India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has sent a letter of request (LoR) to the US government for the procurement of six additional Boeing P-8I Neptune long-range maritime...

The United States has changed its policy on the export of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), recategorising some of the most restricted platforms to make them easier to...

Rostec’s Kalashnikov Group has completed state trials of its new Vityaz-MO 9 mm submachine gun (SMG), the company announced on 22 July.

The United States appears to have confirmed an expanded procurement by Qatar of the Boeing F-15QA Advanced Eagle combat aircraft, with recent Department of Defense (DoD)...

US President Donald Trump and Congress are headed for a showdown over a USD740.5 billion fiscal year 2021 defence authorisation bill if lawmakers maintain a provision to...

First images have emerged of the underwing pod installation on Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray carrier-borne unmanned aerial refuelling system ahead of the start of flight...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on 23 July the completion of the first exercise of its new Multi-Dimensional Unit, signifying a step closer towards operational...

India and Indonesia have agreed to deepen defence co-operation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New Delhi announced on 27 July.

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) export control authority, the Committee for Goods and Materials Subject to Import and Export Control, has released a list approved by...

Sincronia Logistica of Mexico City plans to expand throughout Mexico following successful deliveries of medical supplies using DJI Matrice 210 RTK unmanned aerial...

The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for Germany has made its maiden flight, the...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has taken delivery of its second Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

China’s locally built and developed AG600 amphibious aircraft conducted its first take-off from the sea on 26 July, the aircraft’s developer, the Aviation Industry...

The US Air Force (USAF) is modernising its fleet of Lockheed LC-130H Hercules ‘Skibird’ aircraft as the service leadership expects to see increasing demand for the...

The three nations so far signed up to partner on the Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative (FCAS TI) have begun industrial discussions on developing a...

Chinese state-owned media has released images of what it described as an “integrated protection system” in service with a brigade of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket...

The US Army is poised to begin field tests on a new suite of satellite communication (satcom) equipment for the service’s Expeditionary Signals Battalion-Enhanced...

The Turkish Navy’s first dedicated intelligence-gathering ship has started sea acceptance tests. Ufuk (A 591) was observed sailing in the Gulf of Izmit on 18 July.

The US Army has awarded BAE Systems with a USD32.3 million contract to refit two A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles with hybrid electric drives (HEDs) in a bid to...

The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a request for information (RFI) to chart a course for future capability upgrades to its fleet of Boeing F-15 Eagle-series combat...