The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has pointed to an increase in applied patents as evidence of gains towards independent innovation.

An image has emerged in online forums showing that a second Block III prototype of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (PAC/CAIG) JF-17...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has contributed a C-130 transport aircraft to support France’s counter-insurgency mission in the Sahel region, the country’s official WAM...

US Army leadership have appealed a Pentagon plan to slice billions of dollars from its budget next year to pay for large US Navy (USN) and US Air Force acquisition...

The UK Ministry of Defence has released details of the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) forthcoming carrier strike group (CSG) deployment to the Indo-Pacific region, confirming plans...

Germany has contracted Top Aces to deliver fast jet adversary air training services to its armed forces from 1 January 2022.

Taiwan is looking to reduce its aircraft attrition rate, with the announcement on 26 April that its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons is to be fitted with...

Kuwait is planning to acquire an auxiliary support vessel, using the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) as procurement agent under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS)...

As part of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) seminar, managing director and head of the Janes Equipment and Markets Intelligence team Inigo Guevara Moyano will be discussing “The changing role of the Armed Forces and its possibilities to mitigate and confront new threats”.

Italian defence and aerospace company Leonardo has agreed to acquire a 25.1% stake in German defence sensor manufacturer Hensoldt, saying the transaction will enhance...

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 26 April that the country is planning to develop an indigenous attack helicopter to meet a...

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its first Type 075 (Yushen)- class landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship, its third Type 055...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a not-to-exceed USD138 million contract modification for Taiwan’s ‘Peace Phoenix Rising’ programme, which is aimed at upgrading the...

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc’s (GA-ASI’s) MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been approved for sale to Australia and will be delivered in the...

General Dynamics Land Systems-UK (GDLS-UK) announced in a press release on 26 April an armed overwatch variant of the Ajax tracked reconnaissance vehicle family designed...

The US Navy (USN) successfully fired a missile at a long-range target on 25 April as part of the ‘Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21’ exercise off the coast...

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has finalised strategies to expand during the coming years in line with Chinese government policies. AVIC said in a...

Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has announced that it will acquire 49% of Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, following the latter’s agreement in late March to sell its naval...

The Locked Shields 2021 cyber defence exercise incorporated a range of new cyber physical systems, including a satellite mission control system, aiming to simulate...

Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) has confirmed that Canadian firm Soucy Defense will supply its composite rubber track (CRT) system for the Redback infantry fighting...