Leonardo expects the creation of its land defence systems joint venture with Rheinmetall by the end of September, the Italian company's CEO and managing director,...

Sweden is upgrading its fleet of Sikorsky UH-60M (HKP 16 in national service) Black Hawk medium-lift helicopters to afford them 50% greater range.

The US government has approved the sale of Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Slovakia.

US Navy (USN) Captain Peter French, commanding officer for the blue crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728), touted the vessel's strike,...

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo, has been awarded a contract by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR)...

The Australian government has introduced the first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) into the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Boeing is working to recover from recent production and safety issues in its commercial business and ongoing challenges with several defence contracts. The company...

The US Navy (USN) is expanding upon its usage of ‘fly-in' elements at the latest iteration of Pacific Partnership – the service's largest annual humanitarian assistance...

Rheinmetall's Skyranger 30 air-defence turret destined for Austria and Germany will be integrated with Hensoldt's Spexer 2000M 3D MkIII radar in a bid to enhance...

Members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may have unwittingly provided evidence that they are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) supplied by the United Arab...

Rheinmetall announced in a press release on 30 July that it had taken over an ammunition factory in Várpalota, Hungary, the day before. The factory is designed to...

Hanwha Aerospace has given more details to Janes about its wheeled K9 self-propelled howitzer (SPH), after a photo emerged of it on a previously unseen wheeled chassis...

Russia is producing nearly 4,000 first-person-view (FPV) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) per day, Russian Minister of Defence Andrei Belousov announced to troops at the...

The Australian government has said it has not ruled out the possibility of equipping the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with weapons. This is...

Vanuatu has commissioned the landing craft that it received under assistance from Canberra, Australia's Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston confirmed in a...

The UK's Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, Maria Eagle, announced a GBP176 million (USD227 million) deal with Thales for “a significant number” of...

Rolls-Royce has told Janes that it is progressing with the design of the engine demonstrator for the ‘sixth-generation' fighter of the Global Combat Air Programme...

The Republic of Angola has received the first of three Airbus C295 aircraft it ordered in April 2022.

The Netherlands has signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) with the United States for the procurement of Lockheed Martin AGM-158B Joint Air-To-Surface Stand-off...

The Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) announced on its website on 24 July that it had received its first domestically produced KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)...