ZALA Aero, a subsidiary of Rostec's Kalashnikov Group, unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the new naval version of its KUB-UAV loitering munition at the Army 2021 defence...

The Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) affiliate in Rubtsovsk presented an upgraded BMP-1AM infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) called Basurmanin at the Army 2021 defence exhibition held...

The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) received its fifth Airbus A330 MultiRole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft on 31 August.

Hanwha Systems has secured a KRW14.5 billion (USD12.5 million) contract to develop a smartphone-based individual battlefield visualisation system by 2024 for use by the...

Under the cover of darkness, the United States ended its 20 year-long military mission in Afghanistan when the final C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft left Hamid...

With a busy regulatory year – and the European Defence Fund, PESCO and pending UK procurement and industrial cooperation policy changes expected to have a significant impact on intra-European cooperation and external market access - Janes are delighted to be partnering with AFCEA to present a review of the implications.

Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) showcased two 100 kg-class precision weapons aimed at unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications at the Army 2021 defence...

South Korea's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has proposed a defence budget of KRW55.23 trillion (USD47.6 billion) for 2022.

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has requested a defence budget of JPY5.48 trillion (USD50 billion) for 2022 amid what Tokyo views as an increasingly intense security...

The Swedish government and Saab have agreed a rebaselined contract for the A 26 Blekinge-class submarine programme amid schedule delays and escalating costs.

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is considering the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a countermeasure against hypersonic weapons.

North Korea appears to have restarted the reactor at its plutonium-producing 5 MWe Yongbyon Experimental Nuclear Power Plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency...

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned its final 97 m Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), from 21 to 24 September, will hold the final event for its roughly 2.5-year-long Subterranean (SubT) Challenge,...

The US Navy's (USN's) new autonomous technologies strategy seeks to accelerate development and deployment of intelligent platforms, linked through a highly distributed...

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 27 August that it awarded local company Mahindra Defence Systems Limited an INR13.5 billion (USD184.1 million) contract...

As Washington rushes to complete evacuations from Afghanistan, US air-defence systems reportedly intercepted as many as five rockets fired at Hamid Karzai International...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Joint Staff Office (JSO) announced separately on 25 and 26 August that fighters scrambled by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force...

Taiwan has proposed a defence budget increase amid continuing tension with China.

Russian company Kronshtadt has taken the opportunity at the Army 2021 exhibition being held in Kubinka near Moscow on 22–28 August to showcase a full-scale mock-up of...