The latest analysis from Janes highlights that defence spending in Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries is to decline by 9.4% in 2021, as countries in the region face pressure due to the impact of Covid-19 and low oil prices. However, the trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence expects a swift rebound in coming years.

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity solution for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) aims to protect platforms against attacks during flight, with...

France’s ECA Group has conducted sea trials of its new UMISAS interferometric synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) in preparation for its integration into autonomous...

North Korea has been expanding its facilities for missile research and development but has shown no unusual signs at its demolished nuclear testing site or its...

The Indian Army (IA) has issued a request for information (RFI) to overseas and domestic vendors for the procurement of 93,895 close quarter battle (CBQ) carbines for an...

A second batch of three Lürssen-built patrol boats on order for the Egyptian Navy arrived at the port of Alexandria aboard the heavy-lift ship Rolldock Sun on 14...

The Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arrived at Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia on 13 February to conduct F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter ‘Ready for...

The US Air Force (USAF) is to stand up the 495th ‘Valkyries’ Squadron as its first overseas unit to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter...

The government of Singapore announced on 16 February a 2021 defence budget of SGD15.36 billion (USD11.56 billion).

The Australian government on 25 January confirmed a funding commitment of AUD1 billion (USD770 million) “to commence the early development of advanced guided weapons to...

US President Joe Biden’s administration is heading into its first NATO defence ministers’ meeting with the goal of ‘revitalising’ relationships while also preparing to...

UK-based government services provider Serco Group has agreed to purchase American consulting business Whitney, Bradley & Brown (WBB) for USD295 million to expand its...

NATO declared on 15 February that its fleet of five Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) remotely piloted aircraft systems achieved an initial operational capability,...

State-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) has released footage showing that the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC’s) Flight Automatic Control...

The Qatari Ministry of Defence confirmed it has ordered Leonardo AW169 helicopters on 15 February when it reported that Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid...

Sweden will procure the Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform to replace its ageing Saab 340 Erieyes, the country’s defence minister...

India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has handed over to the Indian Navy (IN) the third of six Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric attack submarines...

Turkish companies Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence launched the first prototype of their ULAQ weaponised unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in early February, according to...

Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) – a research and development (R&D) entity under the Thai Ministry of Defence (MoD) – has signed an agreement with the Royal...