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Armscor: Armscor and Denel strengthen collaboration

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Microdieseling: The Explosions You Never Hear

September 3, 2026

Third COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Gen Satellite Launched

January 11, 2026

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19 August 2026

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, better known as NATO, is one of the most...

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Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga

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South Africa ready to host AAD 2026

AAD 2026 18 September 2026

South Africa is poised to host the 2026 Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD)...

From L to R: Margaret Ndlovu (Deputy Chairperson of Armscor Board), B e reng Mthimkhulu (Secretary for Defence) and Dr Lesiba Mahapa

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Armscor: Armscor and Denel strengthen collaboration

Armscor 7 September 2026

Armscor and Denel strengthen cooperation to rebuild South Africa’s sovereign...

But this tiny shrimp has a rather dramatic way of proving that appearances can be deceiving

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Microdieseling: The Explosions You Never Hear

WearCheck 3 September 2026

This edition of WearCheck’s “When Good Oils Go Bad” series gives insight into...

World News

Program remains on track to enable F-35 Block 4 and beyond capabilities

September 20, 2026

Pratt & Whitney completes F135 Engine Core Upgrade Risk

By Pratt and Whitney

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has successfully completed the F135 Engine Core Upgrade...

System enters full service, expanding Army’s air defence coverage

September 20, 2026

NASAMS is combat-ready for Australian Army

By Raytheon

Raytheon Australia, part of RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) Raytheon business, has announced that the NASAMS™ air defence...

An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the Minnesota National Guard

September 19, 2026

L3Harris Advances Production of Proximity Sensors

By L3Harris

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force, valued at approximately...

L3Harris’ VAMPIRE™ system combines precision targeting and rapid-response effects

September 19, 2026

L3Harris Delivering Counter-Drone Systems to US Navy

By L3Harris

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has been selected by the U.S. Navy to deliver VAMPIRE™ counter-unmanned...

F119 engine for the F-22 Raptor

September 20, 2026

Fast-tracking the fighter jet engine of the future

By Pratt and Whitney

With a delegation from the U.S. Air Force on hand, the demonstration of the power of digital engineering...

MALD is already a fielded system, and the version flying today

September 20, 2026

A new day dawns for the MALD® decoy

By RTX

Raytheon is preparing a rapid production restart for the MALD decoy – a battle-tested, air-launched system...

Saab

concept work on future fighter system

Order from FMV for further work on future concept

13 September 2026

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for continued concept work on future fighter...

Changes to the Saab Group Management team
13 September 2026
Netherlands announces intention to procure GlobalEye
13 September 2026
Saab signs long-term agreement for camouflage systems
30 August 2026
Saab Gripen F completes its first flight
30 August 2026
Saab receives order for RBS 70 NG from Finland
30 August 2026

Airbus

Airbus U050 Capa-X drone

French Armed Forces order Airbus U050 Capa-X drone

12 September 2026

The French Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate (DMAé) has placed an additional order with Airbus Helicopters following the...

Airbus and Unseenlabs to build France SIGINT Satellites
12 September 2026
Eutelsat orders 229 additional OneWeb satellite
12 September 2026
Airbus starts the development of IRIS² satellites
12 September 2026
Timber Express: Virtual battlespaces as the future
26 August 2026
maiden flight of the Quadriga Eurofighter
20 July 2026

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