Procurement Of First Long-range Cruise Missiles, 3900-tons Destroyers In Japan’s $46B Defense...
The Japanese government on Friday approved a record-high defense budget of 5.19 trillion yen ($46 billion) for fiscal 2018 to boost its missile defenses against the growing threat from North...
Norway Procures South Korean K-9 Thunder 155mm Systems Worth $215M
Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency and South Korean company Hanwha Land Systems signed a contract estimated 1.8 Billion NOK (US$ 215 million) for the procurement of Artillery System 155 mm on
HAL Receives RFP to Manufacture 15 Light Combat Helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has received a Request for Proposal (RFP) to manufacture 15 Limited Series Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army...
ICGS Sujay: Indian Coast Guard Commissions Sixth 105m Offshore Patrol Vessel
An Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) named ICGS Sujay was commissioned into Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at Goa on Thursday. It is sixth and last in the series of six 105m OPV...
Russia Agrees To Grant Loan For Turkey’s S-400 Missile System Deal
Russia has completed negotiations with Turkey for the sale of an S-400 air defense missile system, and has agreed to grant loan for the purchase. "All the issues have been resolved...
Elbit Systems To Equip NATO's A330 Tankers With More J-Music DIRCM Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd has been awarded a follow-on $46 million contract to supply additional J-Music DIRCM (Direct Infrared Countermeasures) self-protection systems to NATO, for its Airbus A330 Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) Program. Similar to...
Boeing KC-46 Program's 767-2C Aircraft Gets FAA Certification
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeings KC-46 tanker program an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for its core 767-2C aircraft configuration, verifying that the fundamental design of the KC-46 tanker is safe and...
Airbus Helicopters Signs £100 Million Support Contract For UK’s Puma 2 Chopper
Airbus Helicopters and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a Follow-on Support Arrangement contract to provide support to the Royal Air Force Puma 2 fleet over the planned service life of the aircraft....
Russia Dispatches 10 Su-35 Fighter Jets to China
Russia has sent the second batch of 10 Su-35 fighter jets to China under a 2015 contract to supply 24 fighter jets TASS reported an unnamed source from Russias military and technical cooperation agency. "Another batch...
Saab Acquires Swedish Combat Boat Manufacturer, Repair Shipyard
Saab acquired Swedish combat boat producer N. Sundin Dockstavarvet AB and the repair shipyard Muskövarvet AB, in order to strengthen Saabs product offering in the naval domain
Boeing Wins $480 Million Saudi Arabian F-15 Fighter Aircraft Fleet Repair Support
Boeing has won $480 million contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) F-15C/D/S/SA fleets repair support services effort. This program is comprised of logistical in-Kingdom repair and return of parts for F-15C/D/S/SA fleets and repair...
Lockheed Martin Wins $945 Million to Provide PAC-3 MSE Missiles to Qatar,...
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $945 million modification contract for the initial Fiscal 2018 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) production option exercise, including 54 US Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles, 24 Qatar MSE missiles, 130 Kingdom...
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