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US Air Force seeks capabilities to improve C3 for aircraft fleet and warfighters

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US Air Force seeks capabilities to improve C3 for aircraft fleet and warfighters

17th March 2026

The USAF published RFIs for enhancing its C3 capabilities after losing, in Operation Epic Fury, four aircraft in non-confrontational, unclear situations that could have been related to command, control and communication failures.

European CCA programmes see progress as industry narrows in on key flight milestones

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European CCA programmes see progress as industry narrows in on key flight milestones

17th March 2026

European defence firms including Airbus, Helsing, General Atomics and Anduril are accelerating development and testing of collaborative combat aircraft to meet Germany’s loyal wingman requirement, targeting operational deployment by the end of the decade.

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Lockheed to build more GPS III satellites

30th September 2016

Lockheed Martin has been awarded $395 million in contract options by the US Air Force (USAF) for the production of the ninth and tenth Global …

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Mexican Navy receives first MBe

29th September 2016

The Mexican Navy became the inaugural customer for the AS565 MBe at Airbus Helicopters’ facilities in Marignane, France on 28 September. The navy has been …

Bravura awarded aerostat management contract

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Bravura awarded aerostat management contract

29th September 2016

Bravura Information Technology Systems has been awarded a $305.7 million contract by the US Army for operation, maintenance and sustainment of its aerostats, it announced …

ADAS 2016: New kit for Philippine marines

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ADAS 2016: New kit for Philippine marines

29th September 2016

The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) will benefit from new amphibious vehicles and unmanned aircraft systems being introduced over the next two years.  In March the …

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Farewell QF-4, hello QF-16

29th September 2016

The re-use of redundant fighter aircraft to act as full-scale aerial targets (FSAT) has a certain symmetry with the hunter becoming the hunted. In August, …

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MALE RPAS programme moves ahead

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The Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) programme to develop a common European UAS has moved into the definition study phase. …

Lockheed to supply F-16 trainers for Jordan

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Lockheed to supply F-16 trainers for Jordan

28th September 2016

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $40 million contract to deliver a simulation-based F-16 aircraft training environment to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), the …

AUSA 2016: Future Vertical Lift takes off (video)

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AUSA 2016: Future Vertical Lift takes off (video)

28th September 2016

The US Army is currently looking for a new generation of rotorcraft to replace some of its in-service helicopters through its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) …

AUSA 2016: Army pursues 7,000 new radios

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AUSA 2016: Army pursues 7,000 new radios

28th September 2016

The US Army initiated a full and open competition for the Small Airborne Networking Radio (SANR) through its 11 August 2016 release of a draft …

US Navy contracts MQ-4C Triton production

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US Navy contracts MQ-4C Triton production

28th September 2016

Northrop Grumman will produce three LRIP Lot 1 MQ-4C Triton aircraft following a fixed price contract modification by US Naval Air Systems Command. In an …

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