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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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Norway orders Hugin AUV systems

28th March 2017

Kongsberg Maritime has received a contract to deliver four complete Hugin autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) systems to the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA), the company …

EPI signs TP400 engine support contract

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EPI signs TP400 engine support contract

28th March 2017

Europrop International (EPI) and the Malaysian Ministry of Defence have signed a contract for the support of TP400 turboprop engines powering the Royal Malaysian Air …

German Tigers ready to pounce in Mali

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German Tigers ready to pounce in Mali

28th March 2017

The first of two German Army Tiger attack helicopters assigned to the United Nations-led mission in Mali have arrived in-country and have begun flying.Part of …

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IC3 announces cyber centre deal

28th March 2017

The Israeli Cyber Companies Consortium (IC3) will establish a national cyber centre in an unnamed Latin American country, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on 27 …

BACN completes 10,000th combat mission

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BACN completes 10,000th combat mission

28th March 2017

The US Air Force's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) completed its 10,000th combat mission across its manned and unmanned aircraft fleet in March, Northrop Grumman …

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EDA to enhance technology watch activities

28th March 2017

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new project that aims to increase access to high quality defence technology information for the agency and …

IAI awarded border protection contract

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IAI awarded border protection contract

28th March 2017

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to supply border protection systems to a South American country under a contract announced on 27 March.The solutions will include …

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Rheinmetall and Rohde & Schwarz have agreed to establish a joint venture to compete for two major procurement projects of the German ground forces, Rheinmetall …

Simlat delivers UAS simulation research lab

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Simlat delivers UAS simulation research lab

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Simlat has delivered a UAS crew training and simulation system to Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, for research purposes, the company announced on 22 March.The …

Belarus to receive final Mi-8MTV-5s

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Belarus to receive final Mi-8MTV-5s

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Russian Helicopters will deliver the second batch of Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters to the Belarus Ground Forces in April 2017, the company announced on 22 March.This final …

QNA confirms EMALS contract

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QNA confirms EMALS contract

27th March 2017

QinetiQ North America (QNA) has received a $41 million contract from General Atomics (GA) to support delivery of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and …

VSTEP, Damen partner for RBDF simulators

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VSTEP, Damen partner for RBDF simulators

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Damen has partnered with VSTEP to deliver a NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge Simulator with Alphatron Marine equipment to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), VSTEP …

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