The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 24 February that the Logistics Command of the Afghan National Army (ANA) has received 640 new vehicles from the United...

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA) commissioned a new patrol boat for coastguard operations at the Naval...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces signed a deal worth AED35,494,740 with Al Fattan Marine Services for an undisclosed number of coastal patrol boats for the...

Leonardo is pitching the AW149 medium-lift helicopter as a potential replacement for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) fleet of Westland-Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2...

Israel announced its long-awaited decision on the acquisition of next-generation heavy-lift helicopter on 25 February after it announced it has opted for the Sikorsky...

Saab has signed several agreements with the UAE’s Tawazun at IDEX 2021 , held in Abu Dhabi from 22–25 February, covering technology development and participation in the...

Myanmar Navy has deployed its sole amphibious landing platform dock (LPD) to Malaysia on a repatriation operation that will test the vessel’s mass evacuation capabilities.

The UAE’s Tawazun is to take control of the management of procurements for the UAE’s armed forces in a resolution signed by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 24...

The US Air Force (USAF) is considering a new force presentation model to achieve more predictability in how it offers its forces to combatant commanders (COCOMs) while...

Czech company Excalibur Army announced on 22 February that it has signed an agreement with Indonesian company PT Republik Defensindo (PT. RDI) for the joint production...

The United Kingdom is aiming to further expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific over the coming few years by deepening its relationships with regional countries.

Indonesian shipbuilder PT Bandar Abadi has launched two Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ships (LSTs) on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia –...

Rafael Advanced Defence Systems announced on 26 February that it had finalised development and qualification of the ground-based air defence (GBAD) version of the...

China has built a new training facility for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) border defence troops in Tibet.

Chinese state-owned media revealed on 28 February that an air-defence brigade with the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) 78th Group Army has been...

The US Department of Defense is moving ahead with plans to conduct a ‘scalable’ African Lion exercise later this year and army Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB)...

A group of five Chinese naval vessels has deployed south of the equator for a training exercise that is likely intended to enhance the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s...

Operation ‘Sea Guardian’ (OSG), NATO’s Mediterranean-based maritime security operation, carried out its first focused operation (FOCOP) for 2021 in the Alboran Sea. The...

المشهد الاقتصادي المتأزم خلال عام 2020 والتغيرات في ديناميكيات المشتريات وأطرها الزمنية ومتطلباتها، كل هذه العوامل قد تُحدث تغييرات ملموسة على النمو طويل الأجل لميزانيات الدفاع في المنطقة .

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Emirates Command & Control System (ECCS) Land Tactical System (ELTS), for which L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor, has...