Japan has said it will launch a new credit facility to support defence exports. The Official Security Assistance (OSA) scheme – the first of its kind in Japan – will be...

US-based Textron is on track to begin delivering the new T-54A Multi-Engine Training System (METS) aircraft to the US Navy in early 2024, according to company programme...

Saab is adding employees and facilities to its US footprint to accommodate new and growing programmes in the country, according to an official at the Sweden-based...

The US Navy (USN) plans to next deploy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) in May as the service continues to work out issues with the Advanced Weapons Elevators...

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has started to use additive manufacturing and 3D-printed parts to support its aircraft carrier programmes and sees the...

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) selected Lockheed Martin as the ‘preferred tenderer' under Joint Project (JP) 9102 Phase 1 that seeks to build a military...

The Finnish Navy has confirmed plans to start the build phase of its first new Pohjanmaa-class corvette during the third quarter of 2023 following delays to the...

The Netherlands has revealed plans to procure the Tomahawk land attack cruise missile from the US government, with deployment planned from both frigates and submarines.

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has requested to purchase the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) system for its...

In a span of six weeks, the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 aircraft programme has progressed from adding a new twin-seat prototype for flight-testing to...

US naval supplier Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has launched an ‘Accelerator' programme to help small businesses develop technology with maritime defence applications.

The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) Orbiter 2 mini unmanned aircraft system (UAS) will receive a mid-life upgrade following a contract signed between the authority and...

An inauguration ceremony for the 1st and 2nd divisions of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG's) unified forces was held in northern Iraq on 4 April.

The US Navy (USN) awarded Leonardo DRS contracts worth about USD1 billion, when fully funded, to provide the integrated electric propulsion components for Columbia-class...

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has restored at least 341 vehicles and 1,050 military weapons abandoned by the Afghan National Army (ANA) following the United...

Flights by Chinese military aircraft into Taiwan's air-defence identification zone (ADIZ) are becoming increasingly complex and are showing a more diverse range of...

The United States has deployed a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters on Okinawa amid the continuing phased withdrawal of ageing Boeing F-15C/Ds from...

A new type of combatant craft that was first unveiled by Singapore in 2021 is now fully operational, the country's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) told Janes.

South Korean-made Chun-Moo multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) were seen for the first time in Saudi service on 31 March, when Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General...

The Bundestag, Germany's parliament, approved the procurement of 227 more BvS10 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) under the Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) programme,...