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Baltic naval priorities shift towards mine warfare and versatile platforms

17th July 2026

Baltic states are investing in mine warfare, uncrewed systems and multirole platforms as major warship purchases remain scarce, industry sources indicate.

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How the UK’s New Medium Helicopter award strengthens AW149’s European prospects

17th July 2026

The UK advanced its long-delayed New Medium Helicopter programme in March with a £1 billion order for 23 Leonardo AW149s. While the deal could provide a foundation for further UK and European export orders, funding pressures and previous delays continue to cloud the programme’s future.

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18th August 2017

DigitalGlobe has signed a Direct Access Program (DAP) contract with the Australian Department of Defence (DoD), the company announced on 15 August. The multi-year agreement …

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Lockheed Martin receives ATACMS contract

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NCSIST displays new loitering munition

17th August 2017

Taiwan’s state-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) displayed its new anti-radiation loitering munition at the biennial Taipei Aerospace and Defence Technology Exhibition …

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US Navy commissions new sea base

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