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US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

22nd April 2026

The Pentagon’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes an impressive increase in the procurement of interceptors, with the number of the US Army’s PAC-3 MSE rounds expanding by 683%, the US Navy’s Standard Missile by 365% and the MDA’s SM-3 IIA by more than 1,000%.

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Can laser-guided rockets and light aircraft help tackle the CUAS cost-curve?

22nd April 2026

While the move to integrate lower-cost missiles onto more combat aircraft is long overdue, there is also an opportunity for cheaper turboprop platforms to perform CUAS roles.

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Philippines finally receives NC-212i aircraft

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Philippines finally receives NC-212i aircraft

21st June 2018

At long last, on 14 June, the two NC-212i light transport aircraft that the Philippine Air Force (PAF) had ordered in January 2014 – and …

Saab to provide additional functionality for UAE’s GlobalEye

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Saab to provide additional functionality for UAE’s GlobalEye

20th June 2018

Saab has received a $39 million order from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for additional functionality for the GlobalEye advanced airborne early warning and control …

Warsaw hovers over its helicopter programmes

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Warsaw hovers over its helicopter programmes

20th June 2018

The Polish MoD has shed some light on its plans for the long awaited modernisation of its helicopter fleet emphasising the prioritisation of new ASW …

DroneShield receives order for DroneGuns

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DroneShield receives order for DroneGuns

20th June 2018

DroneShield announced that it has received an order to deliver 70 DroneGun tactical jammer systems to the ministry of defence (MoD) of an unnamed Middle …

Adacel completes ATC simulator project in Algeria

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Adacel completes ATC simulator project in Algeria

20th June 2018

Adacel Systems has completed installation and site acceptance testing for an air traffic control (ATC) simulation system and intelligent communications environment (ICE) training system in …

RAAF receives C-130J FuT from CAE

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RAAF receives C-130J FuT from CAE

20th June 2018

CAE has delivered a new C-130J Fuselage Trainer (FuT) to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at Richmond Air Force Base, the company announced on …

Thai army is flying Hermes 450

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Thai army is flying Hermes 450

20th June 2018

The Hermes 450 is in Royal Thai Army (RTA) service, representing the most modern UAV in Thailand’s inventory. It is being operated by a company …

BISim releases updated VBS3 versions

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BISim releases updated VBS3 versions

19th June 2018

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has released updated versions of its VBS3, VBS Control Behavior Pack 1 and VBS Simulation SDK, the company announced on 13 …

Mi-35Ms en route to Kazakhstan

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Mi-35Ms en route to Kazakhstan

19th June 2018

A new contract covering four Mi-35M Hind attack helicopters has been signed between Russia and Kazakhstan. Its existence was officially confirmed on 29 May by …

NASA Ikhana flies with detect and avoid avionics

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NASA Ikhana flies with detect and avoid avionics

19th June 2018

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI) Detect and Avoid (DAA) avionics system enabled the flight of NASA’s Ikhana UAS through the National Airspace System (NAS) earlier …

IAI, Airbus sign Heron TP agreement

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IAI, Airbus sign Heron TP agreement

19th June 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an agreement with Airbus to lease the Heron TP UAS to Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence, the company announced …

Trumps orders Pentagon to create US 'Space Force'

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Trumps orders Pentagon to create US 'Space Force'

18th June 2018

US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on 18 June to create a new US ‘Space Force’, which would become the sixth branch of the …

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