The US Air Force (USAF) wants to reduce its aerial refuelling tanker fleet by 13 aircraft in fiscal year (FY) 2021 in a move that would position it to have the necessary...

The Royal Saudi Air Force is currently considering the Airbus Military A400M Atlas medium lift transport aircraft.

The US Navy (USN) is working on a new mine warfare plan to address emerging threats that could be ready for leadership review during the first quarter of this year.

Turkey’s First Main Maintenance Factory Directorate displayed the New Generation T-155 Firtina self-propelled howitzer (SPH) for the first time at the IDEF defence...

South Korean defence firm Hyundai Rotem is positioning to secure a new order to build K2 Black Panther main battle tanks (MBTs) for the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA). At...

The Pentagon and NATO have awarded Collins Aerospace contracts for Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules medium transport/multi-role propeller and propeller system upgrades.

Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar has submitted three contracts totalling nearly CZK4 billion (USD176.6 million), including VAT, to the government for two C295...

Raytheon is preparing for the first flight of its scramjet powered air-launched Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) prototype demonstrator ‘in the near term’,...

Russia’s new T-90M Proryv-3 (Breakthrough-3) main battle tank (MBT) may finish its state trials this year, Jane’s has learned.

The United States in April 1980 failed an attempt to rescue US hostages from its embassy in Tehran in Operation ‘Eagle Claw’. Although the mission failed, it helped...

FNSS has revealed the first complete prototype of its marineassault vehicle (MAV), or ZAHA (Zırhlı Amfibi Hücum Araçları), at the International Defence Industry Fair...

The US Army has approved Raytheon’s Coyote Block 2 counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) for Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

The Thai government has outlined a plan to establish ‘special economic zones’ focused on supporting defence industrial development. The move is geared towards...

Kalashnikov’s Zala Aero Group unveiled the Rex-2 handheld counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (c-UAV) system at the Army 2019 defence exhibition being held in Kubinka close...

US and NATO forces have been demonstrating a new amphibious command-and-control (C2) construct at the ‘BALTOPS 2019’ military exercise which is being held from 9–21...

The Russian Ground Forces will receive BMP-2 and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) upgraded with the unmanned Epokha and Berezhok combat modules, respectively, as...

Saab is withdrawing its 2020 financial guidance, saying uncertainty about the duration and scope of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) makes it too difficult to project...

Malaysia has taken delivery of the first 6 of 12 Insitu ScanEagle 2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – along with associated equipment – that were gifted by the United...

Boeing is in talks with the Philippines regarding a potential sale of the company’s AH-6i light attack and reconnaissance helicopter, an official told Jane’s on 5 May.

Images released by North Korea’s state-run media show that Pyongyang continues testing the short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) systems it unveiled last year, with the...