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Rafale AI trials highlight shift towards operational fighter testbeds

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Dassault’s latest Rafale trials join Gripen E and F-16 testing as developers explore how artificial intelligence could support and control combat aircraft.

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Canada’s new military drone marketplace targets rapid acquisition pipeline

23rd September 2026

The Department of National Defence expects initial contracts to deliver thousands of uncrewed systems, but has yet to establish the quantities, capability mix or deadline behind Ottawa’s promised tenfold expansion.

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Austal has received a contract worth up to AUD779 million ($584m) to build the 14th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 28) for the US Navy, the …

USAF Block 50 GCS passes CDR

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USAF Block 50 GCS passes CDR

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully completed the critical design review (CDR) of the US Air Force’s (USAF) Advanced Cockpit Block 50 Ground Control Station …

Metal Shark to build NCPVs

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Metal Shark to build NCPVs

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Metal Shark has been awarded a foreign military sales contract by the US Navy to construct Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for US partner nations, …

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MCM drone operation tested in Belgium

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USMC rolls out upgraded LAV-ATM

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PLA to parade prowess in Hong Kong

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During President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Hong Kong on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the territory’s reversion to Chinese rule, the Hong …

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