New Zealand has unveiled a NZD20 billion (USD13.2 billion) military modernisation programme including the planned acquisition of Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules...

The US Army and Lockheed Martin have agreed on a new deal worth up to USD180.7 million to continue developing the new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) together.

Boeing has completed production of all 24 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters for Qatar, the manufacturer confirmed to Janes on 16 June.

While Covid-19 has affected the construction of aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (CVN 79), the ship is still outpacing its predecessor, carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN...

South Korean Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo has outlined plans for the country to spend more money on locally produced defence products to help industry overcome...

The US Army has begun flying aircraft, participating in its Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) capabilities assessment.

Russian company B-Arms presented the upgraded BRDM-2MB Bekas 4×4 armoured reconnaissance vehicle during a demonstration at a range in Ruza near Moscow on 9 June.

New Lockheed Martin board member James “Jim” Taiclet officially became president and CEO of the US-based defence firm on 15 June as planned, replacing Marillyn Hewson,...

Serbia’s second prototype of the PASARS 6×6 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) test fired indigenously-developed 40 mm pre-fragmented ammunition at ground targets...

Dozens of militants attacked a frontier post in Kafolo, northeastern Côte d’Ivoire, on the border with Burkina Faso, on 11 June, from 0300 h onwards. Local reports...

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have recently produced the country’s first 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) with a USD2.5 billion contract to produce Stryker Double V-Hull A1 (DVHA1) vehicles.

Moog is planning to submit a lighter version of its Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) to the US Marine Corp after its initial offering was deemed too...

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has chosen local firearms manufacturer Dasan Machineries as the preferred bidder in a KRW3.8 billion...

Echodyne has developed a family of palm-sized metamaterial electronically-scanning array (MESA) radars for missions such as counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS),...

Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) are using sophisticated unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to clear mines.

The United Kingdom is to extend operations of three Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters that have been deployed to Mali since July 2018, the...

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to hold talks with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (Mitsui E&S) over the potential acquisition of the company’s naval and...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on...

The UK’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation on 27 January issued revised key user requirements for the Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) programme to replace...