The US Air Force (USAF) on 21 July awarded contracts to three companies to provide realistic and challenging advanced adversary air training, according to a service...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced on 27 July that it has begun trialling electric utility motorbikes to determine their suitability for military use.

New York-based defence subcontractor Orolia Defense & Security is weighing a proposed “mixed set” position, navigation, and timing (PNT) capability solution for the US...

Imaging sensor specialist FLIR Systems has launched a new compact electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) camera module aimed at small unmanned aircraft system (UAS), robotics,...

Armasuisse has contracted Lockheed Martin to procure a fleet of the company’s Indago 3 small Group 1 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Swiss Army, according to a...

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) commissioned its new fleet tanker/replenishment vessel, HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11), in a ceremony held on 29 July at Devonport Naval Base in...

The first five of 36 Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft ordered for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in late 2016 for EUR7.9 billion (USD9.27 billion) landed at Ambala...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Boeing have signed a Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) agreement to support upgrades to Japan’s fleet of F-15J Eagle combat aircraft.

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released a second draft of proposed new defence procurement guidelines, with a view to unveiling the formal policy later this...

Deliveries of General Dynamics Land Systems-UK (GDLS-UK) Ajax family of armoured vehicles to British Army frontline units began earlier this month with the arrival of...

Indonesian shipbuilder PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has launched two more PC-40-class patrol boats on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan...

The US Army is calling on industry to propose innovative, mobile camouflage systems (MCSs) that will better conceal its moving ground combat vehicles.

The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) on 24 July awarded GE Aviation a contract modification worth about USD259 million for supplies related to aircraft engine platform...

US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) faces challenges in securing satellite communications (satcom) in Arctic regions and is seeking to experiment with private-sector satcom...

The Uzbek army has begun upgrading its fleet of T-64 main battle tanks (MBTs) to the T-64MV standard following a series of successful user trials, the State Committee of...

The Portuguese Army is seeking to improve the Pandur II 8×8 armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) for its Intervention Brigade amid a broader effort to improve the type,...

Australian shipbuilder Austal announced on 22 July that it has begun work on the second of six ‘evolved’ Cape-class patrol boats on order for the Royal Australian Navy...

Armenia has displayed the remains of Israeli-made Azerbaijani unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it claims to have destroyed in clashes earlier this month along the border...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received from Boeing a new GBP100 million (USD127 million) facility for the P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multimission aircraft (MMA),...

The first of the five Avante 2200 corvettes that Spain’s Navantia is building for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) was launched at the company’s San Fernando yard on...