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L3Harris begins work on South Korean AEW&C aircraft, eyes further international opportunities

18th February 2026

The company remains upbeat about its Indo-Pacific and European prospects, with its AERIS X system onboard a Bombardier 6500 proving an attractive option for air forces’ growing AEW&C needs.

Saudi Arabia air report: The world’s fourth-largest UAV market seeks to strengthen domestic industry

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Saudi Arabia air report: The world’s fourth-largest UAV market seeks to strengthen domestic industry

17th February 2026

With $9.18 billion in uncontracted programmes — including a potential multi-billion-dollar MQ-9B deal — Saudi Arabia’s UAV sector is poised for significant further growth and industrial expansion.

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AUVSI 2017: Air Force unveils cross-domain UAS community

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AUVSI 2017: Air Force unveils cross-domain UAS community

11th May 2017

As part of its search for synergies across the broad UAS user community the US Air Force is attempting to establish a broad 'community of …

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Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated automatic air-to-air refuelling (AAR) contacts with a fighter aircraft using the A310 MRTT's refuelling boom, the company announced …

AUVSI 2017: Unmanned aerial logistics concept unveiled

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AUVSI 2017: Unmanned aerial logistics concept unveiled

11th May 2017

The US Army and US Marine Corps are cooperating on the development of a new unmanned aerial resupply concept. The emerging concept, currently dubbed Joint …

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11th May 2017

Lockheed Martin has integrated TrellisWare Technologies' MANET software into its enhanced Indago 3 UAS to enable military customers to undertake sensitive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance …

Safran awarded UH-72A CLS contract

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Safran awarded UH-72A CLS contract

11th May 2017

Safran Electronics and Defense, Avionics USA has received a five-year contract from Airbus Helicopters to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) services for the US Army's …

AUVSI 2017: Griffon Aerospace seeks expanded footprint

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AUVSI 2017: Griffon Aerospace seeks expanded footprint

11th May 2017

Griffon Aerospace is using the AUVSI gathering to highlight its growing position in the UAV market and seek new opportunities to expand that position.'We have …

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Saxon Remote Systems has taken the opportunity of Xponential to unveil not one, but three new unmanned systems. The three UAVs include the small Xential, …

AUVSI 2017: Letting the drone out of the box (video)

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T-Rex Tracking unveiled its new long-range UAV tracking system, the T-rex-1, at Xponential 2017 in Dallas. The company has partnered with Simlax to provide the …

AUVSI 2017: Lessons to learn from manned aviation

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AUVSI 2017: Lessons to learn from manned aviation

10th May 2017

Commercial unmanned operations could benefit by analysing safety and regulatory requirements of manned aviation and incorporating some process into their business, according to Jon Damush, …

AUVSI 2017: iSensys aiming for target sales

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AUVSI 2017: iSensys aiming for target sales

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IDEF 2017: Turkish industry pushes armed drones

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IDEF 2017: Turkish industry pushes armed drones

10th May 2017

Turkey's recent use of armed UAVs during operations against the PKK has given the country's UAV manufacturers the impetus to begin integrating and testing weaponry …

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