The Philippine Navy (PN) is expecting to receive the first three of eight Shaldag Mk V fast patrol boats ordered from Israel Shipyards in the first quarter of 2022, the...

UK military reserve forces need to be restructured to increase their integration with the county’s regular forces and defence, according to a review commissioned by...

The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Skyborg Vanguard team has completed initial flight tests of the Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) aboard a Kratos Unmanned Systems Division...

Babcock and Leonardo announced on 14 May that they are to team on Canada’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) programme.

Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price has warned prime contractors in the country that she will get ‘tough’ on companies that do not comply with...

Indian defence exports have been resilient in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, newly updated data from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New Delhi suggests.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has begun retiring a limited number of its Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to the ‘boneyard’ despite deliveries to frontline units...

As aircraft launching-and-recovery systems prove their operational reliability aboard the US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), the US Navy (USN) is looking to...

The Pentagon is implementing new policies and procedures to codify best practices in the department’s data management operations in an effort to ensure US armed forces...

The US Air Force (USAF) on 11 May completed the Project Strike Rodeo (PSR) munitions proof-of-concept that validated loading five Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has issued a request for information (RFI) for the design and build of a new Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel (SOPV).

Pentagon leaders are set to unveil details of the Defense Department’s USD715 billion fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget request in the coming days but there are outstanding...

The Republic of China Army (RoCA) is reorganising its three army corps and two defence commands into five main “theatres of operation” in numeric order, Minister of...

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for follow-on support and...

Leonardo is pitching its M-346FA as a potential replacement for Poland’s ageing fleet of Sukhoi Su-22 ‘Fitter’ aircraft, the company announced on 14 May.

The UK Royal Navy (RN) has declared an initial operating capability (IOC) with the Spearfish Mod 1 submarine-launched heavyweight torpedo.

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded a KRW164 billion (USD145.4 million) contract to defence systems company LIG Nex1 for the mass...

On the morning of 12 May Azeri forces crossed the Azeri-Armenian border in the Sev Lake area, about 30 km northwest of the Lachin corridor that connects Armenia with...

Chinese state-owned media has revealed that the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) 75th Group Army is now operating the new lightweight 122 mm...

IHI Corporation, Japan’s biggest manufacturer of aero-engines for defence and commercial platforms, has reported significant declines in revenue and profit for fiscal...