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Thales: deployment speed to determine winners in ‘production versus production’ era

16th September 2026

At its technology summit in London, attended by Shephard, Thales UK examined the importance of speed to delivery, the growing focus on cross-domain capabilities and how procurement reform could be crucial for future battlefield advantage.

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AFA 2026: Swarm Aero eyes 2027 Gamera flight as Textron/Merlin reveal SkyCourier UX

15th September 2026

Two new uncrewed aircraft concepts target very different US military requirements, from massed long-range strike to autonomous logistics. Shephard spoke with executives from Swarm Aero, Textron Aviation and Merlin Labs at this year's AFA Air, Space and Cyber conference to learn more about their capabilities.

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Raytheon receives Boomerang order

18th September 2017

Raytheon BBN Technologies has received a contract to deliver Boomerang Warrior-X systems to an undisclosed Gulf nation, the company announced on 15 September.The contract, worth …

Burkina Faso orders Mi-171Sh helicopters

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Burkina Faso orders Mi-171Sh helicopters

18th September 2017

The air force of Burkina Faso has placed an order for the procurement of two Russian Helicopters Mi-171Sh, Rostec announced at the end of August …

Persistent radios for US Army WMD teams

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Persistent radios for US Army WMD teams

18th September 2017

Persistent Systems will supply more than 950 MPU5 radios to the US Army National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD-CSTs) under a …

DSEI 2017: Gripen positions for training programmes (video)

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DSEI 2017: Gripen positions for training programmes (video)

18th September 2017

At DSEI 2017 Saab positioned a variant of its Gripen C, dubbed the Gripen Aggressor, for two upcoming red air training programmes, the UK's ASDOT …

USCG patrol boat gets Safran’s BlueNaute system

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USCG patrol boat gets Safran’s BlueNaute system

18th September 2017

Safran Electronics and Defense's BlueNaute inertial navigation system has been installed on the first of a number of vessels for the US Coast Guard (USCG), …

DSEI 2017: Army Land Ceptor configuration unveiled

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DSEI 2017: Army Land Ceptor configuration unveiled

18th September 2017

The British Army’s new air defence system, Land Ceptor, was on display at this year's DSEI exhibition ahead of first deliveries expected in the first …

Konstrukta to produce Mjölner barrels

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Konstrukta to produce Mjölner barrels

18th September 2017

BAE Systems has contracted Slovakia-based Konstrukta-Defence to produce barrels for the Swedish Army’s Mjölner mortar system. Konstrukta will manufacture 84 120mm barrels to be modified …

DSEI 2017: Nammo takes down UAV (video)

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DSEI 2017: Nammo takes down UAV (video)

18th September 2017

Helge Stadheim, programme director for Nammo, spoke to Shephard about the company's 40mm programmable ammunition.  The air-burst round was recently used to take down a small …

Ka-226T in hot weather testing

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Ka-226T in hot weather testing

18th September 2017

Russian Helicopters and Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) have successfully completed testing of the Ka-226T light multirole helicopter, the company announced on 13 …

Armed AV500W flies as new designs surprise

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Armed AV500W flies as new designs surprise

18th September 2017

Last month the AV500W rotary-winged UAV from the AVIC Helicopter Research and Development Institute in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province performed its maiden flight and conducted a …

UN reports on North Korea challenges

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UN reports on North Korea challenges

18th September 2017

The United Nations released a new panel of experts (POE) report on 5 September under Security Council Resolution 2345, which explored North Korean missile developments …

Virtual trainers for LCS crew

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Virtual trainers for LCS crew

15th September 2017

The US Navy has installed a number of interim virtual training systems for Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) crew training while the LCS Training Facility (LTF) …

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