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Germany air focus: Europe’s leading near-term air market targets domestic industry

16th September 2026

Between 2026 and 2032, almost a quarter of EU aircraft spending is expected to come from Germany. While crewed programmes seek modernisation and replacement, uncrewed opportunities look to introduce entirely new capabilities, with both highlighting sovereignty and domestic production.

Europe risks losing control of CUAS production capacity as manufacturers look abroad

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Europe risks losing control of CUAS production capacity as manufacturers look abroad

16th September 2026

European counter-drone developers are securing early orders in the Middle East while slow domestic acquisition processes threaten to redirect production capacity, expertise and investment away from Europe.

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Pivotal has demonstrated its lightweight electric VTOL aircraft, BlackFly, live at SOF Week 2025, as the company positions the platform for special operations and wider defence applications.

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EW Singapore: Australia seeks to influence US jammer

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Australia is looking at options to influence development of Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) by possibly entering into a cooperative agreement with the US Navy (USN), …

EW Singapore: SAF unveils network-centric capability

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EW Singapore: SAF unveils network-centric capability

11th January 2017

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has been steadily developing network-centric capabilities as part of its modernisation. Its Island Air Defence network has become operational following …

EW Singapore: Thai Gripens strike like Litening

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EW Singapore: Thai Gripens strike like Litening

11th January 2017

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has enhanced its Gripen fighter squadron’s capability by purchasing Rafael’s Litening III targeting and navigation pods, which significantly increases …

EW Singapore: Vietnam introduces indigenous radar

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EW Singapore: Vietnam introduces indigenous radar

11th January 2017

Vietnam, typically dependent on Russian military technology to equip its armed forces, recently unveiled a new indigenous 2-D UHF radar system known by the nomenclature …

MilSim Asia: Compusult enhances WES

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MilSim Asia: Compusult enhances WES

11th January 2017

Compusult has released a number of new enhancements and capabilities for its Web Enterprise Suite (WES), to enhance the way military users can access, manage, …

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VK-2500 engines in production

11th January 2017

Russia’s deputy defence minister responsible for procurement, Yury Borisov has revealed that the Klimov Company in St Petersburg delivered 60 VK-2500 engines in 2016 – …

EW Singapore: Indian AEW programme faces trouble

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EW Singapore: Indian AEW programme faces trouble

11th January 2017

India’s home-grown airborne early warning (AEW) programme utilising three Embraer 145 aircraft, the first of which was supposed to be inducted by the end of …

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EW Singapore: E-2D Hawkeye coming to Asia

11th January 2017

Next month the US Navy (USN) will move a squadron of Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft from Norfolk Naval Station …

MilSim Asia: Nova Systems partners with SEA

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MilSim Asia: Nova Systems partners with SEA

11th January 2017

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MilSim Asia: RST showcases H145 simulator

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MilSim Asia: RST showcases H145 simulator

11th January 2017

German manufacturer Reiser Simulation and Training will be exhibiting at MilSim Asia 2017 in Singapore to showcase its simulation products for the Airbus Helicopters H145.  The company develops civil …

Textron receives Shadow support contract

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Textron receives Shadow support contract

11th January 2017

The US Army has awarded a $206 million logistics support contract to Textron Systems Support Solutions for the Shadow UAS, the company announced on 9 …

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MTS-209 to support Thai T-50TH aircraft

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Marvin Test Solutions will supply its MTS-209 Common Armament Test Set to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the company announced on 9 January. The MTS-209 will …

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