Austal Opts Out Of Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel Program
Australias shipbuilder Austal has opted out of the countrys Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program due to failed negotiations with the main contractor German ship designer Lürssen. "Lürssen has worked hard to...
Sierra Nevada To Join DARPA Project To Launch Multiple Reusable UAVs From...
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been selected to participate in Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program as part of the Dynetics-led team. The Gremlins...
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Russia to Conduct Maiden Flight of Mi-38T Military Chopper in May
Russian Helicopters new Mi-38T military helicopter will make its maiden flight later this month. "The plan is to see the helicopter, which is being adapted to the Defense Ministrys requirements, take...
Huntington Ingalls Partners with 3D Systems to Develop Additive Manufacturing Tech
Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division has partnered with 3D Systems to develop additive manufacturing technologies expected to accelerate the adoption of metal 3-D printing in the naval shipbuilding...
Boeing to Provide 266 Fuse Assemblies for USAF Air-launched Missiles
Boeing has been awarded $14 million contract for the production of 266 fuse assemblies for US Air Force air launched missiles. Work is expected to be complete by May 2022, US...
Raytheon to Supply RAM Guided Missile Round Pack to US Navy, Qatar
Raytheon has won $242 million contract to supply Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missile round pack, missile ordnance alterations, and spares to US Navy and Qatar for fiscal 2018. RAM is a...
Russia Completes Delivery of First Set of S-400 Missile Defense Systems to...
China has received the last batch of military equipment of the first regimental set of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia. "The last batch of military equipment for the first regimental set of S-400 systems has...
Israel Used 28 F-15, F-16 Fighters, Fired 70 Missiles at Syria
Israel has used 28 planes mostly F-15 and F-16 fighters and fired 70 air-launched and tactical missiles in the last night air raid on Iranian military installations in Syria. The Syrian defense forces have shot...
China May Have Developed Long Range Bomber
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) released a video on Tuesday showcasing a new long-range bomber for the first time to the public during the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the group, local media...
Pentagon to Install McAfee Security Software Worldwide in $550M Deal
The Pentagon has awarded a contract worth more than a half-billion dollars to three US consulting firms for McAfee security solutions, the Defense Department said in a press release. "This agreement will provide McAfee brand name...
China Deploys J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet for Combat Training
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has deployed its stealth fighter jet, J-20, to sea areas for combat training. "The J-20 has conducted a combat training mission in sea areas for the first time,...
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles