Chilean Navy’s icebreaker

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GE’s Marine Solutions has been selected by ASMAR Shipyards to provide an integrated marine propulsion system for the Chilean Navy’s new Polar class icebreaker vessel, …

DSET 2018: British Army plans future collective training

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DSET 2018: British Army plans future collective training

6th March 2018

The British Army is in the process of re-aligning its collective training process to address training gaps and the entry into service of new equipment. …

Japanese navy appoints first female chief of warship unit

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Japanese navy appoints first female chief of warship unit

6th March 2018

The Japanese navy said on 6 March it had for the first time appointed a woman as commander of a unit that includes the country's …

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Opinion: Information holds the key in modern warfare

6th March 2018

General Gordon Messenger, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in the UK, has given a candid interview to the Times in which he sets out …

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Additional buttstock variant for FN SCAR-SC

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