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British Dennis Eagle Aircraft Refueller

  The new head of GCHQ has piled the pressure on large tech firms including Google, Apple and Twitter to facilitate more open communications with go

Vietnam’s Navy is evolving into a robust, effective maritime force in South East Asia with the delivery of a third Kilo-class submarine from Russia expecte

British Vector Protected Patrol Vehicle

An F-35 conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (U.S. Navy p

Sri Lanka allowed a Chinese submarine and warship to dock at its Colombo port on Sunday just days after Vietnam PM Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to India, according to local media. The Indian government has reacted with anger to the development  and has called i

Czech Tatra T158 Phoenix Heavy Utility Truck

The U.S. Air Force may miss its target of August 2016 to start using the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet in combat if Congress blocks the service's plan to retire its A-10 tank-killer aircraft, a top U.S. general said Thursday. Air Force Lieutenant General

This analysis of the African military vehicle market has been taken from the Global Armoured Vehicle Market Report 2015, which was released last month. You can view the full analysis, including exclusive data and results from our annual survey, by

Serbian Lazar 2 Armored Personnel Carrier

American Kovatch R-11-6000 Refueler Truck

A UH-60L Black Hawk flies a low-level mission over Iraq in January 2004. Wikipedia

Fielding a personnel recovery (PR) capability has long been considered strategically important to many militaries. It is needed to sustain morale, to increase operational performance, and to deny adversaries the opportunity to exploit intelligence or propaganda. However, PR has also

American M274 Mechanical Mule Motorized Platform

Taiwan looks set to bolster its mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities with a deal to build six MCM vessels agreed for an undisclosed amount, according to Reuters. Ching Fu Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder, is thought to have won the contract

Austrian Haflinger Light Utility Vehicle

This week Lockheed Martin announced it had reached an agreement to produce the eighth lot of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. A contract is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks and deliveries are expected to begin in 2016. The lot – known as low-rate initia

With a number of events coming up in November, the team at Defence IQ thought it would be useful to highlight some of the keynote military speakers  we’ve confirmed for not only our most established conferences but also fantastic new launches such a

American ATC 6x6 Heavy Utility Truck

The Brazilian Aeronautics Command, COMAER, has signed a contract to acquire 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force for around SEK 39.3 billion ($5.4 billion). The contract, which consists of 28 single-seat aircraft and eight two-seaters, was signed after Dilma Rousse