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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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Special Operations
US Air Force calls for special warfare Osprey-transportable vehicles
17th May 2019
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) have issued a joint solicitation for more than two dozen standardized Special Warfare V-22 …
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Training
ITEC 2019: MASA’s Sword gives cutting edge to HADR training
17th May 2019
As a long-term user of MASA’s Sword computer-based constructive training system, the Bangladesh Army has been instrumental in developing the product over the past three …
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Digital Battlespace
Leonardo’s BriteCloud EAD selected for ANG testing
17th May 2019
Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) has been selected by the US Department of Defense for evaluation by the US Air National Guard (ANG), the …
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Digital Battlespace
Comtech receives additional VSAT funding
17th May 2019
Comtech Telecommunications will continue to provide Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) to the US Army, the company announced on 14 May. The $14.7 million in …
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Training
ITEC 2019: Seeing triple with Lightspace technologies (video)
17th May 2019
Looking beyond VR glasses, Lightspace technologies demonstrated its prototype 3D viewing concept at ITEC 2019 in Stockholm. The system allows for seeing in 3D without …
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Training
US Air Force orders more JTE units
16th May 2019
Northrop Grumman has received a $46 million order from the US Air Force (USAF) for eight Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) units, the company announced on …
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Digital Battlespace
Saab’s SIRIUS on show
16th May 2019
Saab has unveiled a turnkey suite of passive sensor solution to support electronic warfare (EW) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions across air, land and …
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Training
ITEC 2019: More than just technology says industry (video)
16th May 2019
Shephard speaks with industry leaders from BMT, DiSTI and Lockheed Martin at ITEC 2019 in Stockholm, asking how the technological solutions being presented at the event …
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Digital Battlespace
Comtech receives additional funding from US Army
16th May 2019
Comtech Telecommunications’ Command and Control Technologies will continue providing sustainment services for the US Army’s AN/TSC-198A SNAP and baseband equipment, the company announced on 13 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia calls on industry for new SUAS+
16th May 2019
The Australian Department of Defence has outlined its plan to acquire a small unmanned aerial system ‘plus’ (SUAS+) for use with the army, special forces and …
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Training
Boeing T-X jet trainer aircraft set to return to the air
16th May 2019
Boeing’s T-X jet trainer aircraft will return to test flights ‘imminently’ following changes as part of the engineering and manufacturing development phase, according to T-X …
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Training
ITEC 2019: TrianGraphics spreads its 3D wings
16th May 2019
Epic Games has added another string to its bow with database specialists TrianGraphics now offering export of its Trian3DBuilder straight into the game engine, Unreal …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon to start global installation of GPS OCX
16th May 2019
Raytheon’s GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) programme has completed final qualification testing of the system’s modernised monitor station receivers, the company announced on …
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Training
ITEC 2019: F-35 training update
16th May 2019
During his paper entitled: Joint Distributed Mission Training for the Fifth Generation and Beyond, Vic Torla, business development director for training at Lockheed Martin, told delegates …
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Defence Notes
Small steps for the Boeing F-15EX
16th May 2019
Boeing’s next-generation F-15EX fighter aircraft has made another small, if potentially feeble, step with inclusion in the US House Appropriations Committee draft FY 2020 defence …
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Training
Dark Blade 2019 kicks off in Czech Republic
16th May 2019
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has kicked off the Dark Blade 2019 helicopter exercise at Náměšť airbase in Czech Republic, the agency announced on 13 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Preliminary safety assessments for European MALE RPAS completed
15th May 2019
The European MALE RPAS Programme Division (MRPD) has completed a contract with Germany’s DFS Aviation Services (DAS) on a preliminary safety assessment, the Organisation for …
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Training
ITEC 2019: Alliances strengthened through simulated environments (video)
15th May 2019
Hans Lindgren, head of business development at Saab, speaks to Shephard about how several European nations initiated the integration of training simulation communities. This also …
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Digital Battlespace
Indra to supply deployable radar to RAF
15th May 2019
Indra has received a contract to supply the UK Royal Air Force with an advanced long-range air defence deployable radar, the company announced on 13 …
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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
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![Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion]()
Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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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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![DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract]()
DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
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![Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion]()
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
