On 7 May, Mustafa al-Kadhimi assumed the office of Prime Minister in Iraq. He had run on a bold reformist agenda, singling out for reform the Iran-backed Shia militias...

Russia’s JSC Kronshtadt unveiled its new range of small air-launched munitions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Army 2020 defence exhibition held in Kubinka...

Taiwan is developing new concepts and capabilities for asymmetric warfare to counter the growing capabilities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the US...

China now has the largest navy in the world, an expansion driven by Beijing’s aspirations to “return” the country to a position of strength and leadership on the world...

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has proposed a 2021 defence budget of KRW52.92 trillion (USD44.6 billion) in line with government efforts to protect the...

The resignation of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe – a leader that has had profound impact on the country’s defence policy – is not expected to lead to major changes...

The US Air Force (USAF) is likely to make major aircraft platform cuts in the next couple of years as it reorganises for near-peer competition against nations such as...

Canada’s Kraken Robotics announced that it has received CAD2.9 million (USD2.32 million) in funding from the Canadian government to develop the new seabed resident...

Tekhnodinamika, a subsidiary of Russian state corporation Rostec, unveiled its Stayer high-altitude parachute system, which enables airdrops from up to 10 km altitude,...

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a INR25.8 billion (USD353.5 million) contract with two domestic private-sector companies and a public-sector enterprise for...

The election of right-wing outsider Jair Bolsonaro as Brazilian president in October 2018 was explained by voters’ anger over economic recession, corruption, and...

The Philippine government has announced a defence budget increase for 2021, with the aim to boost military modernisation despite economic constraints stemming from...

Kazakhstan’s state-controlled defence industry conglomerate, Kazakhstan Engineering (KE), announced a raft of agreements had been signed with Russia during the Army 2020...

The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), a state-affiliated Indian research and development (R&D) organisation overseen by the government’s Council...

The US Air Force (USAF) is now expecting the first flight of its Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider long range strike bomber (LRSB) to take place no earlier than 2022,...

Russia’s Military Industrial Company (VPK) unveiled an amphibious variant of the Strela 4×4 light armoured vehicle at the Army 2020 defence exhibition being held in...

The Qatar Joint Special Forces (QJSF) have signed an agreement with Barzan Holdings covering the delivery of vehicles from the Turkish company Nurol Makina, the Qatari...

On 3 January, an airstrike conducted by a United States military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at Baghdad International Airport killed the head of the Islamic Revolution...

Sweden’s Saab provided an outline of a significant package as part of its bid for Finland’s HX fighter procurement programme on 28 August, including the development of a...

Rostec's Russian Helicopters’ first flying prototype of the upgraded Mi-171Sh helicopter, designated as the Mi-171Sh-VN, is being displayed for the first time at the...