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Europe’s future tank hits targets as MARTE programme gains momentum

25th March 2026

An effort to develop a new European main battle tank has passed several milestones on the road to a Preliminary Design Review which is expected within two years.

Uncrewed fleets emerge as AUKUS nations’ answer to capability interval

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Uncrewed fleets emerge as AUKUS nations’ answer to capability interval

25th March 2026

While their multibillion-dollar nuclear submarine ambitions move forward at a glacial industrial pace, all three countries are making a swifter bet: fleets of uncrewed vessels that can be built, deployed and iterated in years rather than decades.

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KBR has announced that its Aspire Defence joint venture will design and build an additional 130 buildings in support of the UK Ministry of Defence’s …

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8th November 2016

Bittium will deliver a tactical communications system to the Estonian defence forces under a purchase order announced on 3 November. The tactical communications system will …

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Type 26 construction to begin in 2017

8th November 2016

Construction of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ships will begin with first steel cut in summer 2017, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed on …

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Experimental helicopter hits 218kts

8th November 2016

The highly-modified Mi-24R flying laboratory, dubbed LL-PSV, intended to test new technologies for high-speed flight, has achieved a maximum speed of 218kts (405km/h). The development …

Russia Buks trend for new SAM

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Russia Buks trend for new SAM

8th November 2016

The first fire unit of the new 9K317M Buk-M3 SAM system, developed and manufactured by the Almaz-Antey Corp has been delivered. It was taken on …

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A9-E AUV demos side-looking sonar

8th November 2016

ECA Group has demonstrated its interferometric side-looking sonar on an A9-E autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) during early trials of the European Smart and Networking Underwater Robots …

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ADF to upgrade Joint Command Support environment

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An information communications technology system from Leidos Australia will upgrade the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF’s) Joint Command Support Environment under a $55 million contract announced …

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Indo Defence 2016: Teaming to offer digital vehicles

8th November 2016

Thales has teamed with Indonesian companies PT Len and PT Pindad to develop a fully networked vehicle proposal. The company brought a modified 4x4 Bushmaster, named …

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Zhuhai 2016: SeaFly being prepped for dual-use missions

7th November 2016

A scale model of the SeaFly unmanned surface vessel (USV), developed by Beijing Sifang Automation, buzzed into the 11th Zhuhai Air Show in China last …

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Altarnative power for C-Astral Bramor

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Alta Devices will work to further integrate its thin film solar technology into the newly unveiled Bramor ppX-LRS long range solar UAV, following the successful …

US gets 40,000th ARC-210 radio

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US gets 40,000th ARC-210 radio

7th November 2016

The US armed forces has taken delivery of its 40,000th ARC-210 radio from Rockwell Collins, marking a significant milestone in the programme, the company announced …

US Navy Triton squadron stands up

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US Navy Triton squadron stands up

7th November 2016

Returning from the standing up of the US Navy’s first MQ-4C Triton UAS squadron on 28 October, senior officials at manufacturer Northrop Grumman are eyeing …

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