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...

Serbia has developed and test fired a new version of the Lazar 3 8×8 multirole armoured vehicle, recent YouTube videos have shown.

Airbus Helicopters has undertaken at-sea testing of the autonomous take-off and landing (ATOL) system developed for the VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS), paving the...

The Greek government has signed contracts with French shipbuilder Naval Group that pave the way to start construction on three new Frégate de défense et d'intervention...

NATO leaders meeting during an extraordinary summit in Brussels on 24 March 2022 approved the establishment of four new multinational battlegroups in Eastern Europe....

Airbus has selected Avio Aero from Italy to power the Eurodrone medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Greece has signed for additional Dassault Rafale combat aircraft from France, with both countries' defence ministers sealing the earlier announced order on 24 March.

North Korea confirmed on 25 March that it has test-launched its new Hwaseong-17 (also spelt Hwasong-17) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).