Jane's Defense News

The US Army is in the throes of modernising its weapon systems to better compete with Russian and Chinese forces, and incoming political appointees, both acting and...

The first of 84 Hellenic Air Force (HAF) F-16C/D Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to be upgraded to the latest F-16V standard made its maiden flight on 17 January.

The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) outgoing acquisition chief has laid the foundation for supersonic transportation, which is a flight faster than Mach 1 (1,236 km/h at sea...

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has confirmed that audits of foreign contractors’ partnerships with local businesses have now begun.

The Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has signed a contract with BAE Systems for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of 122 CV9035NL infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) of...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) for the supply of new combined influence minesweeping systems as part of the Royal Navy’s...

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has released a request for information (RFI) for radars that are carried by aerostats to increase their ability to...

The Indian Army has highlighted its growing ties with local industry in efforts to integrate swarming technologies for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has formally selected a localised version of the M3 amphibious rig to meet a Republic of Korea Army...

The Pentagon has reduced the US military footprint inside Afghanistan to 2,500 troops after seeking a ‘waiver’ to circumvent a Congressional mandate to pause reductions,...

The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) unveiled on 3 January a revised conceptual design for its future next-generation light aircraft carrier.

India plans on commissioning the second of its four indigenously developed and built Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in early 2021.

Taiwan has begun developing a new variant of its Cloud Leopard (Yunpao) wheeled armoured vehicle fitted with a 105 mm gun.

Sweden will embark on a major recapitalisation of its surface combatant force following the conclusion of the 2021–25 defence bill process.

The US government announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s defence acquisition organisation on 14 December under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through...

The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra announced on 2 December that it will issue tenders next year for work on new maritime underwater tracking ranges set to be...

The US Department of State has approved a potential USD280 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Taiwan of a Field Information Communications System (FICS) along with...

The US Army has co-developed a new machine learning (ML) algorithm that can analyse patterns in brain signals, potentially providing soldiers with behavioural feedback...

The US Air Force (USAF) recently performed an external captive carry flight with the Rockwell B-1B Lancer bomber that also featured the aircraft carrying an inert...

Vietnam has launched a ‘spearheads of industry’ initiative to support the local development of military technologies through investment in one of its biggest defence...