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World Defense Show 2026: Large vehicles and counter-drone systems take the limelight

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World Defense Show 2026: Large vehicles and counter-drone systems take the limelight

17th February 2026

Visitors who attended the first World Defense Show four years ago continue to speak of the difficulties they faced with poor facilities and power problems. This year’s event emphasised its status as one of the major defence expositions and as a place where regional players and those less welcome at other shows could take centre stage.

Airbus Helicopters is deepening its European reach as NATO orders climb

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Airbus Helicopters is deepening its European reach as NATO orders climb

16th February 2026

Airbus has delivered more than 2,000 helicopters to nations across Europe, and continues to solidify its position at the heart of the region’s defence industrial base.

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Japan and Korea to share intelligence

24th November 2016

Neighbours Japan and South Korea signed a military intelligence-sharing agreement on 23 November. The impetus for this is North Korea’s belligerent ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programme. …

Affinity delivers first UK aircraft

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Affinity delivers first UK aircraft

24th November 2016

Affinity Flying Training Services has delivered the first two training aircraft to the Royal Air Force, Elbit Systems announced on 23 November. Affinity is an …

First AS565 MBe Panthers delivered to PTDI

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First AS565 MBe Panthers delivered to PTDI

24th November 2016

The first three AS565 MBe Panther helicopters on order for the Indonesian Navy have been handed over to PT Dirgantara Indonesia by Airbus Helicopters, the …

ADF EC135 T2+ training fleet complete

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ADF EC135 T2+ training fleet complete

24th November 2016

Australia’s fleet of EC135 T2+ for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) is now complete with Airbus Helicopters achieving factory acceptance of the last six …

Rockwell Collins to activate P-8A radio depot

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Rockwell Collins to activate P-8A radio depot

23rd November 2016

Rockwell Collins will activate a depot capability for radio systems onboard the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft under a $27 million contract announced on 18 …

I/ITSEC 2016: Virtual Heroes takes gaming to the next level

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I/ITSEC 2016: Virtual Heroes takes gaming to the next level

23rd November 2016

Virtual Heroes is showcasing new immersive 3D content training technology at this year’s IITSEC military training and simulation event in Orlando.  The company, a division …

Lab tests for V-280 on track

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Lab tests for V-280 on track

23rd November 2016

The Bell V-280 Valor is on track for its first flight in September 2017 aided by recent successful testing in the company's laboratory of the …

Merlin Mk4 upgrades progress

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Merlin Mk4 upgrades progress

23rd November 2016

The first AW101 Merlin Mk4 upgraded for the Royal Navy by Leonardo-Finmeccanica has completed its maiden flight, the company announced on 21 November. Leonardo is …

I/ITSEC 2016: Rockwell Collins to launch Coalescence

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I/ITSEC 2016: Rockwell Collins to launch Coalescence

22nd November 2016

Over recent years, much has been made of mixed reality, blended learning and augmented reality but little practical progress has been made in showing such …

uAvionix, PrecisionHawk team for LATAS

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uAvionix, PrecisionHawk team for LATAS

22nd November 2016

uAvionix and PrecisionHawk have teamed up to develop a new generation of Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety (LATAS) hardware for UAS. Under the teaming …

Miysis countermeasure system ready

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Miysis countermeasure system ready

22nd November 2016

Leonardo has begun assembling the first production examples of its Miysis directed infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system for an undisclosed NATO launch customer, the company has …

I/ITSEC 2016: Latest version of VBS3 released

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I/ITSEC 2016: Latest version of VBS3 released

22nd November 2016

The latest version of Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3) v.3.9.2 features an ability to interoperate with the Oculs Rift CV1 and HTC …

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