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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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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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Farnborough 2018: Elbit's reality for civil avionics onboard military platforms

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Elbit Systems has identified a growing market for civil avionics systems in military aircraft, with the products forming a key focus for the Israeli company …

Farnborough 2018: Business and the Brexit decision (video)

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Farnborough 2018: Business and the Brexit decision (video)

15th July 2018

With Brexit looming large, the prospect of its impact on the defence sector and the UK's place politically and militarily will likely dominate discussions during …

FAA approves all-glass cockpit for MD 530F

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FAA approves all-glass cockpit for MD 530F

13th July 2018

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved MD Helicopters’ advanced, all-glass cockpit for the MD 530F (type certified 369FF) helicopter. The new single-engine all-glass type …

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CPI receives airborne radomes contract

13th July 2018

Communications & Power Industries’ (CPI) Radant Technologies has received a $4.1 million contract to support the US Air Force's B-52 aircraft, CPI announced on 11 …

Persistent introduces Auto-Tracking Antenna System

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Persistent introduces Auto-Tracking Antenna System

13th July 2018

Persistent Systems has launched its Auto-Tracking Antenna System, a new portable ground-to-air antenna that operates on the Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET), the …

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ELNS prototype in flight testing

13th July 2018

CTSi and its partner L3 Technologies have completed flight-testing of the Enhanced Link Navigation System (ELNS) designed for use in highly contested and GPS-denied environments, …

Farnborough 2018: ATAC grows its Mirage F1 fleet

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Farnborough 2018: ATAC grows its Mirage F1 fleet

13th July 2018

US adversary air specialists, Textron-owned ATAC, has now received the first 13 of a total of 63 Mirage F1 aircraft from the French Government. The …

Leonardo, PGZ sign LOI on AW249 helicopter

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Leonardo, PGZ sign LOI on AW249 helicopter

13th July 2018

Leonardo and PGZ have teamed to collaborate on the AW249 helicopter to be offered for the Polish Army’s combat helicopter requirement. Under a newly signed …

Japan likely first export customer for Fire Scout

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Japan likely first export customer for Fire Scout

13th July 2018

As Northrop Grumman showcases its MQ-8C Fire Scout at RAF Fairford during the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in the UK for the first time, …

Honeywell develops HGuide n580 inertial navigation unit

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Honeywell develops HGuide n580 inertial navigation unit

13th July 2018

Honeywell has developed a new inertial navigation unit called HGuide n580 to provide accurate navigation for users across a range of civil industries where continuous …

Sri Lanka eyes helicopter fleet modernisation

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Sri Lanka eyes helicopter fleet modernisation

13th July 2018

According to local media reports, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) harbours ambitions to acquire helicopters and UAVs worth up to LKR64.8 billion ($414.7 million). …

Airbus trials automatic air-to-air refuelling

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Airbus trials automatic air-to-air refuelling

13th July 2018

Airbus Defence and Space has performed an automatic air-to-air refuelling trial of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), the …

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