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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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Ukraine seeks Islands for Black Sea

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Ukraine seeks Islands for Black Sea

11th August 2017

The Ukraine has reached an agreement in principal for the purchase of up to 17 Island-class patrol boats. Senior officials from the Ukrainian naval service …

UK orders reconfigurable workboats

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UK orders reconfigurable workboats

11th August 2017

Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has received a £48 million contract to supply and support replacement workboats for the UK Ministry of Defence, the company announced …

Uncertainty surrounds UK’s Warrior upgrade

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Uncertainty surrounds UK’s Warrior upgrade

11th August 2017

Lockheed Martin UK is hoping to secure a production contract for the UK’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) ‘as early as possible’ as uncertainty continues …

Analysis: Inside the Middle East’s top vehicle maker

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Analysis: Inside the Middle East’s top vehicle maker

11th August 2017

Despite being one of the biggest arms importers in the world, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has in recent years looked to build its own …

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360iSR launches Spanish ISR training

11th August 2017

360ISR has launched a new joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) training programme for the Spanish armed forces, under a contract announced by the company on …

US Army orders more MFoCS

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US Army orders more MFoCS

10th August 2017

Leonardo DRS has received orders to supply additional Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) to the US Army, the company announced on 8 August. The …

Lockheed delivers GPS signal receivers

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Lockheed delivers GPS signal receivers

10th August 2017

Lockheed Martin has delivered three of six satellite signal receivers to the US Air Force as part of efforts to update the service's GPS ground …

L3 to update and supply CH-47F OFTs

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L3 to update and supply CH-47F OFTs

10th August 2017

L3 Link Simulation and Training has been awarded a contract modification by CSRA to deliver a fourth CH-47F Chinook Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) in the …

Northrop to upgrade JSTARS radio terminals

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Northrop to upgrade JSTARS radio terminals

10th August 2017

Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Air Force to upgrade radio terminals aboard the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) …

Patrol affirmation for Mexico

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Patrol affirmation for Mexico

10th August 2017

In recent months the Mexican Navy has continued expanding its patrol vessel fleet and reaffirming areas of operations to meet not just cartel and narcotics …

BAE Systems introduces iMOTR

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BAE Systems introduces iMOTR

10th August 2017

BAE Systems has introduced a new Innovative Multiple-Object Tracking Radar (iMOTR) system designed to provide military test ranges with more accurate time, space and position …

Analysis: Frantic year for military helicopter market

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Analysis: Frantic year for military helicopter market

10th August 2017

While progress has continued across US military helicopter programmes, one platform that has garnered its share of headlines this side of 2017 has been the …

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