The US Navy (USN) has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, a USD869 million cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract...

The number of Chinese government vessels spotted in the contiguous zone of the Japanese-controlled but Chinese-claimed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands hit a record high between...

Another Type 056 (Jiangdao)-class corvette has entered service with China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), as reflected in photographs posted on the Chinese Weibo...

The Cordoba campus of the Argentine Defence University, which belongs to the Defence Ministry, has developed a prototype helmet-mounted display (HMD) for military...

The US Air Force (USAF) has launched an effort to develop and integrate a suite of cockpit sensors to safeguard pilots against physiological events which, if unchecked,...

China’s top legislative body has voted in favour of the country’s bid to join the UN-sponsored Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which seeks to regulate international trade in...

The UK government has reported good progress on its three key efforts to develop future ‘swarming drone’ capabilities for the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

An early warning radar has been identified at the Libyan airbase where Russia deployed fast jets in late May, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced on 18 June.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Lockheed Martin have selected BAE Systems to lead integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous...

Bangladesh has received the last of five UK-surplus Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft it ordered, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) told Jane’s on 1...

The United States is understood to have begun the process of preparing its helicopter fleets for the new and more powerful Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), due to...

Ukraine’s Antonov Company announced on 29 August that it will not be involved in Russian plans to modernise the Russian Air Force’s fleet of An-124 ‘Condor’ freighter...

France has accused Turkey of using its navy to prevent the enforcement of the UN arms embargo on Libya.

The Turkish Air Force has carried out a long-range training exercise that demonstrated its ability to project air power into the central Mediterranean.

Spain’s new 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is due to begin firing trials next month and the first vehicles are expected to be operational in 2022, Secretary of...

The United Kingdom now has under contract all 50 of the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters it had previously committed to, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...

Canada has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 88 new combat aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of Boeing F/A-18 (CF-18/CF-188 in national service) Hornets.

Recent problems that caused a temporary shutdown of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) during sea...

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of up to 16 Mark VI patrol boats and associated equipment to Ukraine at an estimated cost of USD600 million.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued an invitation to tender (ITT) for the next phase of developing its Skynet satellite communications (satcom) system, known as...