Jane's Defense News

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has received approval from the government to proceed with its plan to procure new fighter aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of...

Brazilian aerospace and defence company Embraer has agreed to sell two airframe factories in Evora, Portugal, to Spain-based aerostructures manufacturer Aernnova for...

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted additional test-firings of its Man Portable Anti‐Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on 11 January.

High-volume production has begun of 199 Light Tactical Transport Vehicles (LTTVs) for Belgium, their manufacturer, Jankel, announced in a press release on 30 November....

Total collective defence spending across the 26 European Defence Agency (EDA) member states reached a record EUR198 billion (nearly USD223 billion) in 2020, a 5% rise...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) performed over-the-horizon (OTH) heavy lift and troop transport ship-to-shore tests with Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters...

Poland and the United States signed a government-to-government agreement on 8 December for 300 surplus US Cougar 4×4 mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles for...

The Finnish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in a press release on 7 December that it had authorised the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) to sign a contract with...

The Turkish Navy's first dedicated intelligence-gathering ship has entered service.

The Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) displayed a single Norinco VT2 main battle tank for the first time during the parade in Dar Es Salaam to mark the 60th...

The Turkish Navy's new replenishment and logistic ship (DİMDEG), Derya (A 1590), is planned to jointly operate with unmanned surface vessels (USVs).

Technicians aboard the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) were preparing equipment for at-sea deck-handling testing of the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray unmanned...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender for a demonstration of an uncrewed stratospheric communications and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance...

The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) demonstrated its new multicopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to King Abdullah II on 6 December.

The Australian Army is to prematurely retire its fleet of NHIndustries NH90 (MRH-90 Taipan in national service) transport and assault helicopters in favour of the...

The Polish Army received its first batch of Żmija (Viper) 4×4 long-range reconnaissance vehicles on 7 December, the Ministry of National Defence announced on its website...

The US Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control a USD23.9 million contract for engineering and manufacturing...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has for the first time permanently assigned Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters to RAAF Base Tindal in the...

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has completed a special inspection of its Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone maritime and anti-submarine warfare helicopter fleet after cracks...

The Nigerien Air Force received a second US-supported C-130H transport aircraft during a ceremony held at Niamey's Air Base 101 on 7 December.