Risk indicators have started to rise again on UK defence programmes over the past year, according to the latest annual report by the country’s Infrastructure and...

Australia’s Department of Defence has selected an integrated communications system from Rohde & Schwarz for the six ‘evolved’ Cape-class patrol boats it ordered for the...

The Italian Army has received into service its first AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter for pilot training ahead of development and procurement of a new multirole variant.

New Zealand’s coalition government announced on 8 July that it has approved the NZD102.9 million (USD67.5 million) procurement of 43 Thales Australia Bushmaster 4×4...

Chinese state-owned media have released footage showing a new truck-mounted countermeasures system for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

The People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) new 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer (SPH) – believed to have the designation PLC-181 – has also entered...

Germany has outlined the security and defence priorities for the EU presidency it will chair during the second half of the year. Defence Minister Annegret...

Spain is set to receive new Eurofighter combat aircraft to augment its existing fleet and to begin the process of replacing its Boeing EF-18 Hornet fleet.

In early July, peace negotiations began between one of the Anglophone Cameroon separatist groups (led by incarcerated leader Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe) and representatives...

Qatar’s cabinet approved a proposal on 8 July by the country’s Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor, and Social Affairs to increase the local employment...

Airbus Helicopters has formally launched its bid for Australia’s special operations forces (SOF) requirement, with its industrial team announced on 10 July.

The US Department of State has approved a potential USD23.11 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan of 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter...

The Philippine Navy has commissioned its first Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate.

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender seeking assistance in support of its planned corporatisation of military production units under the Ordnance...

China has finalised “all legal procedures” to join the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.

On 25 June, the Islamic State claimed to have killed and wounded 10 Filipino soldiers in an attack in the southern Philippines, which the group alleged had taken place...

The Russian Navy is set to commission some 40 naval platforms this year, the service’s commander-in-chief, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, told military newspaper Krasnaya...

Hanwha Systems announced on 9 July that it has signed a contract with South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) to support the initial operational testing of a...

The voluntary scope of the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in defence is too weak and lacks sufficient funding or governance to transform capability...

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has demonstrated the air-defence credentials of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter...