South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a KRW985.7 billion (USD845.5 million) contract to build the second boat for the...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) was awarded a USD30.5 million contract to upgrade Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force, AMI) MQ-9A Predator...

Saab has been awarded a contract by the Polish Armed Forces for live tactical engagement simulation (TES) training systems, the company announced on 7 September. The...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun inducting the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) system, which is the domestic variant of the Israeli-developed Barak-8 SAM...

India's Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved an INR109.9 billion (USD1.5 billion) programme to acquire six Airbus commercial aircraft currently in service...

The United Kingdom aims to serve as a global leader for the latest variant of the MQ-9 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by...

Switzerland-based Montana Aerospace has agreed to purchase fellow aircraft parts maker Asco Industries of Belgium, saying the deal, which requires regulatory approval,...

General Electric (GE) began testing its second XA100 engine on 26 August as part of the US Air Force's (USAF's) Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP), according to a...

The US Navy (USN) broke ground on 8 September to start a multimission dry dock project and modernisation effort at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) revealed the newest iteration of its Rak 120 mm self-propelled mortar system (SPM), called the M120G, at the International Defence Industry...

US engineering company Woolpert has expanded its geospatial portfolio by acquiring US small business Optimal GEO, which provides imagery-based mapping and other services...

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 9 September the inauguration of a new emergency landing facility (ELF) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the northwestern...

The Brazilian Navy Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais) is implementing an ambitious effort to replace some of its older equipment, acquire new capabilities,...

India's Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) signed an agreement with Naval Group on 9 September to collaborate on constructing surface combatants.

US company Anduril Industries is to demonstrate novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based multi-domain force protection technology to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)...

Thales UK and Schiebel have undertaken first UK flight trials of a new shipborne multisensor unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed to meet emerging requirements for...

Russia's individual equipment manufacturer Group 99 (Gruppa 99, a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov Group) has designed the first Russian-made modular body armour: the MRS.

The Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has commissioned its first improved Tuo Chiang (also spelt Tuo Jiang)-class fast missile corvette and received its second FMLB fast...

Two decades have now passed since Al-Qaeda militants targeted the United States on 11 September 2001. Since the attacks, the fight against transnational militant Islamism has dominated security agendas in the US, Europe, and beyond. At this 20-year mark, Janes Terrorism & Insurgency Centre (JTIC) data offers insights on past trends and future forecasts for transnational militant Islamist activity.

Australia and Indonesia have renewed a defence co-operation arrangement in a move aimed at deepening interoperability and enhancing ties between the two countries'...