The A and C variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) are to receive a new extended-range air-to-surface missile under plans disclosed...

Russia has begun preliminary flight trials of its A-100 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the upgraded Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A (Il-476) airframe,...

The UK is to arm additional airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms under a programme known as the ‘Venom kinetic strike capability’, the...

Thales, in collaboration with the French Directorate General of Armaments (Direction Générale de l’Armement: DGA), has conducted the first guided targeting shot of its...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to explore the accelerated acquisition of two new multirole support vessels that would serve as forward-deployed sea bases for the...

The first of four Guardian-class patrol boats for the Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s (PNGDF’s) Maritime Element has been commissioned, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)...

The US Air Force (USAF) said on 29 January that it intends to award General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) a sole source contract for the Multi-Intelligence...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) stood up 9 Squadron as its latest Eurofighter Typhoon unit on 2 May.

Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC) has recorded an increase in the tempo of militancy in Cameroon’s Anglophone Nord-Ouest and Sud-Ouest regions, as well as...

After 53 years the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina – FAA) has restored an air bridge to the country’s southernmost base in Antarctica.

Lebanon has received its first consignment of BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) air-to-surface rockets for use on its ground attack aircraft...

Backlash against Saudi Arabia continues in Washington and may lead to President Donald Trump issuing his first legislative veto since taking office.

Ultra Electronics is unveiling a ‘flexible architecture solution’ designed to optimise secure communications between land, air, and maritime platforms in a joint...

Lockheed Martin’s recent deal to provide its Silent CROW podded system for the US Army’s Multi-Function Electronic Warfare (MFEW) programme is part of a broader surge of...

The UK has reduced its number of operational General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) delayed an important deadline by 30 days for its Launch Challenge (DLC), allowing additional teams to...

Spain has formally joined the Franco–German effort to develop a Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) aircraft as part of a wider Future Combat Air System (FCAS), with a letter...

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has begun work on the centre-wing box (CWB) replacement effort for 14 UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Lockheed Martin C-130J/C-130J-30...

The Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) is to replace its legacy TPQ-36 radars with nine new Thales Nederland Multi Mission Radars (MMRs) from mid-2021.

The Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND) is essentially postponing its Rosomak Battle Management System (BMS) programme, defence sources associated with the effort...