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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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6th August 2018

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has added MPMC-9323/EW system (EWS) Silver Palm to its family of open architecture COTS based EW/RF tuner mission computers, the company announced …

USMC retires RQ-7B Shadow UAS

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6th August 2018

The US Marine Corps RQ-7B Shadow UAS has officially retired from the service after its final flight during the culmination event for the Rim of …

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Insight: European rotary solutions for legacy Soviet models

6th August 2018

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Kuwait requests Mk-series munitions from US

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Kuwait requests Mk-series munitions from US

6th August 2018

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale of various Mk- series munitions to Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation …

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5th August 2018

The United States has denied involvement as Nicolas Maduro blamed the opposition and Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos for an alleged 'assassination' attempt on the …

BIRD to enhance capabilities of ASIO-equipped aircraft

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BIRD to enhance capabilities of ASIO-equipped aircraft

3rd August 2018

BIRD Aerosystems has received a contract to enhance operational capabilities of the current fleet of Airborne Surveillance, Intelligence and Observation (ASIO) solution-equipped aircraft of a …

CAE USA Mission Solutions acquires AOCE

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CAE USA Mission Solutions acquires AOCE

3rd August 2018

CAE USA Mission Solutions has acquired Alpha-Omega Change Engineering (AOCE) to enhance the company’s core capabilities as a training systems integrator, CAE announced on 1 …

Boeing plans new R&D centre in Massachusetts

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Boeing plans new R&D centre in Massachusetts

3rd August 2018

Boeing plans to open the new Boeing Aerospace and Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company announced on 1 August. The agreement makes Boeing the …

Thailand willingly submits to Dominator

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Thailand willingly submits to Dominator

3rd August 2018

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Raytheon receives contract to produce MALD missiles

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Raytheon receives contract to produce MALD missiles

3rd August 2018

Raytheon has received a $96.1 million contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to produce 250 Miniature Air-Launched Decoys (MALD) missiles, the company announced on …

BAE to upgrade Doppler navigation systems

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BAE to upgrade Doppler navigation systems

3rd August 2018

BAE Systems has been selected by the US Army to provide touch screen computer display units (CDU) as an upgrade to the company’s ASN-128 Doppler …

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Viasat’s SATCOM antenna completes certification and testing

3rd August 2018

Viasat’s Ku-/Ka-band multi-network, multi-mode Global Mobile Antenna (GMA) 5560-101 has successfully completed the Federal Aviation Administration D0-160G certification process and the US Air Force (USAF) …

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