Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon

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BAE officials upbeat over follow-on Typhoon prospect with Saudi Arabia

UK airframer BAE Systems remains confident that Saudi Arabia will place a long-anticipated follow-on order for the Eurofighter Typhoon, as Riyadh also eyes a possible future role in the currently three-nation Global Combat Air Programme.

Eurofighter Kuwait

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Leonardo targets fresh contract opportunities with Eurofighter and M-346 platforms

With campaigns under way in Bangladesh, the Philippines and Poland, Eurofighter partner company Leonardo is optimistic of further boosting the Typhoon’s order backlog.

Indian air force Rafales

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India approves INR3.6 trillion arms package including Rafales, P-8Is

India’s Defence Acquisition Council has approved INR3.6 trillion ($39.7 billion) in military purchases, including Dassault Aviation Rafale fighters under the Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft requirement and additional Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft for the navy.

A400M Spain

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Spain to launch operational evaluation of InShield DIRCM system on modified A400M airlifter

The Spanish air force is set to launch an operational evaluation of its first Airbus Defence & Space A400M to have been equipped with a new directed infrared countermeasures suite.

Dronamics Black Swan

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Dronamics to adapt Black Swan cargo drone for surveillance tasks

Dronamics is to equip its Black Swan uncrewed aerial vehicle with a new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payload supplied by German company Hensoldt.

S-100

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New Greek navy frigates to deploy Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAS

Athens has ordered Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) for operation from its navy’s incoming fleet of French-built frigates.

YFQ-42A

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USAF demonstrates interoperable autonomy architecture across competing CCAs

The US Air Force has successfully demonstrated its Autonomy Government Reference Architecture on both the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems YFQ-42A and Anduril Industries YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft, validating an open-system approach designed to prevent vendor lock-in and accelerate capability deployment.

CA-1 UCAV

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Helsing’s CA-1 Europa UCAV to fly with Hensoldt sensor package

Helsing is to integrate sensor technology from fellow German company Hensoldt aboard its CA-1 Europa unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), the companies have announced.

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