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Europe’s future tank hits targets as MARTE programme gains momentum

25th March 2026

An effort to develop a new European main battle tank has passed several milestones on the road to a Preliminary Design Review which is expected within two years.

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Uncrewed fleets emerge as AUKUS nations’ answer to capability interval

25th March 2026

While their multibillion-dollar nuclear submarine ambitions move forward at a glacial industrial pace, all three countries are making a swifter bet: fleets of uncrewed vessels that can be built, deployed and iterated in years rather than decades.

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Paris Air Show: Arming options for CV-22

16th June 2017

Further arming options are being considered for the US Air Force’s special operations CV-22 tiltrotor as Bell-Boeing plans where to take the variants of the …

Navistar to provide MTVs to Iraq

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Navistar to provide MTVs to Iraq

16th June 2017

Navistar Defense has been awarded an $18.8 million foreign military sales contract by the US Army to provide 115 International 7000-MV Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV) …

Patria AMV28A completes first amphib tests

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Patria AMV28A completes first amphib tests

16th June 2017

Patria has completed the first amphibious testing of its AMV28A vehicle in the Hanko area in southern Finland. Two vehicles completed swimming tests, one in test configuration …

Turkey's tank stopped in its tracks

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Turkey's tank stopped in its tracks

16th June 2017

Turkey’s attempt to field the indigenously-developed 'Altay' tank has run into more problems, with the Turkish armament procurement organisation (SSM) rejecting a sole-source proposal from manufacturer Otokar. …

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Kraken, Atlas Elektronik enter partnership

16th June 2017

Kraken Sonar Systems has signed a teaming agreement with Atlas Elektronik to target the Royal Canadian Navy's Remote Mine Disposal System (RMDS) programme, it was announced …

Leonardo opens Norway training centre

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Leonardo opens Norway training centre

16th June 2017

Leonardo has opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre at Stavanger Sola Airport, the company announced on 13 June. The centre includes a new AW101 Full …

Paris Air Show: Eye spy a SpyRanger (video)

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Paris Air Show: Eye spy a SpyRanger (video)

16th June 2017

Shephard recently attended a demonstration of the Thales-developed Spy'Ranger UAS, which has been selected by the French DGA to equip the country's armed forces. Pascal Secretin …

Paris Air Show: European helicopter procurement (video)

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Paris Air Show: European helicopter procurement (video)

16th June 2017

Western European militaries are looking at new platforms to replace their existing fleets.  Shephard takes a look at the incumbent aircraft for Germany, Italy and …

Paris Air Show: Preview (video)

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Paris Air Show: Preview (video)

16th June 2017

Shephard editors Helen Haxell and Richard Thomas discuss the main themes of the upcoming Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, France. While the show looks …

Paris Air Show: Cautious optimism for post-Brexit aerospace

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Paris Air Show: Cautious optimism for post-Brexit aerospace

16th June 2017

Despite continued uncertainty surrounding Brexit, figures released by ADS Group suggest strong growth in the UK aerospace industry and hint at future investments in UK …

UK MoD confirms Sentinel fleet cut

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UK MoD confirms Sentinel fleet cut

16th June 2017

The UK Ministry of Defence  (MoD) has confirmed reports that it will retire one Sentinel R1 aircraft, reducing the Royal Air Force's operational fleet to …

Sino-Russian AHL contract due soon

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Sino-Russian AHL contract due soon

16th June 2017

Russia and China are cooperating on the Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter project, but the two parties have not yet signed a full contract. However, …

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