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April air forces review: Next-gen platform push ties in with fleet modernisation plans

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April air forces review: Next-gen platform push ties in with fleet modernisation plans

29th April 2026

Countries releasing their spending budgets over the past month have placed an emphasis on advancing next-generation crewed programmes as well as upgrades and expansion plans for air combat and aerial refuelling capabilities.

Textron unveils a smaller, low-cost variant of the Ripsaw family of UGVs

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Textron unveils a smaller, low-cost variant of the Ripsaw family of UGVs

29th April 2026

Ripsaw M1 has been designed to support the US Marine Corps’ littoral missions by carrying diverse types of payloads and performing multiple missions. Shephard spoke with Textron to find out more.

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3rd October 2017

Lacroix announced at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney that it had formally acquired the naval business assets of Wallop Defence Systems in the …

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In his opening address at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull announced the decision to give its planned nine …

Rheinmetall awarded Leopard 2 upgrade work

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Rheinmetall awarded Leopard 2 upgrade work

3rd October 2017

Rheinmetall is to perform work on the programme to upgrade 104 Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBT) of the German armed forces, the company announced …

USAF orders T-38C aircraft modification kits

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USAF orders T-38C aircraft modification kits

2nd October 2017

CPI Aerostructures has received purchase orders worth approximately $2 million from the US Air Force to provide structural modification kits for the T-38C Pacer Classic …

Metal Shark nets another navy contract

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Metal Shark nets another navy contract

2nd October 2017

Gravois Aluminium Boats, through its Louisiana-based Metal Shark subsidiary, has been awarded a near $30 million contract for construction of up to 50 patrol boats …

USCG FRC arrives in Hawaii

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USCG FRC arrives in Hawaii

2nd October 2017

The US Coast Guard's (USCG's) new Sentinel class cutter Oliver Berry has arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, the US Pacific Command announced on 25 September. The …

AUSA 2017: Army unmanned convoy efforts leap forward

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AUSA 2017: Army unmanned convoy efforts leap forward

2nd October 2017

The US Army’s unmanned resupply effort has taken a step forward following demonstrations of the latest advancements in the Autonomous Ground Resupply (AGR) Science and …

AUSA 2017: Resurgence of the HF radio

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AUSA 2017: Resurgence of the HF radio

2nd October 2017

As military users look to High Frequency (HF) radio technology to support operations in SATCOM denied areas, radio manufacturer Harris will soon deliver its 1,000th …

AUSA 2017: Bell to fly Valor soon

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AUSA 2017: Bell to fly Valor soon

2nd October 2017

The Bell Helicopter V-280 Valor is due to fly imminently as the vehicle is now 100% complete. The FVL technology demonstrator aircraft is being built …

AUSA 2017: US Army advances robotic mule use

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AUSA 2017: US Army advances robotic mule use

2nd October 2017

Ten unmanned systems will be taking part in the US Army’s Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) programme with trials currently taking place at Fort Benning, …

AUSA 2017: 3M unveils new helmet

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AUSA 2017: 3M unveils new helmet

2nd October 2017

Ceradyne, a subsidiary of 3M, is launching its latest combat helmet at AUSA in Washington DC. Known as the Combat II Ballistic Helmet L110, the …

Latvia receives first Austrian howitzers

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Latvia has received its first examples of second-hand M109 self-propelled howitzers from Austria, as part of an agreement signed between the two countries in April. …

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