The first of 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft for Poland made its maiden flight on 2 December.

HII officials detailed plans on 4 December to acquire South Carolina metal fabricator to boost shipbuilding capacity. They entered into a definitive agreement to acquire...

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has received its third and final battery of Rafael's Spyder self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM).

Secretary of State at the Polish Ministry of National Defence Paweł Bejda announced during a press conference on 2 December that Poland has begun implementing the second...

Germany is to combine its army (Heer) and air force (Luftwaffe) helicopters into a joint aviation brigade in response to Russia's continued war in Ukraine.

Navantia has completed installation of the first hydrogen-based air-independent propulsion (AIP) system on board a Spanish Navy S-80 Plus-class diesel-electric attack...

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has conducted a live-fly demonstration of the transfer of data between the United States and a non-US...

France's Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group (CSG), also referred to as the GAN (Groupe AéroNaval) or TF473, set sail from Toulon on 28 November for a five-month...

Belgium's US-based conversion unit for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) received its first national aircraft on 4 December.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces has formed a dedicated airborne brigade, it was announced during a large military event to mark the 53rd anniversary of the...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) intends to procure General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to...

A new science and technology (S&T) line of effort will be funded in fiscal year (FY) 2026 for an extended-range ground-based missile, the US Armyrevealed on 3 December.

The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina: FAA) has resumed development work of the FAS-850 Dardo glide bomb, an FAA source with knowledge of the programme told...

The US Air Force (USAF) began separation testing of the Northrop Grumman Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), according to a 2 December statement by the service.

European missile maker MBDA is seeking to strengthen ties with the Brazilian defence technological and industrial base (DTIB), and further contribute to modernising the...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has approved the prototype design for the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) 30 mm autocannon variant, a spokesperson told Janes on 27...

Norwegian combat aircraft and ground-based air-defence (GBAD) systems have taken on the safeguarding of airspace over NATO's key hub for equipment transfers to Ukraine...

The US Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of communication, sensor, and logistics equipment associated with the Sikorsky MH-60R...

Rheinmetall and Lithuania are beginning the construction of a 155 mm artillery ammunition plant in Baisogala, the German company and Lithuanian Ministry of National...

Hungary and Italy have temporarily taken on the air defence of Croatia while that country continues its transition from the MiG-21 ‘Fishbed' to the Dassault Rafale...