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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.

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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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Quad A 2017: AN/ARC-201D radio recertified

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Quad A 2017: AN/ARC-201D radio recertified

28th April 2017

The Harris AN/ARC-201D airborne radio has been recertified for use in US Army helicopters, the company announced on 26 April. The airworthiness release was issued …

Quad A: Apache turret replacement develops

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Quad A: Apache turret replacement develops

28th April 2017

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control is currently anticipating receipt of a producibility contract for its High Reliability Turret (HRT). According to Thomas Eldredge, director …

Protonex powers ScanEagle UAV flight

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Protonex powers ScanEagle UAV flight

28th April 2017

Ballard Power Systems' subsidiary Protonex has successfully powered test flights of the Insitu ScanEagle UAS with its Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell propulsion system, …

Quad A: Orbital ATK sharpens hatchet

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Quad A: Orbital ATK sharpens hatchet

28th April 2017

While Orbital ATK may have used this week's Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Mission Summit to unveil the latest model of their Hatchet munition, …

Quad A: Arnold finds launcher sweet spot

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Quad A: Arnold finds launcher sweet spot

28th April 2017

Arnold Defense is seeking to expand on both special operations and conventional aviation interest in its 12-shot rocket pod. Designated LWL-12A by the company, the …

Quad A: ITEP funding shutdown looming?

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Quad A: ITEP funding shutdown looming?

28th April 2017

One point of agreement among Army leaders at this week's Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Mission Summit has been the critical importance of the …

Thales, Europavia win Spanish helo support

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Thales, Europavia win Spanish helo support

28th April 2017

The Thales Programas and Europavia consortium has received a contract from the Spanish Army for the maintenance of helicopter communications and electronics systems, Thales announced …

Northrop Grumman opens new UAS facility

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Northrop Grumman opens new UAS facility

27th April 2017

Northrop Grumman has opened a new facility at the Grand Sky Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Business and Aviation Park in North Dakota, where it will …

Quad A 2017: Croatia performs first Kiowa Warrior flights

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Quad A 2017: Croatia performs first Kiowa Warrior flights

27th April 2017

The Croatian Helicopter Squadron has performed the first test flights of its OH-58D Kiowa Warriors, purchased from excess US defence stock in 2015.The Croatian Ministry …

Additional AN/TPQ-53 radars ordered

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Additional AN/TPQ-53 radars ordered

27th April 2017

Lockheed Martin has received a $1.6 billion order-dependent contract from the US Army to provide additional AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar systems, the company announced on 24 …

Second T-X aircraft completes first flight

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Second T-X aircraft completes first flight

27th April 2017

The first flight of the second aircraft under development by Boeing and Saab for the US Air Force's (USAF's) T-X advanced pilot training programme has …

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27th April 2017

One of the offerings of the next-generation of rotorcraft being developed under the Pentagon's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration is the Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 coaxial compound.While there …

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