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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.
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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.
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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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Land Warfare
Turkey requests Patriot missile system
24th December 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of Patriot MIM-104E guidance enhanced missiles (GEM-T) and PAC-3 missile segment …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Insight: Industry and associations react to Gatwick drone incursion
21st December 2018
As Gatwick Airport begins to clear its backlog of flights caused by an unknown UAS threat earlier this week, the regulatory, legislative and security implications …
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Defence Notes
Japan rebukes S. Korea for weapons radar lock on military aircraft
21st December 2018
Japan rebuked South Korea Friday after claiming one of the country's warships had locked its weapons targeting system onto a Japanese military aircraft. South Korea's …
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Training
Poland orders four additional M-346s
21st December 2018
The Armament Inspectorate of Polish Ministry of National Defense has exercised an option to acquire four more M-346 advanced jet trainers from Leonardo for pilot …
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Defence Helicopter
Chilean seagull programme to squawk in 2019
21st December 2018
A tender for new light helicopters for the Chilean Navy is expected in March 2019 with the release of a RfP. Up to five helicopters …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Spanish Army acquires two Alpha 800 UAS
21st December 2018
The Spanish armed forces has acquired two Alpha 800 UAS from Alpha Unmanned Systems, the company announced on 17 December. The 14kg gasoline-powered Alpha …
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Hungary orders 16 H225M helicopters
21st December 2018
Airbus Helicopters has received an order from the Hungarian Ministry of Defence for 16 H225M helicopters equipped with the HForce weapon management system. The company …
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Defence Helicopter
Inzpire completes GECO deliveries for UK MoD for CSAT
20th December 2018
Inzpire Limited has completed delivery of its GECO military air mission support system for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD's) Apache, Chinook, Merlin and Bell …
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Defence Notes
100th Su-35 fighter produced in Russia
20th December 2018
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has announced the production of the 100th Su-35 fighter. This was marked at a handover ceremony of the final batch of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
European MALE RPAS passes PDR
20th December 2018
The European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) programme passed system preliminary design review (PDR) in late November. The milestone comes …
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Military Logistics
Kongsberg, Patria to acquire AIM Norway
20th December 2018
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) has entered into an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence for the purchase of Aerospace Industrial Maintenance Norway (AIM …
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Training
Robinson R44s delivered to Poland
20th December 2018
Robinson Helicopter has delivered two R44 Raven II helicopters to its distributor, PHU Polinar of Poland. PHU Polinar handed the aircraft over to the Polish …
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Training
Lockheed Martin, L3 MAS partner for FAcT
19th December 2018
Lockheed Martin Canada is partnering with L3 MAS to offer a military aircrew training solution for the Canadian Department of National Defence’s Future Aircrew Training …
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Defence Helicopter
KAI rolls out Light Armed Helicopter
19th December 2018
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) rolled out the first prototype of the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) at its Sacheon headquarters on 18 December, this being a …
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Military Logistics
France orders final tranche of A330 MRTTs
19th December 2018
Airbus Defence and Space has received an order from the French Defence Procurement Agency to supply a final tranche of three A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 demos new payload capabilities
19th December 2018
The capabilities of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS' new COMINT and imaging payloads have been put to the test by the Australian Army. The Australian …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Airbus to continue Heron 1 operations support
18th December 2018
Airbus DS Airborne Solutions has received contract extensions from the German armed forces to continue supporting Heron 1 UAS operations in Afghanistan and Mali. Under …
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Digital Battlespace
Cohort acquires Chess Technologies
18th December 2018
Cohort has acquired a majority stake in Chess Technologies, a UK-based integrated fire control and tracking systems provider for military vehicles and naval ships. Chess …
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Defence Helicopter
NHIndustries signs NH90 support contract
18th December 2018
NHIndustries has signed a through life support (TLS) contract with the NATO agency, NAHEMA, for NH90 helicopter support. NAHEMA acts as contracting authority on behalf …
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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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![Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)]()
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
