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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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Luxembourg launches first military satellite

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Luxembourg launches first military satellite

31st January 2018

Luxembourg’s first military satellite, GovSat-1, was successfully launched into orbit onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket from Florida on 31 January. The launch of the platform …

Test of US-Japanese missile interceptor fails again

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Test of US-Japanese missile interceptor fails again

31st January 2018

A test of a missile interceptor failed in Hawaii on 31 January, a US defence official said, marking the second such unsuccessful attempt in less …

Russia dismisses evidence of Iran-made missiles to Yemen

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Russia dismisses evidence of Iran-made missiles to Yemen

31st January 2018

Russia on 31 January dismissed evidence presented by the US and UN experts that Iran had supplied missiles to Yemen's Houthi rebels as inconclusive, signalling …

US Army looks for expeditionary sustainment manufacturers

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US Army looks for expeditionary sustainment manufacturers

31st January 2018

The US Army is looking for industry sources capable of producing its new Expeditionary TRICON Self-Service Laundry System (ETSSLS).A sources sought announcement for ETSSLS was …

MILES system reintroduced into training cycle

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MILES system reintroduced into training cycle

31st January 2018

The US Army’s 39th Infantry Regiment has reintroduced the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) into the basic combat training cycle. MILES is designed to …

Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria

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Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria

31st January 2018

Turkish air strikes pounded the Syrian border region of Afrin on 30 January and fighting raged on two fronts as Ankara pursued its offensive against …

Rolls-Royce opens autonomous shipping research centre

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Rolls-Royce opens autonomous shipping research centre

31st January 2018

Rolls-Royce has opened a research facility in Turku, Finland, to develop the technologies needed to shape the future autonomous global shipping industry. The centre includes …

Costing confusion over Type 31e

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Costing confusion over Type 31e

31st January 2018

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has defended itself in light of suggestions by the National Audit Office (NAO) that it failed to stipulate the …

Ecuadorian MoD receives first H125

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Ecuadorian MoD receives first H125

31st January 2018

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H125 helicopter to the Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense, the company announced on 26 January.The company signed a contract in …

HÜRKUŞ-B takes flight

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HÜRKUŞ-B takes flight

31st January 2018

Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI’s) HÜRKUŞ-B aircraft has performed its first flight test in Ankara, Turkey. The basic trainer aircraft is being developed for the Turkish …

Singapore Airshow 2018: Aircraft on display (video)

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Singapore Airshow 2018: Aircraft on display (video)

31st January 2018

The Shephard team will be out in full force at Singapore Air Show 2018. In this latest video we take a look at some of the aircraft …

Astro Aerospace completes NISAR CDR

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Astro Aerospace completes NISAR CDR

31st January 2018

Astro Aerospace has completed the critical design review of the AstroMesh radar antenna reflector for the NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) synthetic aperture radar (NISAR) …

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