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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.
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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.
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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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Defence Notes
UK caught out by pace of A2/AD change
17th July 2019
The acceleration of Russian anti-acces/area denial (A2/AD) advances, visibly characterised by the country’s efforts to move out with and deploy new highly sophisticated stealth air …
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Military Logistics
Survitec Pilot Fit Facility reaches milestone
17th July 2019
Survitec’s work on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme has reached a new milestone, with the 1000th pilot fitted out using the Pilot Fit Facility …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AI to push automated C-UAS system
17th July 2019
Leonardo will further automate its Falcon Shield counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) platform in the coming years, with the increased introduction of AI one of a number of planned upgrades. …
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Military Logistics
Construction begins at RAF Lakenheath
17th July 2019
Construction has begun on facilities that will be home to two US F35 squadrons at RAF Lakenheath. The site will include the construction of a …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon submits LTAMDS proposal
17th July 2019
Raytheon has submitted its proposal for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) to the US Army. The army is seeking a new …
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Defence Notes
India set to purchase additional Su-30MKI fighters
17th July 2019
According to Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, the nation’s arms export control body, India is set to purchase 18 more Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters …
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Defence Helicopter
AAR to support RNLAF Chinooks
16th July 2019
AAR will support the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) CH-47 Chinook fleet under a contract announced on 9 July.The contract will see AAR perform maintenance, …
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Defence Helicopter
CH-53E logs one million flight hours
15th July 2019
The US Marine Corps’ CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter fleet has achieved a major milestone, logging more than one million flight hours since it entered service …
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Boeing receives contract modification
15th July 2019
Boeing has received a $96 million modification to its United Arab Emirates foreign military sales contract, the US Department of Defense announced on 12 July. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Falco EVO continues Frontex operations
15th July 2019
Leonardo’s Falco EVO UAS continues to support monitoring activities for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, in the Mediterranean Sea. As part of …
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Digital Battlespace
DroneShield releases DroneGun MKIII
15th July 2019
DroneShield has introduced DroneGun MKIII as an alternative to its DroneGun Tactical unit, the company announced on 14 July. DroneGun MKIII is a portable pistol-shape …
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Defence Helicopter
Greece seeks MH-60R helicopters
15th July 2019
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of MH-60R helicopters to Greece. In a deal worth $600 million, …
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Military Logistics
Portugal opts for KC-390
15th July 2019
The Portuguese government has announced that it will acquire five Embraer KC-390 for the Portuguese Air Force. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2023. The …
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Special Operations
Gentex wins USSOCOM helmet contract
12th July 2019
Gentex has received an IDIQ contract from the US Department of Defense to supply personnel equipment for US Special Operations Forces. Under the contract – …
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Naval Warfare
Boeing awarded UK P-8A support
12th July 2019
Boeing will support the UK Royal Air Force’s P-8A programme under a foreign military sales agreement with the US Department of Defense announced on 11 …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman details Northern Edge input
12th July 2019
Northrop Grumman displayed a number of new strike, ISR and multi-domain C2 capabilities with military partners during the Northern Edge 2019 joint training exercise. Northern …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon wins B-52 radar work
12th July 2019
Raytheon will provide the new radar for the US Air Force’s B-52 bomber fleet under a contract from Boeing announced on 11 July. The B-52 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Delair begins subscription service
12th July 2019
Delair has introduced a subscription programme to allow customers to access its Delair UX11 family of UAS and delair.ai cloud-based data management solution. The programme …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
False start to Italian unmanned battle
11th July 2019
A potential race between Piaggio Aerospace and Leonardo to secure unmanned contracts from the Italian government, looks to be over before it has had a …
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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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![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]()
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
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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
