The Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) launched a request for proposals for the acquisition of three follow-on Istanbul-class frigates on 22 December.

The Russian Ministry of Defence leadership met in Moscow on 21 December with the participation of President Vladimir Putin.

Norway's defence materiel agency (Forsvarsmateriell) has contracted Saab Danmark to supply the company's TactiCall Integrated Communications System (ICS) for three...

The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has released further details of its request for information (RFI) to procure at least two remotely...

France has contracted Airbus to begin production of the H160M Guépard (Cheetah) helicopter for the country's military, with an award disclosed by the Minister for the...

On 15 December the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Lieutenant General Andres Centino, said that the manned airborne capabilities of the...

The US Air Force Rapid Dragon Program successfully completed its final system-level flight test on 16 December with “a live fire of a current inventory cruise missile...

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has retired the last of its Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopters.

The US Navy (USN) has contracted with Raytheon Missiles and Defense for a second buy of new-production Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) anti-air missiles for Foreign Military...

South Korea's Ministry of National Defense has unveiled a new armoured personnel carrier (APC) concept that can better withstand chemical, biological, radiological, and...

The competing interceptor design technologies vying to deliver the US Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI) requirement have both...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Martin Defense Group (formerly Navatek) and Northrop Grumman contracts to build full-scale unmanned...

France has contracted Airbus to begin production of the H160M Guépard (Cheetah) helicopter for the country's military, with an award disclosed by the Minister for the...

Greece's General Directorate for Defense Investments and Armaments (GDDIA) signed a framework agreement on 14 December with Viking Norsafe Hellas on the procurement of...

Video footage released by stated-owned China Central Television (CCTV) on 20 December shows new details on the weapon systems for the Changhe Aircraft Industry (Group)...

BAE Systems is poised to begin delivering M88A3 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) prototypes to the US Army next year after...

Korean Air announced on 22 December that it has signed an agreement with Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement (KRIT) to research...

The US government has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of aircraft launch and recovery systems intended to equip France's next-generation aircraft carrier.

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of equipment for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Hellenic Navy's four Hydra (Meko 200 HN)-class frigates for an...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) announced that it “successfully” used its Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) prototype to target cruise missiles during a 16 December...