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Air forces review: Combat aircraft missile milestones hit as tanker and transport orders climb

28th May 2026

As countries look to improve their combat aircraft capabilities, May has highlighted strong demand from European countries for aerial refuelling platforms as industry pushes forward next-generation missile test updates for eventual UK combat aircraft integration.

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Will amphibious aircraft developers’ ambitions for maritime defence missions hold water?

28th May 2026

Despite efforts to develop amphibious craft for future maritime operations, there is ongoing speculation on how operationally useful or core they will be, as countries globally – even with spending boosts – find their budgets constrained by competing and more important resource demands.

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CPI Aerostructures will provide maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services for tow hook assemblies used on the MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter under a contract from …

UDT Europe 2017: Hensoldt sells upgraded optronic mast

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UDT Europe 2017: Hensoldt sells upgraded optronic mast

31st May 2017

Maritime optronics systems company, Hensoldt, is present at UDT for the first time under its new identity. In February Airbus completed the divestment of its …

Rescue 21 roll-out continues

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Rescue 21 roll-out continues

31st May 2017

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has announced that it began operating the Rescue 21 system in its Upper Mississippi River Area of Responsibility at the …

HeliRussia 2017: Russian Helicopters tests its unmanned tiltrotor

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HeliRussia 2017: Russian Helicopters tests its unmanned tiltrotor

31st May 2017

A new unmanned tiltrotor is undergoing vertical flight testing, with the first forward flight slated for later this year. The vehicle, driven by four tilting …

UDT Europe 2017: Saab launches new torpedo

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UDT Europe 2017: Saab launches new torpedo

31st May 2017

Saab has unveiled its new lightweight torpedo for the first time to the international market at UDT Europe 2017. In May 2016 the Swedish Defence Materiel …

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MQ-9B SkyGuardian achieves record flight

31st May 2017

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA‑ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS has set a new company record with a flight endurance of more than 48 hours, the company announced on 25 May. …

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ISDEF 2017: Respiratory systems on show

31st May 2017

Avon Protection has announced that it will showcase its latest respiratory systems at ISDEF 2017 exhibition and conference, running from 6-8 June in Tel Aviv, …

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ISDEF 2017: AeroGlow offer HaLO into Israel

31st May 2017

AeroGlow International is going to use the ISDEF 2017 exhibition and conference to launch its range of emergency lighting systems into the Israeli defence and …

ISDEF 2017: Challenges of artillery use

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ISDEF 2017: Challenges of artillery use

31st May 2017

Senior officers of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have moved to address issues of future conflicts involving artillery during mobile ground combat operations. Brig Gen …

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ISDEF: IDF looks at future AFV capabilities

31st May 2017

At a recent ground warfare conference near Jerusalem Brig Gen Baruch Matzliach, head of the Merkava tank directorate at Israel’s Ministry of Defence, provided some …

ISDEF: IDF to receive Skylark 3 tranche

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ISDEF: IDF to receive Skylark 3 tranche

31st May 2017

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing to receive the first tranche of Skylark 3 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in June, service officials have disclosed. …

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ISDEF 2017: Sa'ar 6 to get additional C-Dome

31st May 2017

The Israel navy is finalising the design of the Sa'ar 6 corvettes being built in Germany to accommodate an additional Iron Dome defence system, according …

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