Meggit Wins $16M for US Navy’s Aircraft Fuel Cell Support and Tooling...
Meggitt Polymers & Composites has been awarded a maximum $16 million delivery order against a five-year basic ordering agreement for aircraft fuel cell support and tooling. The work is expected to...
Goa Shipyard Delivers Offshore Petrol Vessel To Sri Lankan Navy
Goa Shipyard has delivered first Offshore Patrol Vessel (SLOP) to Sri Lanka Navy on 22nd July, 86 days ahead of schedule. SLOPV contract is one of the major export contracts, being...
Lockheed Martin To Manufacture Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles For US Navy, Air...
Lockheed Martin has won an $86.5 million contract from the US Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production
Chinese Warships Join Russian War Games In Baltic Sea
Russian and Chinese warships held gun firing exercises in the Baltic Sea Tuesday as part of the "Joint Sea 2017" naval drills. The Joint Sea 2017 drills commenced Saturday and will...
China Sets Up New Defense Research Agency
Chinas military has set up a defense research agency to develop state-of-the-art weapons such as stealth aircraft and electromagnetic cannons. The new department is reportedly similar to the US Defence Advanced...
Afghan Security Forces Order Five ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Insitu Inc. has won a $19 million worth contract for procurement of five ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Afghan Security forces
Norwegian Police Selects Leonardo's AW169 As Law Enforcement Chopper
Norwegian Police Directorate has chosen Leonardos AW169 as their new law enforcement chopper, following a tender for their helicopter service modernization programme. The contract, expected to be signed in August 2017, will include three aircraft, with...
France May Nationalize STX France Shipyard If Italy Insists On Majority Stake
France has threatened to nationalize the STX France Defence Shipyard if Italy, which has sought a majority stake, does not accept its offer of equal ownership. Italy turned down yesterday the French proposal to of an...
Rocket Crafters Wins DARPA Contract To Develop Hybrid Rocket Engine
Rocket Crafters (RCI) has won a $542,600 research contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to build and test a large-scale hybrid rocket engine using its patented Direct-Digital Advanced Rocket Technology. Under the terms...
Sixty Kalibr Cruise Missiles Supplied To Russian Army in May-June
Russian Armed Forces have received sixty Kalibr cruise missiles along with an Iskander-M missile system brigade set in May-June this year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. The army has also taken delivery of 11...
Philippines Plans To Add 35000 Army, Police Personnel, Boost Equipment
Philippines plans to boost its army and police commando numbers by 35000-40000 personnel besides increasing the quality and quantity of their equipment, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday. “I would need about 35,000 to 40,000 to...
Britain Bids For $35 Billion Australian Warships Contract
Britain has launched a bid to build Australia's new $35 billion fleet of warships. British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has assured that if the bid succeeds, the nine vessels would be built primarily in Australia by...
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