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General Atomics Aeronautical – Taking Information Dominance to the Next Level
With Every New RPA Innovation, General Atomics Aeronautical Pushes the Boundaries of the Possible to Make the World Safer and More Secure.
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DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
The package of three standalone follow-on contracts makes this the largest contract won by the Australian company and larger than its total 2024 revenue.
Air Warfare
US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed
The US Navy’s answer to a sixth-generation fighter has experienced a range of setbacks and delays to the programme, with only $47 million in this latest proposed budget set aside for completing the aircraft.
Air Warfare
Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
The UAE’s Edge Group has been positioning itself as a key defence and technology partner to Indonesia, where it has been focusing on naval platforms, UAVs and long-term industrial collaboration.
Air Warfare
Eurofighter eyes mid-life upgrade for Typhoon jets, with production increase underway
With roughly 80% of combat missions flown by Typhoons in Europe, the Eurofighter consortium is emphasising the continued relevance of its jet and wants to ramp up production to continue to deliver combat mass in light of a shifting geo-political world order.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Parrot’s new microdrone ANAFI UKR breaks cover
While the Paris Air Show marked the first time the ANAFI UKR has been publicly shown, the ISR drone has been in use with various armed forces for the last eight months, Parrot told Shephard.
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France and Sweden sign defence roadmap as Naval Group positions FDI frigate for Swedish surface ship programme
A pact signed at the Paris Air Show has seen Sweden turn to the French FDI frigate to lead its next-gen surface combatant fleet amid shifting security dynamics in the Baltic Sea.
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Disrupting enemy command and control (Sponsored Video)
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ScanEagle set for export sales
8th August 2018
Insitu’s ScanEagle UAV is set for further export success as the US Navy intends to award a sole source contract for up to five of …
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Defence Helicopter
NZ orders NH90 simulator from CAE
8th August 2018
New Zealand’s MoD announced on 8 August that it had awarded a contract to CAE for a single NH90 helicopter full flight simulator. The Royal …
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Digital Battlespace
Saab to upgrade Thai air C2 network
8th August 2018
Saab announced on 7 August that it has been contracted to upgrade and enhance the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) existing Air Command and Control …
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Defence Helicopter
FN Pods qualified for HForce
8th August 2018
FN Herstal has integrated its self-contained airborne FN Pod system onto the Airbus H145M helicopter, the company announced on 2 August. This system, which includes …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
HAL demonstrates 10kg UAV
8th August 2018
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully demonstrated the flight of a new 10kg rotary wing UAV (RUAV), the company announced on 3 August. The flight …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: India produces hugely expensive light fighter in just 35 years
8th August 2018
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter has for years made headlines for its high cost, but there is in fact another fighter programme challenging it in terms …
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Training
ADF details RIMPAC success
8th August 2018
The Australian Defence Force has detailed a number of training milestones carried out during Exercise RIMPAC 2018, the world’s largest multinational maritime exercise.RIMPAC 2018 included …
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Defence Helicopter
Latvia requests UH-60M Black Hawks
7th August 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment to Latvia, the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ManTech receives UAS systems technical support contract
7th August 2018
ManTech has received a four-year $45 million task order from the US Air Force Installation Contracting Agency to provide technical upgrades for next generation UAS …
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Special Operations
Report calls for "Whole of Government" approach
7th August 2018
The US administration has been called upon to establish a National Political Warfare Center (NPWC) to provide a more optimized “Whole of Government” approach to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
CACI to provide C-UAS technology support
7th August 2018
CACI International has received a $48.5 million single-award, IDIQ contract from the US Navy to support the deployment of counter UAS capabilities, the company announced …
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Digital Battlespace
US Navy’s MUOS approved for expanded use
7th August 2018
The US Navy’s next generation narrowband satellite communication system has been approved for expanded operational use by the US Strategic Command, it was announced on …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Swift020 UAS flies in Japan
7th August 2018
Swift Engineering has successfully demonstrated the first fully autonomous flight of its Swift020 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAS in Kobe, Japan, the company announced …
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Training
JTAC training during Exercise Pitch Black 2018
7th August 2018
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from the Australian Army and the Royal Netherlands Army are carrying out joint training operations at the Delamere Air Weapons …
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Training
RP Aero Systems acquired by EDM
6th August 2018
RP Aero Systems has been acquired by EDM, a provider of training simulators to the defence and civil aviation industries, the company announced on 2 …
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Digital Battlespace
Curtiss-Wright unveils Silver Palm computer
6th August 2018
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has added MPMC-9323/EW system (EWS) Silver Palm to its family of open architecture COTS based EW/RF tuner mission computers, the company announced …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
USMC retires RQ-7B Shadow UAS
6th August 2018
The US Marine Corps RQ-7B Shadow UAS has officially retired from the service after its final flight during the culmination event for the Rim of …
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Defence Helicopter
Insight: European rotary solutions for legacy Soviet models
6th August 2018
Across Eastern Europe, helicopter procurement programmes are tending to switch from legacy Soviet Union era aircraft to western machines as governments in the region look …
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Defence Notes
Kuwait requests Mk-series munitions from US
6th August 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale of various Mk- series munitions to Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation …
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DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
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Energy evolution: How laser defence systems are powering the next phase of air defence (podcast)
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US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed
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DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
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![US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed]()
US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed
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Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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![Eurofighter eyes mid-life upgrade for Typhoon jets, with production increase underway]()
Eurofighter eyes mid-life upgrade for Typhoon jets, with production increase underway
