Defence`s Feeds

The U.S. Navy has hit back at its critics with a staunch defence of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme . Lt Robert Myers, a Pentagon spokesman for the Navy, charged that critics have rounded on the LCS because of outdated perspectives, stressing that the vers

Polish Wilk 105-mm Fire Support Vehicle

Australian Canberra Class Amphibious Assault Ship

Chinese Shaanxi Y-8 Tactical Transport Aircraft

Japanese Kawasaki C-2 Medium-Range Transport Aircraft

It’s been a torrid year for the civilian aviation industry with this year’s news cycle dominated by the tragic fates of Malaysian Airline flights MH17 and MH370. Airlines and governments are raising concerns about passenger safety as industry enters a period of thorough sel

United Technologies Corp's Pratt & Whitney unit said the "root cause" of the June 23 engine failure on a Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet should be clear by the end of September, which would pave the way for over $1 billion in contracts for another 84 engines.

American Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK)

With polls suggesting  the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ vote  are neck and neck in the run up to the Scottish referendum on independence, attention has again been drawn to the future of the United Kingdom’s nuclear Trident programme. The Ro

Russian Antonov An-12 Tactical Transport Aircraft

Japanese Kawasaki C-1 Tactical Transport Aircraft

American M1A2 SEP Main Battle Tank

On the first day of the NATO summit in Newport, UK defence secretary Michael Fallon announced a deal with Latvia to sell 123 surplus combat reconnaissance armoured vehicles. The Latvian Army will pay £39.4 million for the vehicles, including overhaul and refurbishment.

Chris Markey is the Chairman of the Defence Forum of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT). He provides advice and consultancy support in both commercial and defence sectors, primarily on supply chain and logistic issues. Ahead of his presentation at the Qatar

Slovakian T-72M2 Moderna Main Battle Tank

Chinese Y-20 Heavy Transport Aircraft

Pakistan has received the last four upgraded F-16 fighter aircraft from Turkish firm Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The avionics and structural modernisation of 41 F-16s completes the contract first signed with the Pakistan Air Force in 2009. TAI has rece

The Royal Navy’s minehunting ship HMS Quorn returned to its home in Portsmouth this week after an eight month deployment in the G