The US Senate has confirmed nominations for a new group of senior military leaders that includes the top two positions, chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Airbus Military with prime contractor EADS North America have delivered to the US Coast Guard its 12th HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft, four months ahead of the contract delivery date.

US Army researchers are asking industry for information on building affordable technology to protect against tactical UAVs, cruise missiles, rockets, artillery, and mortars in all weather.

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it was awarded a $40 million order by the Israel Ministry of Defense for the follow-on Digital Army Program.

The Pentagon's chief weapons tester said earlier this year that he wanted to put the brakes on an effort to rush so called "blast chimney" vehicle technology to the field in US Humvees this summer.

Reports state that the Searchwater 2000 airborne early warning radar has been playing a critical role in helping crews combat Taliban operations with its state-of-the-art surveillance capability.

Elbit Systems has selected the Gabbiano T20 radar for installation in Elbit's Hermes 450 UAS while a larger version of the radar, the T200 has been picked for the Hermes 900.

As the German Army recently announced, a team of instructors has been deployed to Afghanistan to instruct German soldiers in the operation of a new, small tactical reconnaissance unmanned air system.

The UK Ministry of Defence's core process for acquiring armoured vehicles resulted in delays and cancellations that will leave serious gaps in requirements until 2024/2025 at the earliest.

The successful development of a weapon system that can fly at least five times the speed of sound would be a "watershed event" for the US Defense Department.

Raytheon has delivered the first SM-6 production round to the US Navy.

Austal's largest catamaran built to date, the 113 metre "Leonora Christina", was recently handed over to her owners, marking completion of construction at Austal's Henderson shipyard.

The NZ Defence Force has deployed Light Armoured Vehicles to Bamyan Province in Afghanistan to support the Provincial Reconstruction Team.

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a contract to supply self-propelled artillery and accompanying systems to an African country.

At least GBP6 billion of UK defence spending has been wasted by pushing through tough cuts to the MoD defence budget as part of their review process.

The second phase of a NZ$58 million project to upgrade systems aboard the NZ Navy frigates Te Kaha and Te Mana has begun, NZ defence minister Wayne Mapp said.