The United Kingdom has rolled out an Airbus A330 Voyager tanker-transport aircraft painted in a special VIP livery for use by senior government officials and members of...

Morocco has signed for 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters for an undisclosed value, the manufacturer announced on 25 June.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – India’s biggest defence company – posted strong revenue and profits in fiscal year (FY) 2019-20. The company added that while...

Israel’s Plasan has developed a new version of its 4×4 SandCat light armoured vehicle (LAV) called the StormRider with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of up to 11.5 tonnes.

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) new replenishment tanker, which will be known as HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) once it is commissioned, has arrived home.

Key members of the US Congress and Senate called on 19 June for a further investigation into the response of the US Navy (USN) to the late-March Covid-19 outbreak aboard...

Thanks to increased Covid-19 testing capacity, the US Navy (USN) has developed a surveillance-testing programme meant to create virus-free deployments and other...

Three indigenously produced Kowsar fighters have been delivered to the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF), the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces...

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the US Navy (USN), and the US Air Force (USAF) completed on 23 June a readiness exercise designed to validate the...

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is soliciting industry proposals for the development and fielding of a new network of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, designed...

Belgium plans to scale back operations of its NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) battlefield rotorcraft due to declining industrial support, rising costs, and...

The US Navy (USN) has completed its fixed-wing aircraft depot maintenance on time or ahead of schedule 52% of the time on average, according to a congressional watchdog.

The US Air Force (USAF) has completed fixed-wing aircraft depot maintenance on time or earlier an average of 82% of the time over the last five fiscal years, according...

Rwanda is to receive two new aircraft in 2022 that will be used for medical evacuation and light transport missions during international peacekeeping operations...

Thailand’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is pushing ahead with plans to establish the country’s first defence industrial estate with the aim to boost self-sufficiency.

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) presented new and modernised land weapon systems during the Victory Day parade held in Moscow on 24 June instead of 9 May because...

The Brazilian Army is set to upgrade its Leopard 1A5BR main battle tank (MBT) fleet, the service told Janes in June.

Da Nang-based shipbuilder, Song Thu Corporation, has launched the third 57 m roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) landing ship tank (LST) on order for the People’s Army of Vietnam...

The Georgian Minister of Defence, Irakli Gharibashvili, announced on 22 June that the country would be procuring new trucks from three different manufacturers as part of...

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has announced that its future fleet tanker/replenishment vessel is expected to sail into Auckland Harbour on 26 June following a 16-day...