The German Luftwaffe's IRIS-T SLM (Surface Launched Medium Range) air-defence system reached its initial operational capability (IOC) on 4 September with the completion...

Japan and Australia have agreed to expand collaboration on long-range strike weapons. The effort will be centred on developing interoperability and common capability...

Egypt has signed for two Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters, becoming the 23rd operator of the type.

The managing director of Leonardo Helicopters UK, Adam Clarke, has told Janes that the acquisition of the UK's New Medium Helicopter (NMH) can now be accelerated, after...

Hungary has received the first of two Embraer KC/C-390 Millennium aircraft for Hungary, the Brazilian manufacturer announced on 5 September.

The Australian government has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to acquire Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)...

The US Air Force (USAF) conducted the first roadway operations of its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft in Europe on 4 September.

Japan and Norway have signed an agreement to co-operate on defence equipment and technology. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on 3 September during...

The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) is procuring long-range anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to replace medium-range ATGMs starting in 2026, State Secretary for Defence...

Airbus remains committed to offering its H175M to the international market despite withdrawing the platform from the United Kingdom's New Medium Helicopter (NMH)...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) will need interim connectors as the service awaits its fleet of planned 35 medium landing ships or what the US Navy (USN) calls landing ships...

Japan's ShinMaywa Industries has initiated a series of upgrades for its US-2 amphibious aircraft as it looks to extend its customer base beyond the Japan Self-Defense...

India has approved the Indian Army's procurement of next-generation main battle tanks (MBTs) to replace the service's ageing fleets of T-72s.

Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace has completed navigational life-extension work on the Austrian Air Force's (AAF's) fleet of three Lockheed Martin C-130K aircraft.

Lockheed Martin is delivering F-35 Lightning IIs with a “robust” but not yet combat-capable version of the Technology Refresh-3 (TR-3) software, according to the F-35...

General Dynamics European Land Systems-Steyr (GDELS-Steyr) has displayed the air-defence variant of its Pandur 6×6 Evolution (EVO) wheeled armoured vehicle, with...

The US Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA's) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) has launched a mentor-protégé programme (MPP) to strengthen small vendors in its...

A new Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) special mission aircraft that appeared at a recently concluded Sino-Thai military exercise has been identified as the...

The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Defence Intelligence briefing posted on X (formerly Twitter) on 13 June 2022 addressed the battle around Sieverodonetsk. It said,...

A Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship has sailed into a shipyard operated by Hanwha Ocean, marking the first overhaul work to be carried out by a South...