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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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US Navy scales up EW protection

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US Navy scales up EW protection

23rd October 2017

The US Navy is moving forward with fielding newer, more advanced EW equipment for its surface vessels and rotary platforms as it seeks to bolster …

Kinetics transmission for AAV SU

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Kinetics transmission for AAV SU

23rd October 2017

Kinetics Drive Solutions' transmissions have been selected by Science Applications International (SAIC) for the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Survivability Upgrade programme, the company announced on …

ADEX 2017: ROK tactical network starts broadcasting

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ADEX 2017: ROK tactical network starts broadcasting

23rd October 2017

South Korea’s third-generation digital Tactical Information Communication Network (TICN) for the brigade-and-below level has now been fielded, with the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) exhibiting …

Boeing HorizonX invests in Near Earth Autonomy

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Boeing HorizonX invests in Near Earth Autonomy

23rd October 2017

Boeing HorizonX, Boeing's technology commercialisation venture, has announced an investment in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh-based company that develops technologies for autonomous flight. Together the …

New Zealand rejuvenates sniper rifle inventory

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New Zealand rejuvenates sniper rifle inventory

23rd October 2017

The New Zealand Army has selected US company Barrett to fulfil a requirement for two types of new sniper rifle: the 12.7mm M107A1 anti-materiel rifle …

Lockheed to upgrade IRST21

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Lockheed to upgrade IRST21

23rd October 2017

Lockheed Martin has received two contracts from Boeing to upgrade the Infrared Search and Track 21 (IRST21) sensor system used on the US Navy's F/A-18E/F …

ADEX 2017: Hanwha Techwin grows giant UGV

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ADEX 2017: Hanwha Techwin grows giant UGV

23rd October 2017

Hanwha Techwin, one of two South Korean companies bidding for a military contract for a future UGV, exhibited its large-size 6x6 entry at Seoul ADEX …

ADEX 2017: Korea exhibits smart pistol

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ADEX 2017: Korea exhibits smart pistol

23rd October 2017

Busan-based S&T; Motiv unveiled a new 9mm ‘Smart Gun’ capable of identifying the shooter’s identity and which saves information regarding the angle of fire, direction and …

ADEX 2017: Saab offers Korea better radars

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ADEX 2017: Saab offers Korea better radars

23rd October 2017

The Sweden-based company Saab outlined its defence radars, Giraffe and Arthur, for the South Korean and regional market at last week’s Seoul ADEX. The South Korean …

ADEX 2017: General Atomics signs MoU at Korea Airshow

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ADEX 2017: General Atomics signs MoU at Korea Airshow

23rd October 2017

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA‑ASI), a manufacturer of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), and the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) signed an MoU …

Ukraine buys more Turkish radios

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Ukraine buys more Turkish radios

20th October 2017

Ukraine has boosted its cooperation with Turkish industry for the supply of tactical communications equipment, with the country's land forces contracting electronic specialists Aselsan for additional …

MSSR system receives AIMS certification

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MSSR system receives AIMS certification

20th October 2017

Hensoldt’s Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) 2000 I system has received certification from the AIMS Program Office of the US Department of Defense (DoD), the …

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