The first Mistral class amphibious assault ship for Russia will be laid down at the start of February in a French shipyard, a military industry official told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

As their combat commitments to Afghanistan draw down, NATO countries are reshaping their forces to meet anticipated combat capability requirements in future 'hybrid' or major combat operations.

Leaders in Washington, Beijing and Canberra breathed a quiet sigh of relief when Taiwanese President Ma Ying Jeou was elected for a second term on January 14.

According to the "Independent Review of the Intelligence Community" Australia has seen a dramatic expansion of its intelligence agencies over the past 10 years.

Details of how the British Army is to downsize its artillery branch's force structure to meet the cost-saving targets, have been seen by Jane' s and reported in JDW.

The Australian Senate is currently conducting an inquiry into the Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011 which covers the Australia-US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty.

We may be closer to the day when United States Marines will, within a matter of minutes, use a handheld app to summon robotic helicopters to deliver battlefield supplies.

BAE Systems has announced that Australia's biggest advanced aerospace components manufacturing and treatment operation will be built in South Australia.

Raytheon Canada Limited has been awarded a Technology Demonstration Program for its next generation High Frequency Surface Wave Radar.

Austal's Alabama shipyard, a subsidiary company of Austal Australia, completed the launch of the second 127-metre Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, "Coronado".

The Kokoda Foundation released a report stating that it found that there is simply no commercial off-the-shelf conventional submarine that comes close to meeting Australia's requirements.

ADF personnel serving in the Middle East Area of Operations welcomed a new commander, Major General Stuart Smith AM, after 12 months under the guide of Major General Angus Campbell AM.

South Korea has announced current or potential procurement programmes for a number of air-to-surface precision guided munitions, according to local media.

The death of Osama bin Laden and the emergence of the Arab Spring has deemphasised many political grievances that have driven terrorist attacks in the past.

The Joint Strike Fighter program is unlikely to meet two crucial operational criteria pivotal to future production decisions, according to the Pentagon’s top weapons tester.

The Australian Business Defence Industry Unit has announced that it has appointed a new manager, Graeme Dunk