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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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Japan modernises lasers on Apache tribe

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Japan modernises lasers on Apache tribe

27th April 2017

Japan is upgrading the 'eyes' of its fleet of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters, according to a Lockheed Martin announcement dated 26 April. The US …

NATO kicks off tech refresh project

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NATO kicks off tech refresh project

27th April 2017

NATO has embarked on a major technology refresh project, with the agency briefing industry representatives on bids that will be launched in September.Agency officials briefed …

Travis AFB receives final upgraded KC-10

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Travis AFB receives final upgraded KC-10

26th April 2017

Travis Air Force Base (AFB) in California has received the 59th and final upgraded KC-10 Extender aerial refuelling tanker aircraft, bringing the six-year upgrade project …

US Navy receives USNS Yuma

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US Navy receives USNS Yuma

26th April 2017

The eighth Spearhead class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Yuma, has been delivered to the US Navy, Austal announced on 24 April.USNS Yuma is …

MUOS-5 supporting legacy UHF radios

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MUOS-5 supporting legacy UHF radios

26th April 2017

Lockheed Martin's fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite is now providing secure, beyond-line-of-sight communications to the US military legacy ultra-high frequency (UHF) radios, the …

US Navy orders HALO security barrier

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US Navy orders HALO security barrier

26th April 2017

HALO Maritime Defense Systems has been awarded a $3.4 million contract to provide a fully automated waterside security barrier at US Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, …

MoD tests Thermoteknix night vision kit

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MoD tests Thermoteknix night vision kit

26th April 2017

Thermoteknix Systems' night vision and thermal imaging equipment has been tested by the UK defence forces during the Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) 2017.Products tested included …

French Navy to get Belharra frigates

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French Navy to get Belharra frigates

26th April 2017

DCNS has been selected for the development and construction of five intermediate-size frigates for the French Navy, the company announced on 21 April. Known as …

China launches first home-built carrier

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China launches first home-built carrier

26th April 2017

China launched its first indigenously built aircraft carrier, widely referred to as the Type 001A, on 26 April, an event that had been eagerly anticipated …

LMS contract signals Sino-Malaysian cooperation

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LMS contract signals Sino-Malaysian cooperation

26th April 2017

Malaysia inked a contract for four Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) during a ceremony in Beijing on 21 April. It was signed by Malaysia's Boustead Naval …

Quad A 2017: BAE unveils new aircraft survivability system

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Quad A 2017: BAE unveils new aircraft survivability system

25th April 2017

BAE Systems has developed a new aircraft survivability solution, the 3-Dimensional Advanced Warning System (3DAWS) product suite.3DAWS is designed to protect fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft …

​Quad A 2017: V-280 on time, on the money

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​Quad A 2017: V-280 on time, on the money

25th April 2017

With five months to go until the V-280 Valor embarks on its first flight, testing and simulations are keeping the tiltrotor's aggressive timeline on track.The …

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