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US approves $16.5 billion in ‘emergency’ sales for air defence equipment for Middle East allies

20th March 2026

The United Arab Emirates has taken the lion’s share of this round, with the US supporting its F-16 fleet and signing off on possible sales for more AMRAAM AIM-120 missiles and a counter-drone system.

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Estonia opts for smart, adaptable and cooperative solutions in the face of Russian threat

20th March 2026

Estonian-made equipment is being put through the toughest of evaluations in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers resisting the full-scale Russian invasion which began in 2022. The country has long seen the threat and is continuing to adapt for the future.

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Airobotics has entered into an exclusive distribution partnership with RockBlast for the Chilean mining industry.UAS offer a number of advantages to the mining industry, as …

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Advenica receives FMV encryption products order

14th May 2018

Advenica has received an order worth $2.2 million from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to provide hardware encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN) products, the …

US donates helicopters to Costa Rica

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US donates helicopters to Costa Rica

14th May 2018

The US government has formalised with Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security the donation of four Bell UH-1N Huey helicopters for use by the Central …

Marshall to support Bangladesh C-130Js

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Marshall to support Bangladesh C-130Js

14th May 2018

Marshall Aerospace and Defence has signed a contract with the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) for the support of its C-130J aircraft, the company announced on …

ITEC 2018: TerraSim launches TerraTools v. 5.6

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ITEC 2018: TerraSim launches TerraTools v. 5.6

13th May 2018

TerraSim has announced that it will be demonstrating the latest version of its virtual terrain generation software, TerraTools 5.6 at ITEC 2018 in Stuttgart. TerraTools …

NASA plans to send mini-helicopter to Mars

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NASA plans to send mini-helicopter to Mars

12th May 2018

The US space agency said 11 May it plans to launch the first-ever helicopter to Mars in 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper that could …

ITEC 2018: Contracted services role in military training (video)

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ITEC 2018: Contracted services role in military training (video)

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Contracted or outsourced services continue to play an influential role in military training environments with public-private partnerships now commonplace across flight training programmes. As manpower …

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11th May 2018

The first of four leased King Air KA350 aircraft has been certified for use by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), the New Zealand …

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UTAS components for CH-53K

11th May 2018

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GDIT receives USAF cloud services contract

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General Dynamics Information Technology has received a $9 million sole-source contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services (CHES), the company …

ITEC 2018: BISim launches new software developer kits

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ITEC 2018: BISim launches new software developer kits

11th May 2018

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has just released two new software developer kits (SDK) for creating custom applications for VBS3 and VBS Blue IG. Both SDKs …

India intends to place fighters farther east

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India intends to place fighters farther east

11th May 2018

India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands are in a key strategic location astride the western approaches to the Malacca, Sunda, Lombok and Ombai Wetar Straits. To …

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