DSEI UK 2025: Scheibel Unveils Armed Camcopter Variants
Scheibel, known for Camcopter S-100 RUAV for maritime use, unveiled the armed variants S-101 and the scaled-up S-301 at the DSEI UK 2025 defence exhibition.
Austria News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Air
Austria to Acquire Light Combat Aircraft from Italy
Austria has begun negotiations to purchase 12 M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft from Italy to modernise its air force by replacing retired 40 Saab 105 aircraft.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Greece Prioritises F-35 and Camcopter S-100 UAV
Greece has decided to focus its near-term defence plans on F-35 fighter jets and Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing UAVs for frigates.
Air
Sale of 36 UH-60M Black Hawk for $ 2 Billion 855 Million
The U.S. approved 36 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter sales to Sweden, Brazil, and Austria with various configurations valued at $ 2 billion 855 million.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Air
The Indian Navy Trains on Schiebel's S-100s
The Indian Navy's first batch of pilots and maintainers to support Schiebel's S-100 unmanned rotary wing aerial systems have completed their training.
Air
Austria to Replace the C-130K Hercules with the KC-390
The Austrian Defence Ministry has confirmed that it will select the KC-390 Millennium to replace the Air Force's C-130K Hercules fleet.
Air
Leonardo to Produce Additional AW169M LUH
Leonardo seals AW169M LUH Contract for Austria, expanding helicopter fleet. Italian Defence and Armaments Directorate ink deal.
Air
Austria Seeks Additional AW169
Austria ordered AW169 light utility helicopters to replace SA316 Alouette III choppers. The first aircraft has been delivered to the country recently.
Air
First AW169 for Austria
Austria has taken delivery of the first AW169 helicopter. The procurement process is carried out under G2G agreement between Italy and Austria.
Land
The 50th Pandur EVO APC is delivered to the Austrian army
On September 1, 2022, the Austrian Defence Ministry announced that the 50th “Pandur Evolution EVO” armoured vehicle was delivered to the Austrian Armed Forces.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
EDA's MHTC takes shape as Technical Arrangement is Signed
EDA announced that the Technical Arrangement (TA) defining the organisation, missions, and responsibilities of the MHTC was signed by 14 founding countries.
Air
Italy Orders 18 AW169M Helicopters to Leonardo for Austria
Italy and Leonardo inked the Acquisition Contract to supply 18 AW169M Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to the Austrian Ministry of Defence.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo–Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
