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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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Latvia’s National Guard receives G36 rifles

31st May 2017

The Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) have transferred G36 assault rifles and KSP-58 machine guns to the State Border Guard, the Latvian Ministry of Defence …

Switzerland orders Iveco trucks

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Switzerland orders Iveco trucks

31st May 2017

Iveco Defence Vehicles has signed an order to supply 400 military trucks to the Swiss armed forces between 2017 and 2021, the company announced on 25 May. …

RAN receives second Cape class patrol boat

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RAN receives second Cape class patrol boat

31st May 2017

Austal has delivered the second Cape class patrol boat to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the company announced on 29 May. Cape Inscription is the …

India needs to close counterterrorism gaps

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India needs to close counterterrorism gaps

31st May 2017

As threats from porous borders cause concerns, experts noted critical gaps in counterterrorism technology, procurement and governance in India at a homeland security meeting organised …

Bell 212 flies with RoadRunner AFI

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Bell 212 flies with RoadRunner AFI

30th May 2017

Astronautics' AFI 4700 RoadRunner electronic flight instrument (EFI) has flown onboard a Bell 212 helicopter during a demonstration flight with the Colombian National Police, the …

Honeywell’s MILACAS-XR introduced

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Honeywell’s MILACAS-XR introduced

30th May 2017

Honeywell has released a new traffic alert collision avoidance system (TCAS), MILACAS-XR, that significantly extends surveillance ranges for military aircraft.  MILACAS-XR provides double the surveillance …

Fidelity to supply add-on armour to US Army

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Fidelity to supply add-on armour to US Army

30th May 2017

Fidelity Technologies Corporation will provide add-on armour for US Army trucks under a $22 million modification to an existing contract. The company will supply armour …

UDT Europe 2017: High operational availability target for A26

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UDT Europe 2017: High operational availability target for A26

30th May 2017

As the Swedish Navy’s next-generation A26 submarine build gets underway thoughts have turned to the platform's logistics support with high expectations for operational availability. The …

EW Europe: US explores high-power electromagnetics

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EW Europe: US explores high-power electromagnetics

30th May 2017

EW and cyber operations are increasingly considered part of a larger whole and in the foreseeable future could be joined by High Power Electromagnetic (HPEM) …

Airbus selects new Skynet 5 channel partner

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Airbus selects new Skynet 5 channel partner

30th May 2017

Airbus Defence and Space has selected Planet Communications Asia Public (PlanetComm) as its newest channel partner for Skynet 5 military satellite communication services, the company announced …

EW Europe: Elbit receives J-Music DIRCM contract

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EW Europe: Elbit receives J-Music DIRCM contract

30th May 2017

Elbit Systems has won a contract worth $25 million from an undisclosed international customer for the supply of J-Music Direct Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) self-protection systems, …

EW Europe: SMART-L MM radar family expanded

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EW Europe: SMART-L MM radar family expanded

30th May 2017

Dutch radar specialists Thales Nederland has unveiled a land-based, mobile tactical variant of its new SMART-L MM long-range multi-mission radar system. The new radar designated …

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