The Philippine Navy has commissioned its first Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate.

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender seeking assistance in support of its planned corporatisation of military production units under the Ordnance...

China has finalised “all legal procedures” to join the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.

On 25 June, the Islamic State claimed to have killed and wounded 10 Filipino soldiers in an attack in the southern Philippines, which the group alleged had taken place...

The Russian Navy is set to commission some 40 naval platforms this year, the service’s commander-in-chief, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, told military newspaper Krasnaya...

Hanwha Systems announced on 9 July that it has signed a contract with South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) to support the initial operational testing of a...

The voluntary scope of the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in defence is too weak and lacks sufficient funding or governance to transform capability...

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has demonstrated the air-defence credentials of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter...

The UK is set to begin processing licences for the export of defence equipment to Saudi Arabia that could potentially be used in Yemen again, according to a written...

The South Korean government has outlined plans to boost military exports in the face of declining sales in international markets.

The US Air Force (USAF) should adopt a cost-per-effect metric for weapon systems to maximise mission value instead of relying on simplistic metrics such as unit cost or...

Two Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules tankers are operational with the French Air Force, meaning France now has its own mid-air refuelling capability for its Airbus...

French underwater systems and robotics group ECA has awarded UMS Skeldar a contract to supply its V-200 vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system (UAS) for...

The Armed Forces of Madagascar (Tafika Malagasy) displayed their new light armoured vehicles during the 26 June military parade in Antananarivo that commemorated the...

The assembly of Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifles under licence in Armenia has commenced at the Neutron GAM facility, the country’s government has revealed.

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has said both its Eurofighter and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fleets will be used for multirole...

The New Zealand Army has received the first six MRZR D4 all-terrain vehicles ordered from US manufacturer Polaris Government and Defense under the Ministry of Defence’s...

The Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has proposed to members of the country’s National Diet (parliament) that series-production of a next-generation multirole fighter...

Sweden is to begin formal planning for its next-generation combat aircraft during the next budgetary cycle of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the government disclosed on...

The budget committee of the Bundestag, the German parliament, approved nearly EUR1 billion (USD1.1 billion) before the summer break in funding for Global 6000...