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What opportunities remain for European airborne early warning requirements?

28th April 2026

With a pending NATO AWACS replacement on the horizon, the demand and market opportunities for airborne early warning aircraft remain strong as countries look to bolster their capabilities, with industry eyeing gaps in the market.

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Teledyne FLIR adds GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities to its CBRN uncrewed platforms

28th April 2026

In a partnership with Emesent, Teledyne FLIR will equip its autonomous air, ground and detection systems with the Hovermap LiDAR payload in a move that highlights a broader market shift towards modular architectures, shared payloads and interoperability across platforms.

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Paris Air show: Leonardo pushes M-346 for ASDOT

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Paris Air show: Leonardo pushes M-346 for ASDOT

19th June 2017

Leonardo will be looking to offer up its M-346 training aircraft for the UK’s Air Support for Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) requirement, the company confirmed …

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Inzpire delivers UK training exercise

19th June 2017

Inzpire has delivered the UK's distributed training event Exercise RED KITE at the Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) at Royal Air Force Waddington, the company announced …

Paris Air Show: The aircraft on display (video)

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Paris Air Show: The aircraft on display (video)

19th June 2017

As Paris Air Show 2017 gets underway Shephard editors Grant Turnbull and Richard Thomas cast their gaze over the flight line to see what's on …

Paris Air Show: Malaysia outlines its shopping list

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Paris Air Show: Malaysia outlines its shopping list

19th June 2017

As the global aerospace industry descends on Paris for the biennial aviation spectacle, the chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has revealed the …

Paris Air Show: Wing Loong II draws attention (video)

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Paris Air Show: Wing Loong II draws attention (video)

18th June 2017

As far as static displays go, the China's Wing Loong II UAV looks likely to turn a few heads and cause a bit of stir …

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US Navy ATTower deliveries complete

16th June 2017

UFA has delivered the 39th and final ATTower Tower Simulation System (TSS) to the US Navy at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North …

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Northrop’s modular panel-based sensor flies

16th June 2017

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight test of its new modular panel-based sensor, the company announced on 13 June. The flight took place …

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Paris Air Show: Arming options for CV-22

16th June 2017

Further arming options are being considered for the US Air Force’s special operations CV-22 tiltrotor as Bell-Boeing plans where to take the variants of the …

Leonardo opens Norway training centre

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Leonardo opens Norway training centre

16th June 2017

Leonardo has opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre at Stavanger Sola Airport, the company announced on 13 June. The centre includes a new AW101 Full …

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Paris Air Show: Eye spy a SpyRanger (video)

16th June 2017

Shephard recently attended a demonstration of the Thales-developed Spy'Ranger UAS, which has been selected by the French DGA to equip the country's armed forces. Pascal Secretin …

Paris Air Show: European helicopter procurement (video)

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Paris Air Show: European helicopter procurement (video)

16th June 2017

Western European militaries are looking at new platforms to replace their existing fleets.  Shephard takes a look at the incumbent aircraft for Germany, Italy and …

Paris Air Show: Preview (video)

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Paris Air Show: Preview (video)

16th June 2017

Shephard editors Helen Haxell and Richard Thomas discuss the main themes of the upcoming Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, France. While the show looks …

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