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How the UK’s New Medium Helicopter award strengthens AW149’s European prospects

17th July 2026

The UK advanced its long-delayed New Medium Helicopter programme in March with a £1 billion order for 23 Leonardo AW149s. While the deal could provide a foundation for further UK and European export orders, funding pressures and previous delays continue to cloud the programme’s future.

Canadian observer status reinforces GCAP’s strength in emerging ‘middle power’ bloc

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Canadian observer status reinforces GCAP’s strength in emerging ‘middle power’ bloc

17th July 2026

The significant setback seen by FCAS earlier this year has secured GCAP’s position as Europe’s future sixth-generation fighter, while Canada’s potential observer status could push the programme into the next stage.

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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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Quad A 2017: Missile development overcomes hurdles

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Quad A 2017: Missile development overcomes hurdles

19th April 2017

With low-rate production scheduled for May 2018, the US Army's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) is well on its way to replacing the long-standing AGM-114 Hellfire, …

Quad A 2017: AH-64E becomes army’s guardian

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Quad A 2017: AH-64E becomes army’s guardian

19th April 2017

The US Army is well on its way in fielding new-build versions of the latest iterations of its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.In April 2016, Boeing …

Quad A 2017: Fresh life breathed into UH-60L

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Quad A 2017: Fresh life breathed into UH-60L

19th April 2017

The US Army's programme to upgrade its legacy UH-60L Black Hawks with a new digital cockpit is proceeding apace, following the first flight of the …

Quad A 2017: Lakotas upgraded for the future

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Quad A 2017: Lakotas upgraded for the future

19th April 2017

The US Army is overseeing several modernisation efforts for the service's fleet of UH-72A Lakotas.Although the type only entered service in 2007, the H145-derived UH-72A, …

Rotorcraft Asia: ​Avalex aims to create Asian footprint

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Rotorcraft Asia: ​Avalex aims to create Asian footprint

19th April 2017

Avalex Technologies is utilising Rotorcraft Asia 2017 as means to scout Asia-Pacific for prospective customers and cement the company's footprint within the region.At the show, …

Rotorcraft Asia: Honeywell moves for Asian business

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Rotorcraft Asia: Honeywell moves for Asian business

19th April 2017

Honeywell Aerospace has high hopes for its long-term prospects in Asia-Pacific.The company is using Rotorcraft Asia 2017 to highlight its latest connectivity solutions for helicopter …

Unmanned Systems Asia 2017 Daily News - Day Two

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Unmanned Systems Asia 2017 Daily News - Day Two

19th April 2017

The Official Unmanned Systems Asia 2017 Daily News - Day Two is now available to read online.View the digital edition here, or view the PDF …

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UltiSat wins CTC task order

18th April 2017

UltiSat has received a COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity (CTC) task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide C-band and Ku-band bandwidth capacity to the …

Rotorcraft Asia: Spidertracks spins flight tracking web

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Rotorcraft Asia: Spidertracks spins flight tracking web

18th April 2017

A new Smarter Aircraft Management platform for helicopters is being showcased at Rotorcraft Asia 2017.The flight tracking service provided by New Zealand-based company Spidertracks will …

Belgium’s special forces show of force

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Belgium’s special forces show of force

18th April 2017

Belgium's Special Forces Group (SFG) has completed a series of demonstrations designed to demonstrate a 'show of force' in the wake of multiple terrorist attacks …

Airbus Helicopters, IAR sign H215M agreement

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Airbus Helicopters, IAR sign H215M agreement

18th April 2017

Airbus Helicopters and Romania's IAR have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement for the heavy twin engine H215M multi-role helicopter, Airbus Helicopters announced on 13 April.Under …

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RAAF receives aviation refuelling vehicles

18th April 2017

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Amberley has received the first three of 100 new aviation refuelling vehicles from Refuel International, the Australia Department …

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