US government contractor ManTech International has agreed to acquire systems engineering provider Gryphon Technologies for USD350 million, expanding its footprint in the...

The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a first low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the Maritime Strike Tomahawk...

On 2 December 2020, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China announced an ambitious plan under which China will develop a “weather modification system” by...

The decision-making processes of Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) have placed the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in “an extremely precarious position” and can only...

Latvia received the first four Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on 29 October under a joint vehicle programme with Finland, the Latvian Ministry of Defence...

Analysis of commercial satellite imagery captured on 2 October indicates that China is advancing the development of both the KJ-600 carrier-capable airborne early...

Images have emerged on Chinese social media platforms showing what appears to be a prototype of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's (SAC's) next-generation,...

This article is the fifth in the 2021 Climate Change & Terrorism series, which explores the intersection of climate-related trends and non-state armed group (NSAG)...

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a KRW877.5 billion (USD744.9 million) contract from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in Seoul as the...

The Malaysian government has proposed a 2022 defence budget of MYR16.14 billion (USD3.9 billion). The allocation represents a 1.8% increase over the original allocation...

The Indian Navy (IN) has received the first of four Project 15B guided-missile destroyers ordered in January 2011.

Kratos offered a new design for its bid that won a contract for the US Air Force's (USAF's) Off Board Sensing Station (OBSS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme. On...

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The replacement of the Royal Netherlands Navy's four Walrus-class diesel submarines will probably take longer than expected because talks with the three bidding...

The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted General Electric (GE) to continue engine production for the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II combat aircraft.

L3Harris Technologies is having trouble getting electronic components for its military radios because of pandemic-related disruptions in the global supply chain,...

The Philippine Navy has fired a missile at a naval exercise for the first time.

India and Israel have agreed to form a team to explore opportunities for expanded defence collaboration.

An executive order signed by US President Joe Biden on 27 January pledged to tackle climate change and framed the issue as a priority for US national security. The...

Climate change, in addition to the criminal activity of organised crime gangs (OCGs) and systemic violence in impoverished locations, continues to drive forced migration...