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Land forces review: howitzers in the spotlight and Germany spends big to close the year

5th January 2026

December saw several milestones on the howitzer front with billions of dollars worth of orders placed and Germany committing to more 6×6 and 4×4 vehicles. Taiwan was also approved for equipment orders worth $11 billion even as the year came to an end with China encircling the country as part of an exercise.

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Is the US Navy’s Golden Fleet initiative achievable?

5th January 2026

The effort to provide the US Navy with Trump-class battleships might face financial, production and doctrinal obstacles.

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Orbital UAV extends agreement with Insitu

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Orbital UAV extends agreement with Insitu

22nd October 2018

Orbital UAV has extended its long term agreement (LTA) with Insitu for the delivery of multiple propulsion systems and services across Insitu’s range of UAS …

RCN puts tracking systems to the test

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RCN puts tracking systems to the test

19th October 2018

The Royal Canadian Navy is using the Snyper micro UAS as part of work to test the effectiveness of its naval tracking systems, the navy …

Helitech 2018: Euroavionics places hopes for UAV space in Vader

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Helitech 2018: Euroavionics places hopes for UAV space in Vader

19th October 2018

Euroavionics, a subsidiary of Hensoldt, is working to introduce a new VTOL UAV – dubbed Vader – into the already crowded unmanned market as the …

DARPA seeks proposals for third swarm sprint

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DARPA seeks proposals for third swarm sprint

18th October 2018

DARPA is seeking proposals for its third swarm sprint, which will focus on the topics of human-swarm teaming and swarm tactics, the agency announced on …

Bell, Yamato enter strategic collaboration

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Bell, Yamato enter strategic collaboration

18th October 2018

Bell Helicopter and Yamato Holdings have entered into a strategic collaboration to integrate UAS systems and package handling systems for civilian on-demand logistics services, Textron …

Thales opens UK Maritime Autonomy Centre

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Thales opens UK Maritime Autonomy Centre

18th October 2018

Thales has opened a new Maritime Autonomy Centre at Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, UK, for the development of autonomous systems technologies, the company announced on …

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Naval Group, ECA Group team for unmanned MCM

17th October 2018

Naval Group has established a technological and commercial partnership with ECA Group to offer unmanned mine-hunting solutions for Belgian and Dutch naval forces, the company …

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Iran says it has carried out 700 drone attacks in Syria

17th October 2018

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have carried out 700 drone strikes against forces of the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, its aerospace chief told conservative news …

MSAB and URSA unveil XRY Drone

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MSAB and URSA unveil XRY Drone

16th October 2018

MSAB and URSA have introduced a new system called XRY Drone that extracts and analyses data from malicious UAS, MSAB announced on 10 October. The …

Poland examines new UAS possibilities

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Poland examines new UAS possibilities

15th October 2018

AeroVironment (AV) is looking to make inroads in Poland as it held a series of demonstration flights of its small unmanned aerial systems in early …

DroneShield launches DroneCannon

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DroneShield launches DroneCannon

15th October 2018

DroneShield has launched the DroneCannon Remote Weapon, the company announced on 10 October. DroneCannon is a lightweight, soft kill counter-UAS jammer designed for use on …

DOF Subsea selects Sonardyne navigation technology

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DOF Subsea selects Sonardyne navigation technology

12th October 2018

Sonardyne’s acoustic and inertial navigation technology has been selected by DOF Subsea to support its deepwater operations with three ROV vessels off the coast of …

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