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Robinson launches new uncrewed aircraft business unit, unveils new UAS cargo platform

12th March 2026

The new entity incorporates crewed and uncrewed capabilities to tackle a variety of mission demands in both defence and commercial markets.

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UK faces cost of balancing defensive capabilities abroad as Iran conflict widens

11th March 2026

The UK has recently deployed a Type 45 destroyer to Cyprus and has bolstered its presence in the Middle East in recent weeks with supporting air power to protect neighbouring countries’ air defences.

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Kazakhstan is being considered as one of many potential export customers for the T129 Atak helicopter. The Turkish company expects that in the coming years …

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28th May 2018

Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services Division (DRSS) has received the Aerial Target Systems 2 (ATS-2), multiple-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, the company …

Chemring receives flares contract

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Chemring receives flares contract

28th May 2018

Chemring Countermeasures USA (CCM USA) has received contracts totalling $27.5 million for the production of M211 and MJU-64/B flares for the US Army, US Navy …

SOFIC 2018: SOF partner capabilities in the spotlight (video)

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SOFIC 2018: SOF partner capabilities in the spotlight (video)

28th May 2018

With the overlap between USSOCOM’s International SOF Week at SOFIC 2018, planners across multiple special operations organizations conducted an International SOF Capabilities Demonstration in, on …

Tactical Robotics demos Cormorant UAS to IDF

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Tactical Robotics demos Cormorant UAS to IDF

28th May 2018

Tactical Robotics has demonstrated its Cormorant multirole UAS to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the company announced on 22 May. During the demonstration, which took …

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Is PLAAF harassment of Taiwan a dress rehearsal for Guam?

28th May 2018

The 11 May flight by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), yet another in a series of harassment exercises against Taiwan, may well have …

SOFIC 2018: Special Ops Chinook contract coming soon

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SOFIC 2018: Special Ops Chinook contract coming soon

27th May 2018

In June, the US Army will move forward with plans to acquire Block II MH-47G Chinook helicopters for its special operations forces. The service though, …

SOFIC 2018: SOCOM looks to next gen communications

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SOFIC 2018: SOCOM looks to next gen communications

26th May 2018

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SOFIC 2018: ThunderDrone update

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SOFIC 2018: ThunderDrone update

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The US Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM’s) year-long ThunderDrone experimentation program will wrap up on 20th June 2018, SOFWERX officials have confirmed. Addressing delegates at the …

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Saab to upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D system

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Saab has received an order worth $25.6 million from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the upgrade of Gripen C/D system. The upgrade involves …

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The first Leonardo AW101 Commando Merlin Mk4 /Mk4A out of 25 aircraft was unveiled yesterday, during a ceremony at the Royal Navy Air Station, Yeovilton. The aircraft …

TAI strengthens its position on Kazakh market

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TAI strengthens its position on Kazakh market

25th May 2018

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has made another effort to promote its wide range of products on Kazakh market. By signing of an MoU agreement with …

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