Harris To Help Transition UAE Armed Forces From Analog To Digital Battlefield...
Harris Corporation has won a two-year $189 million contract to provide an integrated battle management system (BMS) to the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. The contract was received during the first...
Safran’s Patroller Drone To Get Leonardo’s AESA Radar
Leonardo has been selected by Safran Electronics & Defense to provide the PicoSAR AESA (E-Scan) radar for its Patroller Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The radars will be used by the French...
Nimr Automotive Leads Local UAE Companies Winning Billion Dollar Contracts at IDEX
The UAEs armoured vehicle maker Nimr Automotive has won a Dh2.42 billion (US$ 658
Russia, UAE To Develop Light Fighter Based on MiG-29 Jet: IDEX 2017
Russia and the UAE have concluded an initial agreement to develop a light fighter aircraft based on the MiG-29 jet. Work could start next year on the project which aims to...
UK Navy's River-class Vessels To Be Equipped With Kelvin Hughes' Radar systems
Kelvin Hughes will be supplying SharpEye radar systems for the two latest Batch 2 ships, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey. Each ship will be equipped with a SharpEye I-Band radar for...
Indian Govt Eases Export Norms For Non-Armoured Vehicles
Indian government has brought amendment to export licensing norm, allowing military stores to export non-armoured vehicles without obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Department of Defence Production. The government has taken this step in...
Leonardo, IGG To Design UAE’s Cyber Security Operations Centers
Leonardo and Abu Dhabi-based IGG (International Golden Group PJSC) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to supply cyber security capabilities in the UAE during the on-going IDEX exhibition. Leonardo and IGG will collaborate to identify and...
Russia's S-500 Missile System To Test In 2020
Russia will be gearing up test of next generation S-500 air defense system test by 2020. Russia is currently developing 600 kilometers S-500 Prometey anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile system,
Russia Develops New Software-defined Radio
Russian NPO Angstrem has developed a radio communications system around new Russian-made hardware components. The R-187-P1E Azart multi-mode portable software-defined radio (SDR) lies at its heart
Thailand Sets Aside Funds In 2017 Budget To Purchase Chinese Submarines
Thailand has made provision in the 2017 fiscal budget for part payment of the first Chinese Yuan Class submarine worth 13.5 billion Baht (US$ 37 million) the bill for which has already been approved by...
China To Announce New Strategic Stealth Bomber Around 2020: Report
China is likely to announce its home-grown nuclear capable Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) around 2020. According to a report by
MKU Offers Armoring Solutions To Indian Military Helicopters
Indias MKU has offered to armor helicopters from the Indian armed forces, a senior manager with the company said during Aero India air show 2017. “Keeping in mind the multi-role operations and survivability of utility and...
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