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Eurosatory 2026: Schiebel’s frigate-first strategy indicates a shift in UAV competition
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Eurosatory 2026: Partnership deals surge as industry prepares for defence spending growth

19th June 2026

Dozens of partnership agreements, joint ventures and industrial cooperation arrangements were announced at Eurosatory 2026, highlighting how defence companies are expanding production capacity, localising manufacturing and accelerating capability development in anticipation of rising defence spending.

Only 25% of the US Pentagon’s F-35 fleet has been fully mission capable, GAO says

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Only 25% of the US Pentagon’s F-35 fleet has been fully mission capable, GAO says

18th June 2026

The fighter jet remains a combat necessity, but sustainment challenges continue to limit its readiness. In the meantime, the US Air Force seeks billions in funding to improve the F-35's availability.

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Pivotal showcases BlackFly eVTOL at SOF Week with eyes on military adoption (video)

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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    Fuselage of the first US Army MV-75 Cheyenne tiltrotor “is nearing completion”

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    Eurosatory 2026: How the deep-strike, loitering munition market skyrocketed to $13.8 billion in three years

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    Eurosatory 2026: Why security agencies are expanding UAS operations across Europe

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    Fuselage of the first US Army MV-75 Cheyenne tiltrotor “is nearing completion”

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ViaSat datalink for LRASM

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ViaSat datalink for LRASM

19th June 2017

ViaSat has received a follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin to provide datalink communications for the integration and test phase of the US Navy's Long Range …

Paris Air Show: Keeper of the night (video)

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Paris Air Show: Keeper of the night (video)

19th June 2017

Unveiling the Nightwarden tactical UAS on the opening day of Paris Air Show 2017, Textron Systems revealed that a range of payload testing for the …

Paris Air Show: Boeing reshuffle to streamline business

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Paris Air Show: Boeing reshuffle to streamline business

19th June 2017

As Boeing Defense continues to streamline its business, after recently stripping out a layer of top executives, the company looks forward to a promising European …

Paris Air Show: Bell pitches to international market

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Paris Air Show: Bell pitches to international market

19th June 2017

Pitching itself further as an international military supplier, Bell Helicopter has highlighted imminent deliveries of its tiltrotor and attack helicopter offerings across Asia. The company will see …

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 …

Inzpire delivers UK training exercise

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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 …

US Navy ATTower deliveries complete

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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 …

Northrop’s modular panel-based sensor flies

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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 …

Paris Air Show: Arming options for CV-22

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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 …

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