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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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US CBP orders Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft

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US CBP orders Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft

21st September 2016

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been awarded a $280 million contract by US Customs and Border Protection to engineer and integrate 12 Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft …

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C-130J empennage milestone

21st September 2016

Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures (TLMAL) has delivered the 50th C-130J Super Hercules empennage assembly to the production line, Lockheed Martin announced on 19 September. TLMAL …

Renewing RNZAF’s fixed-wing fleet

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Renewing RNZAF’s fixed-wing fleet

21st September 2016

Responses to two New Zealand RfIs for both transport and maritime patrol aircraft are due on 30 September. The Future Air Mobility Capability (FAMC) requirement …

Typhoon simulator whips up a storm (video)

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Typhoon simulator whips up a storm (video)

21st September 2016

Former Luftwaffe pilot Raffael Klaschka gives Shephard a first-hand look at a Eurofighter Typhoon simulator. The simulator is used for both basic and advanced training, the latter will …

DCNS floats FREMM frigate Bretagne

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DCNS floats FREMM frigate Bretagne

21st September 2016

DCNS is nearing delivery of the FREMM Bretagne frigate to the French Navy, with the vessel floated at the company’s Lorient, France facility on 16 September. …

Busy French Navy pressed for spare capacity

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Busy French Navy pressed for spare capacity

21st September 2016

French naval forces would likely find it difficult to meet additional tasks or deployment with their existing assets, according to a senior official. Speaking to …

US Navy orders two more EPF vessels

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US Navy orders two more EPF vessels

20th September 2016

Austal USA will design and construct two Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessels for the US Navy under an AUD$434 million contract announced on 16 September. …

TAM tank upgrade stalls

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TAM tank upgrade stalls

20th September 2016

Following the unveiling of the TAM 2IP medium tank for Argentina in June, it is not clear if will be combined with the TAM 2C …

Lockheed team launches 13th LCS

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Lockheed team launches 13th LCS

20th September 2016

An industry team led by Lockheed Martin has launched the 13th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) - the future USS Wichita - into the Menominee River …

ADAS 2016: Pride of Philippine Navy dented

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ADAS 2016: Pride of Philippine Navy dented

20th September 2016

The Philippine Navy’s (PN) first Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) was hit by a Liberian-registered tanker in waters off Zamboanga City on 19 September. At the …

UK buys BriteCloud missile countermeasures

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UK buys BriteCloud missile countermeasures

20th September 2016

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has purchased 'a significant number' of Leonardo's BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoys (EADs), a missile-jamming countermeasure, for the UK Royal …

Servosila launches robotic arms

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Servosila launches robotic arms

20th September 2016

Servosila has launched a range of robotic arm manipulators - Servosila Robotic Arms - aimed at the mobile robotics market, the company announced on 19 …

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