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Upgrades and fresh orders reinforce demand for Dassault’s Rafale fighter jet (updated 2026)

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Upgrades and fresh orders reinforce demand for Dassault’s Rafale fighter jet (updated 2026)

8th June 2026

The French-made aircraft is lining up potentially huge orders in Asia, with the latest F5 platform designed to keep the jet relevant in the modern battlespace until the 2040s.

Eurosatory 2026: new and improved vehicles and counter-drone technology foreshadowed

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Eurosatory 2026: new and improved vehicles and counter-drone technology foreshadowed

8th June 2026

Eurosatory is the world’s largest defence show with more than 2,000 exhibitors listed and more than 43,000 visitors expected, as the show expands to a floorspace of 185,000m². Uncrewed systems and effectors to defeat them, as well as 4x4 vehicles, are all set to be focal points at the event.

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    Eurosatory 2026: has the time finally come for Oshkosh’s hybrid electric JLTV?

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    US lawmakers prepare a historic investment in stockpile replenishment in FY2027

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    Air defence at scale: Europe’s challenge of cost, integration and sustainability

  • Eurosatory 2026: has the time finally come for Oshkosh’s hybrid electric JLTV?

    Eurosatory 2026: has the time finally come for Oshkosh’s hybrid electric JLTV?

  • US lawmakers prepare a historic investment in stockpile replenishment in FY2027

    US lawmakers prepare a historic investment in stockpile replenishment in FY2027

  • Agile, sovereign, edge-ready: rewiring defence IT for a contested decade

    Agile, sovereign, edge-ready: rewiring defence IT for a contested decade

  • Upgrades and fresh orders reinforce demand for Dassault’s Rafale fighter jet (updated 2026)

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Agile, sovereign, edge-ready: rewiring defence IT for a contested decade

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Agile, sovereign, edge-ready: rewiring defence IT for a contested decade

9th June 2026

Today's rapidly changing security landscape means that armed forces can no longer treat their data in the same way as in the past. What are the key challenges they face, and how can industry help them?

Air defence at scale: Europe’s challenge of cost, integration and sustainability

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Air defence at scale: Europe’s challenge of cost, integration and sustainability

8th June 2026

The evolution of aerial threats is driving renewed investment in ground-based air defence across Europe. Yet beyond capability, a more pressing challenge is emerging: how to sustain air defence at scale, as rising costs, limited stockpiles ...

France air focus: Lower-cost sovereign capabilities propel $11.38 billion UAV market

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France air focus: Lower-cost sovereign capabilities propel $11.38 billion UAV market

5th June 2026

France is estimated to be Europe’s second-highest spender on UAVs, with a market focused on domestic production, loitering munitions and lower-cost sovereign systems. Its spending profile highlights substantial future market opportunities w...

Ukraine and NATO look to industry to boost capability plans

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Ukraine and NATO look to industry to boost capability plans

5th June 2026

The Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the force-multiplying capability of innovation and adaptation of industry and individual companies. NATO is attempting to introduce this flexibility while Ukraine is accelerating these efforts and look...

Sealift shortfalls set to drive opportunities across NATO navies

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Sealift shortfalls set to drive opportunities across NATO navies

5th June 2026

A new Council on Geostrategy primer warns that NATO cannot defend its own supply lines. As the alliance faces a sealift and logistics escort deficit, a wave of unawarded procurement is beginning to take shape.

Eurosatory 2026: Helicopters and CUAS set to dominate as Europe advances rearmament efforts

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Eurosatory 2026: Helicopters and CUAS set to dominate as Europe advances rearmament efforts

4th June 2026

The biennial show in Paris will focus heavily on autonomous technology, counter-drone solutions and helicopters, as countries ramp up defence budgets and focus on modernising defence capabilities.

Six critical capability gaps shaping the US Golden Dome implementation

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Six critical capability gaps shaping the US Golden Dome implementation

4th June 2026

How emerging technologies and capability priorities will shape America’s next-generation missile defence system.

North American appetite for European AEW&C aircraft bolstered as Canada picks GlobalEye

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North American appetite for European AEW&C aircraft bolstered as Canada picks GlobalEye

3rd June 2026

Canada’s selection of Saab’s GlobalEye to fulfil its airborne early warning requirements draws the country closer to European industry over American-made platforms, snubbing Boeing and L3Harris.

Hezbollah’s fibre-optic drones expose Israel’s counter-UAV gap in southern Lebanon

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Hezbollah’s fibre-optic drones expose Israel’s counter-UAV gap in southern Lebanon

3rd June 2026

Israel is working to close a counter-drone capability gap exposed by Hezbollah's fibre-optic systems, drawing on battlefield lessons from Ukraine to replace improvised defences with targeted solutions.

Drone Summit turns spotlight on smaller companies and new uncrewed systems

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Drone Summit turns spotlight on smaller companies and new uncrewed systems

3rd June 2026

The Drone Summit saw more than 100 companies from 20 countries, including Latvia, Australia, Canada and Israel, presenting uncrewed surveillance and attack platforms. The event came just weeks after drones, believed to be Russian, invaded L...

US Air Force to fast-track capability development for GPS-denied operations

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US Air Force to fast-track capability development for GPS-denied operations

2nd June 2026

Over the next 18 months, the air force's research facility intends to accelerate the progress of resilient, autonomous solutions to support aircraft and helicopter deployments in DDIL overland and over-the-water scenarios.

NATO countries test Canadian-made, high-speed “cannibal” drone

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NATO countries test Canadian-made, high-speed “cannibal” drone

2nd June 2026

INKAS Anuri CUAS drone has been built to engage consumer, commercial and modified first-person view enemy drones flying at speeds of up to 400 km/h.

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