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Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
The first aircraft delivery timeline confirmation comes as Belgium weighs up an additional F-3A buy from Lockheed Martin.
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In a show where hundreds of companies and tens of thousands of visitors and exhibitors gather to discuss and explore the latest innovations in the …
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ITEC 2017: QuantaDyn delivers JTC TRS to USAF
12th May 2017
In January, the US Air Force awarded the Joint Terminal Control Training and Rehearsal System (JTC TRS) Low Rate Production (LRP) programme to QuantaDyn. This …
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US PACOM Global Hawks move to Yokota
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ITEC 2017: ETSA TASIG tie-up
12th May 2017
The European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA) and the ADS Training and Simulation Interest Group (TASIG) have signed a cooperation agreement that is designed to …
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Saudi Arabia unveils first indigenous armed drone ‘Saqr 1’
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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has unveiled a new strategic drone programme called Saqr 1 in Riyadh according to a Saudi Press …
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AUVSI 2017: Commercial versus military (video)
11th May 2017
While the commercial market dominates AUVSI Xponential this year in Dallas, there has been the unveiling and promotion of some military platforms, including the Snipe …
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AUVSI 2017: Future proofing Global Hawk (video)
11th May 2017
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11th May 2017
The US Navy is borrowing a page from the accelerated technology acquisition model utilised by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) through the establishment of …
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AUVSI 2017: Exploring the polar bare necessities (video)
11th May 2017
Northrop Grumman, known for its large military UAVs, has developed a UAV in conjuction with the San Diego Zoo to monitor Polar Bears in the …
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USCG first ScanEagle deployment a success
11th May 2017
The US Coast Guard has completed its first full deployment with the ScanEagle UAS, Insitu announced on 8 May.The UAS was embarked aboard the coast …
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AUVSI 2017: Air Force unveils cross-domain UAS community
11th May 2017
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Airbus demos auto air-to-air refuelling contacts
11th May 2017
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated automatic air-to-air refuelling (AAR) contacts with a fighter aircraft using the A310 MRTT's refuelling boom, the company announced …
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AUVSI 2017: Unmanned aerial logistics concept unveiled
11th May 2017
The US Army and US Marine Corps are cooperating on the development of a new unmanned aerial resupply concept. The emerging concept, currently dubbed Joint …
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Lockheed Martin enhances Indago UAS
11th May 2017
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Safran awarded UH-72A CLS contract
11th May 2017
Safran Electronics and Defense, Avionics USA has received a five-year contract from Airbus Helicopters to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) services for the US Army's …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2017: Griffon Aerospace seeks expanded footprint
11th May 2017
Griffon Aerospace is using the AUVSI gathering to highlight its growing position in the UAV market and seek new opportunities to expand that position.'We have …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2017: Saxon's magic number three (video)
10th May 2017
Saxon Remote Systems has taken the opportunity of Xponential to unveil not one, but three new unmanned systems. The three UAVs include the small Xential, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2017: Letting the drone out of the box (video)
10th May 2017
Israeli company Airobotics is showcasing its fully automatic drone platform for the first time at AUVSI Xponential following its official launch in 2016. The company …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2017: T-rex comes to life (video)
10th May 2017
T-Rex Tracking unveiled its new long-range UAV tracking system, the T-rex-1, at Xponential 2017 in Dallas. The company has partnered with Simlax to provide the …
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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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![Energy evolution: How laser defence systems are powering the next phase of air defence (podcast)]()
Energy evolution: How laser defence systems are powering the next phase of air defence (podcast)
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![Enhancing education: How CAE is embracing new technology to boost military training]()
Enhancing education: How CAE is embracing new technology to boost military training
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![M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force]()
M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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![Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide]()
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
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![Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025]()
Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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![Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance]()
Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
