Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta formally opened Mombasa Shipyard, a facility that has been built at the Kenya Navy's main base with the aim of enabling it to maintain...

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has been awarded a KRW800 billion (USD675 million) contract to develop and manufacture four intelligence, surveillance, and...

The Ukrainian armed forces have taken delivery of new armoured vehicles, aircraft, and vessels, the President of Ukraine website announced on 6 December.

Saudi Arabia is to further modernise its fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, with a USD397.9 million contract awarded to the...

German lawmakers have resolved the legal dispute that had stalled the Schwere Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter programme, finding on 15 December that...

MBDA's Marte Extended Range (ER) anti-ship missile has achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of the last of three development and qualification...

A Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 combat aircraft shot down a “small hostile drone” over Syria, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 16 December.

US-based Ducommun Inc has strengthened its position in “niche engineering products” by acquiring Magnetic Seal Corporation (MagSeal), which makes magnetic seals for...

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 16 December the launch of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

A US federal grand jury in Connecticut has indicted six aerospace executives for their alleged role in a conspiracy to limit the job prospects of thousands of engineers...

General Electric (GE) has ended Phase 1 testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine that it is developing as part of the US Air Force's (USAF's) Adaptive Engine...

The US government has blacklisted more than 40 additional Chinese companies, banning the firms from receiving US investment and technologies.

The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) inducted 17 aircraft into service at Meiktila Air Base on 15 December at a ceremony to mark the service's 74th anniversary.

French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly presented to the National Assembly's Defence Committee on 14 December France's plans for its six-month presidency of the...

The head of the US Marine Corps (USMC) wants the corps to move faster on acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including vertical-lift aircraft, as experts say the...

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) have signed an agreement to jointly develop the software component for the active...

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, in association with Raytheon Missiles & Defense, is preparing for a series...

French forces completed their withdrawal from northern Mali on 14 December when they handed over their base at Timbuktu to their Mali counterparts.

Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Saab a SEK145 million (USD16 million) contract to advance feasibility studies and prototyping in support of...

A string of safety warnings about noise and vibration problems with the Ajax family of armoured vehicles were not acted upon by the British Army, according to a review...