DARPA Selects Commercial Partner For Satellite Repair Program Despite Orbital ATK Lawsuit
Despite Orbital ATKs lawsuit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has gone ahead with its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program by selecting Space Systems Loral (SSL) as its...
Bell Helicopter Wins $423M US Navy Contract for Lot 14 AH-1Z Production
Textrons Bell Helicopter has won a three-year, $423 million contract from the US Navy to produce and deliver 25 lot 14 AH-1Z attack helicopters in support of the US Marine...
F-35 Fighter Jet Price Drops Make F-16, Gripen Unattractive For India
The price of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Stealth fighter jet has fallen below the $100 million apiece mark eroding the global market for older generation aircraft such as the F-16,...
Brazil To Sell 3 Pre-owned Super Tucano Aircraft To Nigeria
Brazil has approved the sale of its three serviceable pre-owned Super Tucano A-29 attack aircraft to Nigeria. The acquisition of this aircraft by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expected to...
Greece To Upgrade F-16 Fighter Jets, To Press For F-35 Buy
Greece is likely to take a decision to upgrade its existing F-16 fighter jets and also on purchasing fifth-generation F-35 fighters from the US. “The decision was taken in line with...
Trump Administration May Reboot Lockheed Martin’s F-16 India Plans
The US Trump administration may want a fresh look at Lockheed Martins proposal to move production of F-16 fighter jets to India. "We've briefed the Administration on the current proposal, which was supported by the Obama...
India Offers Naval Ops Training To Indonesia
India has offered training facility to the Indonesian Navy, including submarine operations as part of bilateral cooperation between the two nations. During his visit to India in December, Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed with India to...
Leonardo To Go It Alone In USAF T-X Trainer Aircraft Competition
Leonardo has confirmed its participation in the US Air Force $16.3 billion T-X trainer competition alone
South Korea, Indonesia Open KF-X Joint Program Management Office
South Korea and Indonesia have opened a joint office to carry out consultations in the KF-X fighter aircraft development project. The office has been set up in Sacheon, 437 kilometers southeast of Seoul,
South Korea Plans Special Units To Neutralize North's 'Leadership,' Key Facilities
Creation of special units tasked to neutralize North Koreas leadership and key facilities in case of contingencies is part of Seouls revised its long-term defense reform plan. "We have made the revision in a bid to...
Big Data To Help South Korea Forecast Enemy Threats
South Korea is considering employing big data solutions to forecast enemy threats and strengthen its defense readiness. Defense officials, venture firms and experts gathered at a seminar in Seoul to discuss ways to further utilize...
Estonia Partners With Finland For K9 Thunder Howitzer
Estonia has considered partnering with Finland to procure Hanwa Techwin K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPH) from South Korea. Finland is expected to spend at least 100 million euros in the joint deal
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