Russian MoD to Buy 12 Fifth-gen Su-57 Jets for ‘Test Combat Use’
Russias defense ministry plans to sign a contract for a preproduction batch of 12 fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets, TASS reported quoting Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov. "We are buying Su-57...
BAE Systems Wins $34 Million for Maintenance, Modernization, Repair of USS Pearl
BAE Systems is being awarded a $34 million contract for the execution of USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship fiscal 2018 selected restricted availability. This availability...
Northrop Grumman Wins $429 Million for Two Extremely High Frequency Data Payloads
Northrop Grumman has been awarded $428.8 million contract for two functionally equivalent Extremely High Frequency extended Data Rate (EHF XDR) payloads for the recapitalization of the Enhanced Polar System (EPS)
Oshkosh Wins $476 Million to Procure Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2
Oshkosh has won $476 million contract to procure the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2. Bids were solicited via the Internet with two received
Russia Plans to Purchase Additional 114 Ka-52 Helicopters Under New State Arms
The Russian defense ministry intends to purchase an additional 114 Ka-52 helicopters under the new State Arms Program 2018-2027. The Ministry of Defense of Russia plans to conclude a contract for...
US Marine Corps Orders 800 InstantEye Unmanned Systems
InstantEye Robotics announced Tuesday that it has received an order from PMA-263, the US Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office, for an additional 800 InstantEye Mk-2 GEN3-A0 sUAS systems. The systems...
Myanmar To Receive Six Additional Yak-130 Combat Trainers This Year
Russia will deliver an additional batch of six Yak-130 combat training aircraft to Myanmar, Mikhail Petukhov, a deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told Sputnik. "In December 2016, a contract was...
Indian Government Clarifies Rafale Fighter Jet Deal
The government of India has clarified its stand on the allegations in regard to the 2016 Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) to procure 36 Rafale aircraft in fly-away condition from France today. “Unfounded allegations are being made regarding...
Boeing P8, Saab Swordfish in Contention for S Korea Maritime Patrol Aircraft...
Boeing P8 and Saab Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) are the likely candidates as South Korea today decided to procure six new aircraft to supplement its MPA fleet of 16 P-3C and P-3CK Orion planes...
Iran Begins Mass Production of Attack Drone
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Monday inaugurated the mass production line of the countrys new tactical unmanned aerial vehicle armed with a precision-guided bomb, local media reports. Irans Mohajer 6 drone equipped with...
South African Light Reconnaissance, Attack Aircraft to Begin Production
Paramount Group of South Africa and its partners in AHRLAC Holdings is ramping up its facility for production of the Advanced High Performance and Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC) and its military variant, the MWARI. The production...
After USAF General, French AF Chief Flies In India’s LCA Tejas
The Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, General André Lanata flew the Indian Air Forces domestically built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft on Wednesday during his visit to an Air Force station in Jodhpur,...
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