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Canadian adversary air services provider Top Aces is pursuing new business opportunities across the Asia-Pacific, having held talks with Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia at the Singapore air show. The company operates more than 150 tactical aircraft including Lockheed Martin F-16s modified to simulate fifth-generation threats.
Saab will fly an unmanned fighter-sized demonstrator aircraft in 2027 as part of Sweden’s Future Fighter System programme, informing Stockholm’s decision on its next combat aircraft by 2030.
Saab has reported a record set of quarterly financial results for the last three months of 2025, with its performance having soared thanks to major deals secured by its aeronautics and surveillance business units.
A long-planned package of aerodynamic enhancements developed for the Eurofighter Typhoon has edged closer to operational reality, with the award of a contract covering development, testing and certification activities.
Airbus and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency have completed a flight campaign which saw the company’s Flexrotor uncrewed air vehicle successfully paired with an H225M helicopter.
Israeli defence technology firm Rafael says its Iron Beam directed energy weapon has achieved operational status following battlefield deployment against Iranian missile and drone attacks, marking a significant milestone for laser-based air defence systems after 30 years of development.
The French navy will field its first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) version of the Aliaca uncrewed aerial system later this year, under an amended contract with Airbus Helicopters.
Uncrewed systems developer Syos Aerospace will shortly announce where in the UK it intends to locate a new production line for its SA200 rotary-wing drone.
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