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France air focus: Lower-cost sovereign capabilities propel $11.38 billion UAV market

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France air focus: Lower-cost sovereign capabilities propel $11.38 billion UAV market

5th June 2026

France is estimated to be Europe’s second-highest spender on UAVs, with a market focused on domestic production, loitering munitions and lower-cost sovereign systems. Its spending profile highlights substantial future market opportunities while reflecting broader industry trends.

Ukraine and NATO look to industry to boost capability plans

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Ukraine and NATO look to industry to boost capability plans

5th June 2026

The Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the force-multiplying capability of innovation and adaptation of industry and individual companies. NATO is attempting to introduce this flexibility while Ukraine is accelerating these efforts and looking for industrial support.

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Paris Air Show: Rafale in depth (video)

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Paris Air Show: Rafale in depth (video)

19th June 2017

Prominently displayed on the Dassault and French DGA stands is the Rafale multirole combat jet, which when combined with its flight demonstrations during the week, …

Russian Army receives more Msta-S

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Russian Army receives more Msta-S

19th June 2017

Dozens of Msta-S howitzers have been inducted into service with the Russian Army's 1st tank army in the Moscow region, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on …

Paris Air Show: Bell pitches to international market

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Paris Air Show: Bell pitches to international market

19th June 2017

Pitching itself further as an international military supplier, Bell Helicopter has highlighted imminent deliveries of its tiltrotor and attack helicopter offerings across Asia. The company will see …

Paris Air show: Leonardo pushes M-346 for ASDOT

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Paris Air show: Leonardo pushes M-346 for ASDOT

19th June 2017

Leonardo will be looking to offer up its M-346 training aircraft for the UK’s Air Support for Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) requirement, the company confirmed …

Inzpire delivers UK training exercise

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Inzpire delivers UK training exercise

19th June 2017

Inzpire has delivered the UK's distributed training event Exercise RED KITE at the Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) at Royal Air Force Waddington, the company announced …

Paris Air Show: The aircraft on display (video)

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Paris Air Show: The aircraft on display (video)

19th June 2017

As Paris Air Show 2017 gets underway Shephard editors Grant Turnbull and Richard Thomas cast their gaze over the flight line to see what's on …

Paris Air Show: Malaysia outlines its shopping list

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Paris Air Show: Malaysia outlines its shopping list

19th June 2017

As the global aerospace industry descends on Paris for the biennial aviation spectacle, the chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has revealed the …

Paris Air Show: Wing Loong II draws attention (video)

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Paris Air Show: Wing Loong II draws attention (video)

18th June 2017

As far as static displays go, the China's Wing Loong II UAV looks likely to turn a few heads and cause a bit of stir …

US Navy ATTower deliveries complete

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US Navy ATTower deliveries complete

16th June 2017

UFA has delivered the 39th and final ATTower Tower Simulation System (TSS) to the US Navy at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North …

Denmark firms Eagle V order

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Denmark firms Eagle V order

16th June 2017

Denmark has firmed up its commitment to buy the General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS-MOWAG) 4x4 Eagle V armoured vehicles, with a contract signed for …

Northrop’s modular panel-based sensor flies

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Northrop’s modular panel-based sensor flies

16th June 2017

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight test of its new modular panel-based sensor, the company announced on 13 June. The flight took place …

Paris Air Show: Arming options for CV-22

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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 …

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