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Germany air focus: Europe’s leading near-term air market targets domestic industry

16th September 2026

Between 2026 and 2032, almost a quarter of EU aircraft spending is expected to come from Germany. While crewed programmes seek modernisation and replacement, uncrewed opportunities look to introduce entirely new capabilities, with both highlighting sovereignty and domestic production.

Europe risks losing control of CUAS production capacity as manufacturers look abroad

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Europe risks losing control of CUAS production capacity as manufacturers look abroad

16th September 2026

European counter-drone developers are securing early orders in the Middle East while slow domestic acquisition processes threaten to redirect production capacity, expertise and investment away from Europe.

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JFD’s submarine rescue system licenced

10th July 2018

A new submarine rescue system developed by JFD has received operational licence from the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian government, JFD announced on 3 …

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Farnborough 2018: Leonardo tight lipped over AW609 military negotiations

10th July 2018

Despite the possibility of the Italian Government acquiring AW609 tiltrotor aircraft from manufacturer Leonardo, the company has insisted it is too soon to discuss the …

Pakistan buys corvette quartet from Turkey

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Pakistan buys corvette quartet from Turkey

10th July 2018

The Pakistan Navy (PN) ordered four 2,300t Ada-class corvettes from Turkish company STM on 5 July. This purchase, rumoured to be worth some $1 billion, …

Lockheed Martin prepares for Precision Strike Missile take off

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Lockheed Martin prepares for Precision Strike Missile take off

9th July 2018

Lockheed Martin is revving up to begin flight testing its solution for the US Army's new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) weapon.  Under 36-month risk reduction …

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ESSM Block 2 completes flight test

9th July 2018

NATO’s Seasparrow Project Office has conducted a successful flight test of the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2, intercepting a BQM-74E aerial target, NAVSEA …

Singapore’s SPYDER attains FOC

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Singapore’s SPYDER attains FOC

9th July 2018

The Republic of Singapore Air Force’s Surface-to-air PYthon-5 and DERby (SPYDER) ground-based air defence system has achieved full operational capability, the government of Singapore announced …

GA-ASI maximising MQ-25 fuel capacity offload

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GA-ASI maximising MQ-25 fuel capacity offload

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has developed an integrated fuel tank structure to maximise fuel offload for the proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for …

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Farnborough 2018: More Merlin magic for the UK (video)

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Farnborough 2018: Boeing prepares for Block II ramp up

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Farnborough 2018: Boeing prepares for Block II ramp up

9th July 2018

As final assembly begins on the first of three engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) CH-47F Chinook Block II aircraft, Boeing is assessing how best to manage its Philadelphia …

Farnborough 2018: Interference prevention on military helicopters

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Farnborough 2018: Interference prevention on military helicopters

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Industry has been trying to battle the rotorblades issue for clear data transmissions for many decades and whilst companies now claim to have high powered …

Farnborough 2018: UTC to expand UK F-35 MRO operations

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Farnborough 2018: UTC to expand UK F-35 MRO operations

9th July 2018

American defence supplier UTC Aerospace Systems is set to expand its F-35 MRO operations at its Wolverhampton base as the fast jet programme begins UK …

Farnborough 2018: Texas F-16s training with Czech Air Force

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Farnborough 2018: Texas F-16s training with Czech Air Force

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A two-week flying training exercise, known as Sky Avenger 2018 which involved Czech Air Force Saab Gripens, L-159s and Texas Air National Guard F-16s completed …

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