The US Navy (USN) intends to operate 12 Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Flight I destroyers beyond their 35-year expected service lives, the USN confirmed on 31 October.

The welding issues that HII had reported to the US Navy (USN) at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding yard in Virginia were limited in scope, according to HII...

The US government has contracted Lockheed Martin for full rate production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 AN/SLQ-32(V)6 and...

North Korea has confirmed that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) it test launched on 31 October featured a new weapon known as Hwaseongpho-19 (or...

The French Army's towed 120 mm mortars that will be replaced by Griffon Mortier Embarqué Pour l'Appui au Contact (MEPAC) 6×6 self-propelled 120 mm mortar carriers will...

Saronic unveiled its Corsair autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) via a 23 October announcement. The Corsair ASV is the company's third unmanned surface vehicle (USV)...

Turkish Aerospace delivered its first T625 Gökbey domestically developed helicopter on 29 October.

While development activities continue towards achieving the revised capability road map for the A400M Atlas transport aircraft, Airbus said on 30 October that “risks...

The US Department of Defense (DoD) directorate, tasked with executing the Pentagon's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC), is initiating a cloud accelerator...

Embraer is targeting Morocco as the latest export customer for its KC/C-390 Millennium aircraft, as the North African country looks to recapitalise its tanker-transport...

The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has acquired a Beechcraft King Air 360ER to enhance its maritime surveillance operations.

Janes received confirmation at Defence iQ's Future Mortar Systems (FMS) 2024 conference held in London on 29–30 October that Austria is a customer for Elbit Systems'...

The build of the first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for Finland has begun at the manufacturer's Fort Worth facility in the US.

South Korea has initiated a project to upgrade the Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) ROKS Dokdo landing platform helicopter (LPH) amphibious assault ship with an...

The Australian Army is subjecting its new Sikorsky UH-60M helicopters to a variety of training and testing activities in support of achieving initial operational...

Production of Mörser 16 armoured mortar vehicles (AMVs) is under way for Switzerland following the completion of testing of the systems in 2024, Janes learnt on the...

Sweden has flown its first NATO-controlled air-defence mission since joining the alliance earlier in 2024.

Japan's Naikai Shipbuilding has launched the first ship in a new class of landing craft utility (LCU) vessels that will be used to bolster its armed forces' interisland...

Patria unveiled its TREMOS mortar system on the first day of Defence iQ's Future Mortar Systems (FMS) 2024 conference held in London on 29–30 October.

Spain has received its first NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 helicopter to be delivered to the Standard 3 configuration.