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FY2027 budget request highlights shift in USAF’s future aerial refuelling priorities

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FY2027 budget request highlights shift in USAF’s future aerial refuelling priorities

23rd April 2026

The USAF’s Next-Generation Aerial Refuelling Programme is coming under scrutiny in the wake of the Pentagon’s FY2027 budget request, signalling a change in how the force could prioritise the modernisation of its tanker fleet.

Thinning Arctic ice reveals naval capability gaps and new opportunities

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Thinning Arctic ice reveals naval capability gaps and new opportunities

23rd April 2026

As sea ice extent hits a record low and geopolitical tensions increase in the High North, navies are contending to adopt the technologies needed to operate beneath an increasingly unpredictable Arctic Ocean.

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16th July 2021

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UK MoD awards £2million in contracts for Map the Gap

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15th July 2021

DASA has selected three small and medium-sized businesses to receive £2milion in contracts to help the military cross rivers, streams and bogs.

Escribano Sentinel RWS pass Peruvian Navy acceptance tests

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15th July 2021

Spain's Escribano has equipped Peru's maritime patrol vessels with its Sentinel 2.0 and Sentinel 30 RWS.

Leonardo details M-346FA offer to Poland

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Leonardo details M-346FA offer to Poland

15th July 2021

Italian OEM hints at wide industrial and development cooperation potential if the Polish Air Force opts to replace its Su-22 fleet with the M-346FA.

Diverse Marine to build RN passenger transfer boats

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Diverse Marine to build RN passenger transfer boats

15th July 2021

Atlas Elektronik (AEUK) will deliver the Passenger Transfer Boats (PTBs) to the RN for use with the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.

Russian ICBM tests shed light on programme progress

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Russian ICBM tests shed light on programme progress

15th July 2021

Recent Russian missile tests are believed to involve the 15P182 and Siren-M programmes.

Aviation safety has patchy record in Southeast Asian militaries (Opinion)

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Aviation safety has patchy record in Southeast Asian militaries (Opinion)

15th July 2021

Asia-Pacific air safety is under the spotlight after two deadly crashes of military aircraft in the Philippines in the past month.

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Boeing announces Q2 aircraft deliveries

14th July 2021

US defence giant Boeing delivered a total of 43 military aircraft in the second quarter of 2021

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14th July 2021

RTI has been selected by IAI to incorporate its Connext system into the OPAL framework.

BAE Systems provides missile warning capability to US Army

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BAE Systems provides missile warning capability to US Army

14th July 2021

BAE Systems has received a $62million contract from the US Army to deliver their 2CAWS.

Technical issues force HMS Diamond out of Carrier Strike Group

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Technical issues force HMS Diamond out of Carrier Strike Group

14th July 2021

RN Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond has detached from the UK's Carrier Strike Group due to 'technical issues', adding to a long history of the class's mechanical problems.

RAF ready to declare Nexus combat cloud operational

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RAF ready to declare Nexus combat cloud operational

14th July 2021

The RAF has hit a new milestone in its bid to successfully develop combat cloud capabilities, and aims to declare a swarming UAV operational capability soon.

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