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Swedish Air Force faces up to the challenge of new aircraft and an uncrewed horizon

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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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Hensoldt demos Xpeller counter-UAV system

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Hensoldt demos Xpeller counter-UAV system

11th December 2017

Hensoldt has demonstrated the ability of its Xpeller counter-UAV system to protect critical infrastructure such as airfields at the Airbus airfield in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany, the …

South Korea boosts spending, ISR and retaliatory measures

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South Korea boosts spending, ISR and retaliatory measures

11th December 2017

South Korea has created new units – including an ISR formation and a special forces decapitation brigade – in response to the threat from its …

GDA 2017: Leonardo readies Captor-E next phase, Kuwaiti Eurofighter assembly

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GDA 2017: Leonardo readies Captor-E next phase, Kuwaiti Eurofighter assembly

11th December 2017

Leonardo is preparing to begin the next testing phase for its next-generation Captor-E active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, which will eventually equip the Eurofighter …

Meggitt pursues LAV 6 training opportunities

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Meggitt pursues LAV 6 training opportunities

8th December 2017

Meggitt Training Systems recently displayed its Armoured Fighting Vehicle training system at this year's I/ITSEC event in Orlando, Florida, which has been supplied to the …

Shadow UAS sustainment continues for Italy, US

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Shadow UAS sustainment continues for Italy, US

8th December 2017

Italy will look to maintain its current Shadow V2 fleet through the next decade after awarding an $8.1 million sustainment contract to Textron Systems Unmanned …

Bell 412EPs bound for Argentina

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Bell 412EPs bound for Argentina

8th December 2017

The Argentinian Air Force is to expand its fleet of helicopters with the addition of Bell 412EP helicopters and accompanying training. The $27,256,160 contract was …

Mexican Navy receives final Panthers

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Mexican Navy receives final Panthers

8th December 2017

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the final two AS565 MBe Panther helicopters to the Mexican Navy during a delivery ceremony in Marignane, France, the company announced …

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Elbit selected for IAF C-130 simulators

8th December 2017

Elbit Systems has been selected by the Israeli Ministry of Defense to provide and operate flight simulators for the upgraded C-130H and C-130J transport aircraft …

Kittyhawk launches flight profiles for UAS

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Kittyhawk launches flight profiles for UAS

8th December 2017

Kittyhawk has introduced flight profiles, a new feature for its UAS management platform, the company announced on 5 December. The new feature is designed to …

Indonesia equips pilots with GECO Air

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Indonesia equips pilots with GECO Air

8th December 2017

Inzpire’s GECO Air tablet-based mission system has entered into service with the Indonesian Air Force after successfully passing flight test, the company announced on 5 …

US Army outlines $1 billion in SOF training opportunities

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US Army outlines $1 billion in SOF training opportunities

7th December 2017

Last week’s I/ITSEC exhibition in Orlando, Florida, featured updates on training programmes across the armed services. As the US Army Project Manager for Instrumentation, Targets and Threat …

Lockheed Martin ELGTRs for NATO countries

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Lockheed Martin ELGTRs for NATO countries

7th December 2017

Lockheed Martin has signed a five-year agreement to provide its Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the …

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