Defense

The Qatari, Saudi and UAE air forces have been ramping up their tactical and integration skills with other air forces by participating in air exercises in Europe and the US. Alan Warnes reports.

The two biggest military spenders in the Middle East – Saudi and UAE – take the first steps towards purchase of Turkish fifth-generation fighter. Alan Warnes reports.

The 14th African Air Chiefs Symposium (AACS), co-hosted by the Zambia Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa, took place in Lusaka, Zambia from February 17-21. Alan Warnes reports.

If all the speculation in early February is to be believed, Morocco could soon become the first Arab and African nation to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35. Alan Warnes reports.

Namibia has continued its longstanding military equipment relationship with China with the delivery of a pair of Shaanxi Y-9 medium transports.

After years of scattered attempts to keep pilots in service failed to change the trend, the Air Force is renewing outreach to its aircrews.

The 2025 edition of the collocated IDEX and NAVDEX event draws to a close, reporting record numbers and a tale of great success for host Abu Dhabi, with more than 150,000 visitors in attendance.

TATV speaks to Yoav Tourgeman, the CEO of Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, who discusses the Israeli firm’s work in the multi-layered air defence systems realm and how its specialised R&D process brings value to its customers.

TATV Spotlight puts the focus on voice communications control system market leader Frequentis in this interview at IDEX 2025 with the company’s Usama Assi, director global strategy defence. This interview focuses on technologies and solutions that help interoperability.

Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show is one of the fasting growing defence events in the world.

Bill Guyan, Leonardo DRS president of international business, explains the importance of the Middle East to the company’s growth ambitions as it brings its expertise in advanced defence systems to the region in this TATV Spotlight programme from IDEX.

Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans unaffordable without large changes.

Airbus’ plan for an ultra-efficient successor to the A320 has received a funding commitment from Paris for €300 million ($330 million) per year, from 2024-27.

After years of scattered attempts to keep pilots in service failed to change the trend, the Air Force is renewing outreach to its aircrews.

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Aviation Week projects that regional defense investment will to climb to $270 billion by 2032 from $197 billion in 2023.

The world's largest defence contractor Lockheed Martin was at the World Defense Show in Riyadh.

After a hugely successful launch in 2022, the World Defense show is counting down to its second edition.

The F-16 has long been a stalwart in global fleets, but key advances over the years have proved its ability to serve in a variety of operational roles.

February's World Defense Show in Riyadh is truly showcasing the future of the industry with its special Future of Defence hub.

China’s own upgrades are driving other nations in the region toward change. Add text Jul 22, 2024 by KL.

The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.

Chief operating officers are returning to prominence across aerospace and defense companies as the industry labors to recover from the COVID-19 disruption.

Congress has OK'd the transfer of seven Lockheed Martin HC-130Hs from the U.S. Coast Guard to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The U.S. arm of Germany’s Quantum Systems has signed a contract with the New Zealand Ministry of Defense to supply its Vector uncrewed aircraft system.