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US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

22nd April 2026

The Pentagon’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes an impressive increase in the procurement of interceptors, with the number of the US Army’s PAC-3 MSE rounds expanding by 683%, the US Navy’s Standard Missile by 365% and the MDA’s SM-3 IIA by more than 1,000%.

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Can laser-guided rockets and light aircraft help tackle the CUAS cost-curve?

22nd April 2026

While the move to integrate lower-cost missiles onto more combat aircraft is long overdue, there is also an opportunity for cheaper turboprop platforms to perform CUAS roles.

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CAE supports RAAF virtual training exercise

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CAE supports RAAF virtual training exercise

16th June 2017

CAE provided support to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Diamond Thunder distributed mission training exercise, the company announced on 13 June. The …

Taiwan to induct laser engagement training system

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Taiwan to induct laser engagement training system

16th June 2017

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) will invest NT$970 million ($32.2 million) over the next three years to continue development of a new laser engagement …

USMC tests M320 grenade launcher

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USMC tests M320 grenade launcher

15th June 2017

The US Marine Corps is testing the M320 grenade launcher module at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, the corps announced on 9 June. One of the first USMC …

Paris Air Show:  UAV inspection down under and beyond

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Paris Air Show: UAV inspection down under and beyond

15th June 2017

Boeing plans to offer its full-service UAV infrastructure inspection system internationally after more than a year of providing inspection for well heads, pipelines and processing …

US looks to organic JLTV support

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US looks to organic JLTV support

15th June 2017

The US military is looking to organic service support to maintain the Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) that will soon start entering US Army and …

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Raytheon to continue LRPF work

15th June 2017

Raytheon has secured a $116.4 million contract from the US Army to begin work on the technological maturation and risk reduction phase of the Long-Range …

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GE initiates ups engine reclamation work

15th June 2017

GE Aviation and the US military are working to increase the amount of military equipment being recycled and/or reused under its Military Engine Reclamation Program, …

Bittium TAC WIN for Finnish Air Force

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Bittium TAC WIN for Finnish Air Force

15th June 2017

Bittium will supply the Finnish Air Force with the Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) under a purchase order announced on 14 June.The system …

Bangladesh signs up for more Mi-171s

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Bangladesh signs up for more Mi-171s

15th June 2017

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) ordered five Mil Mi-171Sh transport helicopters from Russian Helicopters on 12 June, although the monetary value of the deal was …

Chinese Rainbow goes stratospheric

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Chinese Rainbow goes stratospheric

15th June 2017

China's first solar-powered Caihong (Rainbow) UAS successfully flew at an altitude of 20,000m on 13 June, an altitude that is well within the stratosphere, the country’s …

Rheinmetall details laser light module orders

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Rheinmetall details laser light module orders

15th June 2017

Rheinmetall is delivering VarioRay laser light module sets to the Austrian Federal Ministry’s Cobra counter-terrorism unit, the company announced on 13 June. The order, worth …

THeMIS UGV set for further Estonian trials

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THeMIS UGV set for further Estonian trials

15th June 2017

Milrem and the Estonian Defence League have signed an agreement to conduct further testing of Milrem’s THeMIS UGV during live military exercises, the company announced on 12 June.Feedback …

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