Jane's Defense News

A confluence of mechanical and human failures are the cause of the deadly July 2020 amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) accident that killed eight marines and a US Navy...

Taiwan has begun series-production of a new land-based, long-range missile system and is developing three other unspecified long-range weapon systems, Leng Chin-hsu,...

Leonardo is encouraged by the UK government’s recent announcements that it is to recapitalise the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) medium-lift helicopter fleet, at the same...

Images released by North Korea’s state-run media show that the country appears to have tested on 25 March a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) system that...

The final Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft acquired by Romania from Portugal was delivered to the eastern European nation on 25 March.

The extension of Operation ‘Irini’, the European Union’s year-old maritime mission to enforce the UN’s arms embargo on Libya, for another two years automatically came...

Two UK Royal Navy (RN) Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are to be extended in service by up to 18 months to cover gaps caused by delays to the...

The Martin UAV V-Bat vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV’s) ability to autonomously turn into the wind in a hover is one...

Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) contracted Kongsberg Geospatial and ING Robotic Aviation to perform unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) trials from Canadian...

The US Navy (USN) has taken delivery of its first Tomahawk cruise missile recertified and upgraded to Block V standard.

Members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) cautioned US Navy (USN) officials during public discussions this month against retiring warships too early and...

US President Joe Biden said the upcoming 1 May deadline to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan – as envisaged in the 29 February 2020 conditions-based US-Taliban...

The US Navy is seeking industry input towards the development of a new High-Level Data Fusion (HLDF) prototype system architecture, designed to augment command and...

The US Air Force (USAF) is considering changing the formula for how it compares pilot training candidates as the current system rewards those who can afford to...

The Turkish Navy launched its first Type 214TN submarine, TCG Pirireis, at Gölcük Naval Shipyard on 22 March.

DroneShield will focus on upgrading its artificial intelligence (AI)-based detection and classification software in the coming years to develop an increasingly flexible...

The Germany Army has stood up a new helicopter command geared at streamlining the decision-making process of the Division Schnelle Kräfte (DSK) Rapid Forces Division.

NATO leaders must decide at their next summit, likely to be held in June, whether to hike the organisation’s common funding in order to boost the allies’ deterrence and...

Saudi Arabia is to receive Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters valued at USD99.8 million.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) announced on 18 March that it has delivered the first Knifefish surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned underwater vehicle...