Defence`s Feeds

Defence products – whether that's an engine, weapon system or military plane – often span years or decades in their use, and therefore the contracts to manage and maintain those products can be seriously long-term. Because they are often based on multipl

Lockheed Martin recently announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for the eighth production lot of F-35s. Importantly, the average unit price of F-35 in this lot 8 will be around 4% lower than that in lot 7. Exact cost details wi

Canadian Kenworth C500 Brutes Heavy Utility Truck

  888,246 ceramic poppies planted at the Tower of London to commemorate the British and Commonwealth fallen.

Swedish Scania R620 8x4 Tank Transporter

MILSPRAY's eXV-1 ™ in action Ahead of the Internatio

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MILSPRAY's eXV-1 ™ in action Ahead of the Internatio

Dr. Kevin Burgess is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Management and Security at Cranfield Defence and Security. Defence IQ talked to Dr Burgess about military and defence logistics to learn more about current trends. Here’s the transcript…  <

Defence IQ had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Baudouin Heuninckx, the Head of Aeronautical Programmes in Belgian Defence’s Procurement Division to discuss multinational and collaborative procurement programmes, focusing on the benefits and challenges of such projects.

British Scout SV Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle

American Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite Naval Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter

The T-X programme, a U.S. Air Force acquisition initiative to replace the ageing T-38 Talon with a next generation jet trainer, has taken another step forwards with the Capabilities Development Document (CDD) due to be sent to the Pentagon in January. Acco

The process of regenerating UK carrier airpower has received two considerable boosts in the course of 2014. Firstly, the naming ceremony for HMS Queen Elizabeth constituted an important symbolic milestone in the development of the carrier programme and provided a tangible glim

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