UK-based WFEL Ltd is now the sole contender for the major British Army bridging programme known as Project Tyro, after the withdrawal of Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land...

The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) a JPY15 billion (USD143.1 million)...

Serbia will invest more money in the Vojska Srbije (Serbian Armed Forces, SAF), President Aleksandar Vučić said on 7 February after attending exercise ‘Vrh Koplja...

Aero Vodochody has completed deliveries of six refurbished L-39C Albatros jet trainer aircraft to Uzbekistan, concluding an overhaul effort that was launched in 2018.

Jamaica has ordered six new Bell 505 JetRanger X helicopters to be used for civilian support and pilot training operations.

The first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker for Japan made its maiden flight from the company’s Everett production facility in Seattle, Washington, on 8 February.

The US Navy (USN) on 5 February awarded Sikorsky a USD479 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to procure five VH-92A presidential helicopters, according to a...

The US Navy (USN) had plans and drills in place meant to halt or hamper the spread of disease before the onset of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, but the service had failed...

The Israeli cabinet approved a USD 9 billion package for future acquisitions for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on 7 February, clearing the path for long-awaited...

Government, industry, and trade union representatives in Spain have agreed on a six-point action plan aimed at preserving production capacity and job levels in the...

Kazakhstan announced on 5 February that it has begun trialling an indigenously developed surveillance/reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for use by the Kazakh...

US Army soldiers are in the midst of a five-month assessment of two different ‘light tank’ prototypes – one version by BAE Systems and the other by General Dynamics Land...

The German government has welcomed Washington's announcement of a freeze on the reduction in US troops in Germany pending a Global Force Posture Review announced by...

Canadian company CAE announced on 8 February that it has received a contract from Boeing to design and manufacture the hardware for the P-8A operational flight trainer...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has contracted three companies for the first phase of its LongShot programme to develop an unmanned aerial...

RUAG MRO International announced on 5 February that it is in the process of modernising two Dornier 228 maritime surveillance aircraft operated by the Royal Thai Navy...

The Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) group has attributed losses in fiscal year (FY) 2020 to factors including the Covid-19 pandemic and exchange rates.

The Philippine Navy (PN) welcomed its second and final José Rizal-class guided-missile frigate, the future BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151), as it traversed Philippine waters...

The US Navy (USN) has begun land-based test flights ahead of sending a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) detachment to the Italian Navy...

India has confirmed plans to sell off additional stakes in three defence firms. The move is line with a new policy to retain a ‘bare minimum’ of interest in state-owned...