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The 2020s: a decade of UAV spending growth

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The 2020s: a decade of UAV spending growth

13th August 2026

Total annual drone spending has increased nearly sixfold since the start of the decade, from $2.9 billion in 2020 to $16.3 billion in 2028, with Europe leading the rise.

Asia-Pacific emerges as the largest export market for US-made USVs

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Asia-Pacific emerges as the largest export market for US-made USVs

12th August 2026

Asian customers have placed one of the largest known international purchases of US-built uncrewed surface vessels, highlighting accelerating regional demand for autonomous maritime capabilities and distributed naval operations.

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Rejoice, but bad news awaits for Type 26?

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Rejoice, but bad news awaits for Type 26?

3rd July 2017

Seemingly timing the release to coincide with the Sunday papers, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 2 July that it had awarded BAE …

Saab secures Swiss order for NLAW

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Saab secures Swiss order for NLAW

3rd July 2017

Saab has received an order worth $121 million from the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement for deliveries of the next generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon …

Russia set to order tracked BT-3F APCs

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Russia set to order tracked BT-3F APCs

3rd July 2017

The Russian MoD has indicated that it may purchase a test batch of brand-new BT-3F amphibious tracked APCs.According to Yury Borisov, deputy defence minister responsible …

Raytheon makes out like a bandit in Taiwan

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Raytheon makes out like a bandit in Taiwan

3rd July 2017

There was nothing new in the first arms package released by the Trump administration that Taiwan did not already have in its inventory, beyond some …

Congress approves ISR G550s for Australia

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Congress approves ISR G550s for Australia

3rd July 2017

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the State Department has approved the sale to Australia of up to five Gulfstream G550 aircraft, …

Rheinmetall awarded IdZ-ES soldier systems contract

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Rheinmetall awarded IdZ-ES soldier systems contract

3rd July 2017

Rheinmetall has received a contract with a gross value of $420 million from the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) to supply Future Soldier Expanded System (IdZ-ES) to …

Thai army to buy four more Black Hawks

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Thai army to buy four more Black Hawks

3rd July 2017

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) will order four more UH-60M Black Hawks from Sikorsky after receiving US congressional approval. This acquisition will enable the RTA …

Sniper evolution behind record shot

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Sniper evolution behind record shot

30th June 2017

Canadian snipers have gained a world-leading reputation and now account for three of the top five world record shots following news of their latest feat. …

Spain finally nears Pizarro conclusion

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Spain finally nears Pizarro conclusion

30th June 2017

The Spanish Army expects to begin qualification trials of its new Pizarro armoured engineering vehicle (AEV) by February 2019, with deliveries of all platforms likely …

HII to build Flight III DDG 125

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HII to build Flight III DDG 125

30th June 2017

The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a contract modification by the US Navy to incorporate the Flight III upgrades to …

Leidos, AT&T to implement software-based networking

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Leidos, AT&T to implement software-based networking

30th June 2017

Leidos and AT&T; have received a task order from the US combat support agency Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) to help transform the Department of Defense …

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Battelle wins $20 million US Army contract

30th June 2017

Battelle has received a five-year contract worth $20 million to help the US Army combat support and services achieve technical breakthroughs and overcome sustainment challenges, …

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