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April 2026 Archive

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US Army Selects L3Harris for Night-Vision System - April 2026

US Army Selects L3Harris for Night-Vision System

By L3Harris  |  14 April 2026

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide its NOVA™ night-vision goggle system to...

L3Harris Demonstrates AEW EW Capability - April 2026

L3Harris Demonstrates AEW EW Capability

By L3Harris  |  14 April 2026

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) successfully demonstrated an advanced autonomous electronic warfare (EW) capability...

BAE Systems and Scale AI combine forces - April 2026

BAE Systems and Scale AI combine forces

By BAE Systems  |  9 April 2026

BAE Systems and Scale AI have announced a strategic relationship agreement to accelerate the development and fielding...

Typhoon test fires game-changing low-cost weapon - April 2026

Typhoon test fires game-changing low-cost weapon

By BAE Systems  |  9 April 2026
Air

The APKWS® laser-guidance kit is a combat-proven, multi-mission solution manufactured by BAE Systems in the US. It is...

BAE Systems awarded $146 million to kickstart M776 - April 2026

BAE Systems awarded $146 million to kickstart M776

By BAE Systems  |  9 April 2026

This contract supports the Army's robust artillery capability needs and for the first time ensures a second source...

Five Things You Didn't Know About NGI - April 2026

Five Things You Didn't Know About NGI

By Lockheed  |  8 April 2026

Imagine the precision needed to hit a bullet with a bullet – in space – while both weapons fly at hypersonic speeds....

Four Black Hawks contracted for 2026 - April 2026

Four Black Hawks contracted for 2026

By Heli Company  |  8 April 2026
Air

Cyprus’s Ministry of Defence has officially agreed with the Slovak company HELI to lease four Black Hawk helicopters in...

Bell Completes SPINE Upgrades on First Two H-1 - April 2026

Bell Completes SPINE Upgrades on First Two H-1

By Bell  |  8 April 2026

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has announced the completion of the first AH-1Z and UH-1Y...

New contract for training and support - April 2026

New contract for training and support

By BAE Systems  |  7 April 2026

Under the contract, BAE Systems will deliver spares and support equipment, associated engineer and pilot training,...

East Africas leaders take the hot seat in Nairobi - April 2026

East Africas leaders take the hot seat in Nairobi

By Aviation Africa  |  7 April 2026

As Africa’s aviation sector experiences its fastest expansion in years, according to a new white paper released by the...

Technical Bulletin 95: Oil Analysis: corrective action - April 2026

Technical Bulletin 95: Oil Analysis: corrective action

By WearCheck  |  4 April 2026

The majority of organisations implementing oil analysis face the challenge of maximising operational cost savings...

New WearCheck agent in East Africa - April 2026

New WearCheck agent in East Africa

By WearCheck  |  4 April 2026

Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, recently teamed up with Tanzania-based condition monitoring...