On 14 December the budget committee of the Bundestag, the German parliament, approved the retrofit of Puma infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and the procurement of BvS10...

Latvia has received the first two of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk transport helicopters ordered in 2018.

Luxembourg-based SES successfully launched its first two satellites – F1 and F2 – into medium Earth orbit (MEO) for its O3b mPOWER satellite communication (satcom)...

The new sixth-generation fighter jet being developed by the tri-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) could potentially start ground and flight-testing by the end of...

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has contracted Saab to upgrade the Gripen C/D combat aircraft out to 2029.

Germany has formally joined the international Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme, with the signing of a letter of offer and acceptance...

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has upgraded variants of the K200 armoured vehicle for the Republic of Korea (RoK) Army.

Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) awarded two separate contracts that, combined, are worth about USD57.9 million to Kraken Robotics Systems of Mount Pearl,...

The partner governments of France, Germany, and Spain have contracted their respective industrial representatives to undertake flying demonstrator work on the Future...

The Japanese government has approved three new security documents that will reshape the country's military strategy, increase the national defence budget, and allow...

Indian Air Force (IAF) combat jets have been scrambled several times in the last few weeks in the country's northeastern borders in response to growing tensions with...

India's Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has conducted a flight test of the Agni-V intermediate‐range ballistic missile (IRBM) from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the...

Slovakia ordered 122 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and 30 other variants on 12 December, the Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) and BAE Systems announced later...

The Myanmar Army has suffered a stinging reverse in northwestern Shan State in an abortive airmobile operation that has underscored the limitations of offensive...

The Elbit Systems Iron Fist active protection system (APS) has completed a successful series of live-fire trials on the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF's) new Eitan...

Rheinmetall and UVision are developing Hero-R rotary-wing loitering munition, officials from the two companies told defence journalists in Berlin on 7 December.

The Bulgarian Navy's multipurpose modular patrol vessel (MMPV) programme has marked another milestone with the start of production of the second ship.

Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with Skynex short- and very short-range air-defence systems, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on 9 December, citing German...

The Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) has already flown military missions ahead of its formal entry into service, an Airbus official told Janes and other...

China has sent a record number of heavy bombers into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).