The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has eased performance-security requirements on foreign and local companies bidding for defence contracts.

Airbus has touted a European alignment of effort in the development of a next-generation military medium-lift helicopter as a means of ensuring continued continental...

Amid heightened tensions over maritime and territorial disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) Beijing has passed a law authorising the China Coast Guard’s (CCG’s) use of...

Greece and France have finalised a deal for 18 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft for the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), valued at an estimated EUR1.92 billion (USD2.35...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded Elbit Systems UK a GBP102 million (USD139 million) five-year contract for a new Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator (DJFI) system,...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed two deals to supply its Heron MK II unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to an undisclosed central Asian nation.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted Spirit Aerosystems in Belfast to lead the design and manufacture of a prototype ‘loyal wingman’ for the Royal Air Force...

Australia has cancelled a contract with Phoenix International for the delivery of a new submarine escape, rescue, and abandonment system (SERAS) intended to support the...

The US Navy (USN) has revealed initial installations of its Improved Stalker (I-Stalker) Long Range Electro-Optic Sensor System (LREOSS) on two Nimitz-class...

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 January that it will supply an undisclosed number of radar stations, Pantsir-S1 self-propelled short-range...

Russia has officially launched the development of a replacement for the MiG-31 ‘Foxhound’ interceptor under the PAK DP (Predpolagayemyy vozdukha Kompleks dlya Dal’ney...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has flight-demonstrated a new self-protection pod for its MQ-9 range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the company...

HENSOLDT UK has unveiled its newest mid-range, X-band ground surveillance radar designed to enable offensive operations such as long-range fire support, while also...

US Army leaders are moving forward with evaluating options for an eventual replacement of the service’s Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) in the...

Israel-based defence electronics company Elbit Systems has completed live demonstrations of its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled fire support system HattoriX for...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control a USD58.9 million contract to advance the Phase 3...

The first effort of the US Air Force (USAF)/US Space Force (USSF) Space Prime programme will focus on smart, or networked, spacecraft, according to a Pentagon official.

Canberra announced on 25 January that it will spend AUD1 billion (USD772 million) on acquiring more advanced guided weapons to enhance the combat capabilities of Royal...

Continuing seven years of uninterrupted expansion, global defence spending rose by 1.9% in 2020, according to defence spending data from Janes, the trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence.

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 25 January that Hyundai Rotem has completed development of a command post variant of its...