US and Taliban representatives have reached an ‘agreement in principle’ regarding the conditions for a drawdown of US troops in Afghanistan, US Special Representative...

Arquus (formerly Renault Trucks Defense) in April delivered the first of 1,200 VT4 4×4 light tactical vehicles in Standard 2 configuration to French armed forces. The...

Israel’s Elbit Systems announced on 6 February that it has been awarded a contract by Hanwha Systems to equip the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (RoKAF’s) future KF-X...

US President Donald Trump authorised steps towards creating a space force on 19 February. Initially, however, it will resemble more of a corps similar to the US Marine...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced a new tactical loitering munition called Mini Harpy on 18 February.

Iranian personnel attempted to disrupt US surveillance of one of the two tankers that was attacked in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June by firing a man-portable air defence...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is soliciting proposals for novel concepts aimed at integrating ‘intelligent systems’ into future warships.

The US Army is moving out with development and fieldling of two Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) variants with plans to award three prototyping contracts by the end...

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).