The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F82) has returned to sea following the completion of a four-year life-extension (LIFEX) refit.

The United States will deploy the Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack (EA) aircraft to Germany to bolster NATO's collective defence posture.

The fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request for the US Navy (USN) seeks to reduce the number of F-35C and F-35B Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) for the FY, while starting the...

Canada has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to satisfy its Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) requirement, opting for the...

Nuclear-powered shipbuilding programmes account for more than half of the shipbuilding account in the US Navy (USN) fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request, according to...

The US Navy (USN) fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request includes a plan to eliminate the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) antisubmarine warfare (ASW) mission module package and...

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting about USD2.596 billion to improve its strategic missile defence system, including funding to develop a Next-Generation...

US Navy (USN) officials detailed plans on 28 March, during the release of documents supporting their Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request, that would result in a dip of...

The US Department of Defense (DoD) plans to reduce its military end strength by 4,647 people or 0.2%, leaving a total force of more than 2.1 million, according to the...

Calling China the “pre-eminent pacing challenge” and Russia an “acute threat”, the Biden administration unveiled a fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request on 28 March that...

The White House's proposed budget for the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) reverses a downward trend for the agency, and in fiscal year (FY) 2023 could grow to USD9.628...

The Pentagon requested USD11 billion for 61 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters for fiscal year (FY) 2023, 33 fewer than the 94 it had previously planned for in...

After a pause last year, the US Air Force (USAF) has requested funding to buy its first five Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters in a programme to replace the service's...

Hypersonic-speed strike weapons remain a high development priority in the Pentagon's fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget. The Department of Defense (DoD) requested USD4.7...

Leonardo is expected to choose between the General Electric (GE) CT7-2E1 and the Safran Aneto-1K to power the AW149 in its bid for the UK New Medium Helicopter (NMH)...

The modernisation of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) seems certain to remain on hold for the near future due to constrained defence spending and political indecision.

Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan displayed its newly developed Levent (‘Sea Soldier') close-in air defence system (CIADS) at the Doha International Maritime Defence...

Pakistan's state-owned Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) showcased the Harbah subsonic cruise missile for the first time in an international forum at DIMDEX...

Nexter and Malaysian firm Advanced Defence Systems (ADS) have completed the delivery of 105 mm LG1 light towed artillery systems to the Malaysian Army and are promoting...

Malaysia's DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies (Deftech) and FNSS Savunma Sistemleri are collaborating on positioning the Turkish company's 4×4 and 6×6 Pars armoured combat...