Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has begun final assembly of the first prototype of the Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) multirole fighter aircraft, South Korea’s...

The first Type 218SG air-independent propulsion (AIP)-capable diesel-electric submarine (SSK) on order for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has begun its initial...

The US government has pointed to a “substantially reorganised” defence industrial base in China as supporting capability advancements in weapons development and...

Lockheed Martin is looking to expand its engagement with businesses in Australia and New Zealand through a recent series of ‘online sessions’ aimed at supporting the...

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) estimates that there are 5,000 Syrians fighting for Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) and another 2,000 fighting for the rival...

Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) has been selected as the preferred supplier to the Australian Army (AA) of 30 K9 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and 15 K10...

Raytheon Technologies Corporation has finishing selling its space optics business to US-based Amergint Technologies, completing the third of three divestitures the...

Navantia has selected an integrated bridge system (IBS) from OSI Maritime Systems for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) new Supply-class auxiliary replenishment oilers...

BAE Systems has delivered its first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) to the US Army after working through a six-month delay as it overhauled the way it produces...

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...