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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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Ukroboronprom to restore armoured vehicles

3rd March 2017

Ukroboronprom's Zhytomyr Armoured Plant is to restore a batch of BTR 3 armoured vehicles, the company announced on 28 February.The vehicles will be repaired and …

Heli-Expo 2017: Thales sees avionics decline

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Heli-Expo 2017: Thales sees avionics decline

3rd March 2017

The well-publicised depression in the helicopter market is having a knock-on effect for companies across the supply chain, not least those that provide high-end electronics …

Senegal moves ahead with military procurements

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Senegal moves ahead with military procurements

3rd March 2017

The Senegalese military has been conducting significant purchases of equipment in the last few years, with the army receiving new armoured vehicles, small arms and …

Sikorsky transfers S-70i to Aselsan

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Sikorsky transfers S-70i to Aselsan

3rd March 2017

Sikorsky has transferred an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to Aselsan for use as the prototype aircraft for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP), the company …

New payloads for WASP aerostat

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New payloads for WASP aerostat

3rd March 2017

The US Department of Defense's (DoD's) Winch Aerostat Small Platform (WASP) tactical aerostats will now be capable of hosting simultaneous communications and optical payloads following …

H160 confirmed for French military modernisation

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H160 confirmed for French military modernisation

3rd March 2017

The French Ministry of Defence has given the green light for Airbus Helicopters' H160 to be at the forefront of the military's ambitious helicopter modernisation …

Estonia, Spain join EU SatCom Market

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Estonia, Spain join EU SatCom Market

3rd March 2017

Spain and Estonia have joined the European Defence Agency's (EDA's) EU SatCom Market project, becoming the 21st and 22nd members to join the initiative, the …

Avalon 2017: Tiger and Taipan to improve availability

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Avalon 2017: Tiger and Taipan to improve availability

3rd March 2017

Even as other manufacturers were slowly circling for the kill at the Avalon Air Show by offering the Australian Army replacement attack helicopters, Airbus Helicopters …

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McMurdo awarded UK SAR upgrade contract

3rd March 2017

McMurdo has been awarded a contract by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to enhance its search and rescue (SAR) satellite technology, the company …

Azerbaijan receives border patrol ship

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Azerbaijan receives border patrol ship

3rd March 2017

The Azerbaijani Coast Guard recently received its third Tufan-class (Saar 82) patrol ship, designed by Israel Shipyards and built at the Türkan shipbuilding and maintenance …

Avalon 2017: Thales preps protected vehicles

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Avalon 2017: Thales preps protected vehicles

3rd March 2017

Thales Australia displayed Bushmaster and Hawkei protected vehicles at the Avalon Air Show, including a Bushmaster demonstrator aimed at the British Army's Multi-Role Vehicle - …

USSOCOM highlights desired technologies

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USSOCOM highlights desired technologies

3rd March 2017

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) representatives have released new guidelines on the eight specific technology areas the command is seeking to advance in order …

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