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Thales posts jump in first-half orders on surge in defence spending
French defence and aerospace group Thales on Thursday reported a 21% jump in order intake in the first half of 2026 compared with a year ago, as escalating conflicts around the w...
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US House passes $1 trillion defense bill despite Iran, Israel concerns
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defense policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and...
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Dassault Aviation reports first-half sales and profit jump
French planemaker Dassault Aviation on Wednesday reported higher first-half earnings and kept targets unchanged as global military spending accelerates and the defence sector is ...
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US politicians pitch aviation, space business at Farnborough Airshow
The U.S. boosted the size of its pavilion at the Farnborough Airshow by 22% this year, and U.S. politicians were out in force, vying with European rivals for investment from aeros...
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Saudi's Flynas firms up order for 25 additional Airbus jets
Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flynas firmed up an order for 25 additional Airbus aircraft on Wednesday, adding to a wave of purchases by the kingdom's airlines as they expand fle...
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Rheinmetall assesses next steps on GNYK shipyard after TKMS pulls out, says CEO
Rheinmetall has yet to decide on whether to proceed with an acquisition of German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) after rival bidder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) withdrew from the...
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BermudAir orders 10 Airbus A220 planes as part of expansion plan
BermudAir is ordering 10 Airbus A220 airplanes as it plans new routes to Bermuda, Anguilla, Belize, and Turks and Caicos, the startup airline said Wednesday.
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Leonardo CEO says deadline for new country to join GCAP should be next year
Leonardo CEO Lorenzo Mariani said if another country is going to join the British, Italian and Japanese GCAP fighter jet programme it needs to happen by the end of 2026, with 12 m...
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From battlefield to bureaucracy, Ukraine's new military chief faces tests
Ukraine's new top general faces many challenges at a pivotal moment in the war with Russia, from fixing the military's manpower shortage and reforming its command structure to sec...
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Ukraine agrees to export drones to US for Pentagon plan, source says
Ukraine has agreed to export drones to the United States to participate in the Pentagon's Drone Dominance programme, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Bulgaria plays down Iran warning over US tanker aircraft
Bulgaria played down on Wednesday Iran's warning that its plan to host U.S. tanker aircraft would constitute complicity in "aggression and war crimes" in the Middle East, arguing...
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UK's BAE enters uncrewed fighter competition with 'Brontanax'
BAE Systems revealed a new unmanned fighter jet on Wednesday, boosting Britain's entry into one of the defence industry's hottest and most fiercely contested markets.
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Airbus shares jump as planemaker sets out targets and share buyback
Airbus shares jumped more than 7% on Wednesday after the European planemaker launched a €5 billion ($5.7 billion) share buyback and unveiled new mid-term targets including a near ...
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Who is Mykhailo Drapatyi, Ukraine's new army chief?
Colleagues describe him as a general of a new generation whose career was shaped in combat against Russian troops.
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Insight: A year in a foxhole: Ukrainian soldier survives beneath the front line
Serhii Krynitskyi watched the life seep out of the only man who had shared his living hell.
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Companies race to deliver autonomous uncrewed fighter jets
Boeing flexed its muscle in the race to build autonomous fighter aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow, displaying its Ghost Bat drone, as rivals pitched competing designs for what c...
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US tentatively decides to ban imports of some military-grade drones
The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it had tentatively decided to ban the import of some foreign-produced military-grade drones, including swarming drones and d...
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Hawaiian Airlines is increasing capacity on inter-island flights
Hawaiian Airlines announced Tuesday that it is retiring its 19 Boeing 717s, which are all more than 20 years old, and replacing them with larger 737 Next Generation (NG) jets t...
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