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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.

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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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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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BAE Systems advances tactical hotspot tech

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BAE Systems advances tactical hotspot tech

26th September 2018

BAE Systems’s Strike Hotspot technology demonstrator (TD) continues to be upgraded as it remains in an assessment programme with the British Army, company officials have …

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ADAS 2018 Daily News - Day One

26th September 2018

The official ADAS 2018 Daily News – Day One is now available to read online. View the digital edition here and PDF version here.

US seeks aircraft for Rwanda CASEVAC

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US seeks aircraft for Rwanda CASEVAC

25th September 2018

The US Department of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is seeking industry input regarding the …

USAF conducts RADAS test flight

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USAF conducts RADAS test flight

25th September 2018

The US Air Force has carried out an operational test flight of the Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS) at Kunsan Air Base in the …

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Netherlands to continue ISIS Operations

25th September 2018

Dutch special forces will continue to support the development of Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) and Kurdish Special Mission Units (SMUs) through to the end …

Sea King helicopters in final flypast

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Sea King helicopters in final flypast

25th September 2018

Two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters have completed a final flypast over Devon and Cornwall ahead of their retirement from military service. The two Sea …

Sensofusion updates AIRFENCE

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Sensofusion updates AIRFENCE

25th September 2018

Sensofusion is set to introduce the latest version of AIRFENCE, its counter-UAS solution designed to protect armed forces, police, airports, prisons and national guards from …

NSM to supply AFIS for JASDF

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NSM to supply AFIS for JASDF

25th September 2018

Norwegian Special Mission has signed a contract with Textron Aviation to supply the UNIFIS 3000 automatic flight inspection system (AFIS) for the Japan Air Self-Defense …

Thailand orders additional H225Ms

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Thailand orders additional H225Ms

25th September 2018

Airbus Helicopters has received an additional order from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for the supply of four H225M multirole utility helicopters, the company …

MH-139 upsets the pack to claim UH-1N Huey replacement win

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MH-139 upsets the pack to claim UH-1N Huey replacement win

25th September 2018

The Boeing-Leonardo MH-139 has beaten off industry competition from Sikorsky and the Sierra Nevada Corporation to claim a $2.4 billion US Air Force UH-1N Huey …

General Dynamics receives ATC radio order

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General Dynamics receives ATC radio order

24th September 2018

General Dynamics Mission Systems has received a contract to supply more than 140 CM-300/350 V2 air traffic control (ATC) radios for US Air Force in …

iGov receives M1165 comms system order

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iGov receives M1165 comms system order

24th September 2018

iGov Technologies has received an $85.1 million Tactical Air Control Party Mobile Communications System (TACP-MCS) Block 2 delivery order, the company announced on 17 September.The …

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