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All eyes on Royal Navy’s Type 93 market engagement as industry prepares bids

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All eyes on Royal Navy’s Type 93 market engagement as industry prepares bids

22nd October 2026

Responses are due by 29 October as the Royal Navy tests the market, with BAE Systems’ Herne and MSubs’ Excalibur setting up a contest where payloads may decide the winner.

UK A400M Saudi deployment highlights airlifter’s role as Airbus pursues upgrades

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UK A400M Saudi deployment highlights airlifter’s role as Airbus pursues upgrades

21st October 2026

Airbus is developing new capabilities for its A400M transport aircraft as European countries consider future airlift requirements and the UK plans to deploy the aircraft to Saudi Arabia.

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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 …

Analysis: Joined-up helicopter training

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Analysis: Joined-up helicopter training

15th June 2017

It is not a new thing that helicopter simulators have been assisting militaries with their operational budgets over the years.

Paris Air Show: Sikorsky platform developments (video)

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Paris Air Show: Sikorsky platform developments (video)

15th June 2017

Sikorsky's VP for Asia Christophe Nurit discusses the company's recent developments with the CH-53K King Stallion, which is set to replace the CH-53E Super Stallion …

RNZAF trains for flight in mountainous regions

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RNZAF trains for flight in mountainous regions

15th June 2017

The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF’s) No. 3 Squadron is currently undergoing its annual mountain flying and level readiness training.The ten day training programme, …

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GA to provide AAG for CVN 80

14th June 2017

General Atomics has been awarded a sole source production contract modification for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for the US Navy's future Enterprise (CVN 80) aircraft …

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PAE ISR wins place on US Navy contract

14th June 2017

PAE ISR has won a position on a US Navy indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide UAS intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services in support of the US …

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