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Drone-Hunting Drones Enter Türkiye’s C-UAS Roadmap
Drone-hunting drones could become a new layer in Türkiye’s counter-UAS architecture as SSB launches an RFI for hard-kill interceptor and hunter UAV systems.
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LBA Systems Joint Venture Reaches Operational Readiness
LBA Systems joint venture has reached full operational readiness, giving Leonardo and Baykar a new European base for AI-enabled uncrewed aerial systems, carrier…
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Saab Operating Profit Beats Forecast as Orders Surge
Saab operating profit beat analyst forecasts in the second quarter as European rearmament drove higher sales, a surge in order bookings and major demand across…
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Storm Fighter CCA Programme Defines UK Airpower Shift
The UK has named its new autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme Storm Fighter, linking uncrewed combat jets, Tempest, F-35 and Typhoon to a sixth-ge…
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PAC-3 ACE Interceptor Targets Patriot Cost Gap
Lockheed Martin has unveiled the PAC-3 ACE interceptor, a lower-cost Patriot effector designed to increase magazine depth as global air-defence demand strains m…
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NATO Counter-Drone Capabilities Get $40bn Investment
NATO Allies will invest more than $40 billion in counter-drone capabilities over five years while training five times as many drone operators by the end of 2027…
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Low-Cost Air Defence Interceptors Get UK Contracts
The UK MOD has awarded £3.16 million to three suppliers to develop low-cost air defence interceptors under LCADE, a national programme linked to Europe’s five-n…
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Bliksem EXO Interceptor Targets Europe’s Missile Shield Gap
European defence groups have launched the Bliksem EXO interceptor consortium to develop a sovereign exo-atmospheric system against medium- and intermediate-rang…
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Ukraine French Missiles Production Deal Expands Airpower
France will allow Ukraine to produce AASM precision-guided bombs, Aster air-defence interceptors and SCALP cruise missiles as Kyiv orders Rafale fighter jets an…
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Freyja Interceptor System Gains European Backing
Ukraine and nine European countries have launched an anti-ballistic missile coalition to accelerate the Freyja interceptor system, a proposed European alternati…
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Bayraktar KIZILELMA Hits Target With JET-230 Missile
Bayraktar KIZILELMA has completed a new live-fire test with Roketsan’s JET-230 supersonic air-to-ground missile, hitting a sea target from more than 120 km.
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Wingman Aircraft Take Centre Stage in Europe’s Rearmament
Wingman aircraft are gaining strategic relevance in Europe as defence companies present AI-enabled unmanned systems designed to support crewed fighters with sen…