Rheinmetall Wins Bundeswehr Contract For Fuchs/Fox Armoured Transport Vehicles Upgrade
Rheinmetall has won €135 million from Bundeswehr (unified armed force of Germany) for survivability upgrades of Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles. Under the contract, Rheinmetall will modernize ninety of the Bundeswehrs long-serving...
Japan Dismisses China’s Allegations On ASDF Fighter Jets
Japan has dismissed Chinas allegations that its Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were engaged in close-range interference against the Chinese military plane on Saturday. “I have received a report that the...
Pak Assembles Special Forces Group To Guard Gawdar Port
Equipped with ships, fast attack boats, aircraft, drones and surveillance assets, Pakistan has assembled a special forces group called ‘Task Force 88, to guard the Gawdar port, the focal point...
China Offers Arms To Philippines With 25 Year Repayment Plan
Philippines has decided to accept firearms offer from China which will be payable over 25 years, President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday. "China is pressing me on the firearms, which are already...
Tests Of Astra BVR Missile From IAF Su-30MKI On Monday
The Indian Air Force will be carrying out series of tests of indigenously developed beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile ‘Astra from Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter from Monday. Defence sources told ...
General Atomics Wins $26 Million USAF MQ-9 Reaper Contracts
General Atomics has won $26 million worth two contracts for MQ-9 Block 5 Exportability acquisition and Electrical Safety Improvement (ESIP) retrofit kits. General Atomics won $17 million contract for MQ-9 Block 5 Exportability acquisition for future...
Raytheon To Support WRA For Radar Warning Receivers of US Navy’s F/A-18...
Raytheon has won a $102 million contract for repair support of 10 Weapon Replaceable Assemblies (WRA) for the AN/ALR-67(V) 3 for US Navys F/A-18 A/B/C/D/E/F aircraft. The contractor is also responsible for managing technical and configuration...
Russian Helicopters To Supply Parts For Peruvian Air Force's Mi-8 Helicopters
Russian Helicopters has won a tender for supplying parts for Peruvian Air Forces Mi-8 helicopters and will begin deliveries in 2017. The new contracts will help obstruct the spread of counterfeit parts that put crew and...
Saab To Develop Torpedo Integration Systems For Swedish Navy's A26 Submarines
Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the development and production of Torpedo Integration Systems (TIS) for the Navy´s A26 submarines. The order also includes upgrade of existing systems on...
IAF Transport Aircraft, Helicopters Equipped With Underwater Locating Beacon
The India Air Force (IAF) has equipped all its transport aircraft and helicopter that undertake maritime operations with Underwater Locating Beacon (ULB). The move follows the accident involving an AN32 plane which continues to be missing...
China To Test Dong Neng-3 Anti-Satellite Missile
China is readying to conduct next week a flight test of Dong Neng-3 missile that can destroy satellites in space. Test preparations for the Dong Neng-3 anti-satellite missile were detected at a military facility in central...
India To Equip Its Army Units With Night Vision Devices
India is equipping its army border units with long range light machine guns and night vision devices (NVDs) to take on Pakistani snipers along the border with the neighbouring country. The Indian Army has asked for...
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