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Swedish Air Force faces up to the challenge of new aircraft and an uncrewed horizon

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Swedish Air Force faces up to the challenge of new aircraft and an uncrewed horizon

31st August 2026

Sweden is an outlier as a smaller nation with its own indigenous fighter aircraft and airborne early warning platform and is now looking at how local company Saab Aerospace can meet the plans for a collaborative combat aircraft.

Ageing RQ-11 Raven fleets create a global replacement opportunity

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Ageing RQ-11 Raven fleets create a global replacement opportunity

28th August 2026

The RQ-11 Raven is being retired from service across most of its more than 30 operators. Defence Insight estimates that these Raven retirements open up a replacement market worth at least $576 million, but suppliers will have to act quickly and strike a balance between cost and capability to succeed.

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During October 2025, several countries and organisations signalled their intention to acquire loyal wingman uncrewed aircraft systems — designated by the US Air Force as Collaborative Combat Aircraft — or to study the capability further, wh...

Australia starts upgrade programme for P-8A Poseidon fleet

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Australia starts upgrade programme for P-8A Poseidon fleet

30th October 2025

The upgrades will work to strengthen the country’s maritime surveillance and anti-submarine capabilities, with one more aircraft due to be delivered by 2026.

Textron firms up potential bid for US Navy Undergraduate trainer contract

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Textron firms up potential bid for US Navy Undergraduate trainer contract

29th October 2025

The company has said it would assemble its Beechcraft M-346N aircraft at its east Wichita campus with significant investment placed to modernise the hub if it wins the contract.

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29th October 2025

Mike Moran, Director of US Government Business at Amazon Project Kuiper Government Solutions, highlighted the evolution of space as a critical warfighting domain at the Defence in Space Conference (DISC) 2025, held this week in London.

Details revealed on Germany’s big spending plans

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28th October 2025

In May this year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the government plans to position Germany as “Europe's strongest conventional army”. A new blueprint outlines how this is going to occur through massive investment.

Airbus to position Eurofighter Typhoon for Portugal’s F-16 replacement requirement

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Airbus to position Eurofighter Typhoon for Portugal’s F-16 replacement requirement

28th October 2025

The MoU with AED Cluster Portugal will see the two organisations work together on studies to create a pitch to replace the country’s current F-16 fleet.

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PGZ and Anduril to work on Polish variant of Barracuda-500M missile

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PGZ and Anduril to work on Polish variant of Barracuda-500M missile

28th October 2025

The memorandum of understanding signed also included a wider strategic plan to co-develop autonomous air systems for the Polish Armed Forces.

Turkey finalises $7.2 billion deal with UK for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets

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Turkey finalises $7.2 billion deal with UK for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets

28th October 2025

The deal will include a weapons package alongside the aircraft, with deliveries expected from 2030.

NATO needs to plug its drone gap to meet modern warfare requirements

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NATO needs to plug its drone gap to meet modern warfare requirements

28th October 2025

Despite shared goals, NATO’s counter-uncrewed aerial system efforts remain fragmented, with parallel initiatives lacking a unified doctrine or integrated deployment strategy.

“Strong year” ahead as Saab sees uptick in order potential for GlobalEye and Gripen aircraft

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“Strong year” ahead as Saab sees uptick in order potential for GlobalEye and Gripen aircraft

27th October 2025

The aeronautics business saw a 34% boost in growth year on year, driven largely by its success with its Gripen aircraft.

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