General Atomics’ Advanced Arresting Gear Completes First Fly-in Aircraft Recovery
General Atomics Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system has completed the first fly-in aircraft recovery of an F/A-18E Super Hornet. The demonstration was conducted on October 13, 2016 at the Runway Arrested...
Safran Begins Automated Turbine Blade Manufacturing Plant
Safran Helicopter Engines has started its first automated helicopter engine turbine blade production line. Initiated in 2012, the line is today 100% operational
General Dynamics To Christen US Navy's Colorado Submarine
General Dynamics Electric Boat will christen US Navy's latest advanced nuclear attack submarine Colorado during a ceremony at its shipyard on Saturday. Colorado submarine is the 15th ship of the Virginia...
United Engine Corp Designs New Engine For Fifth-Gen Russian Fighter Aircraft
Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) has conducted first ground-based ignition of the engines second stage for the prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA T-50 aircraft). Gas generators had to...
Iran Completes Payment For Russian S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems
Iran has made full payments for the deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Russia. "We have just completed the deliveries of S-300 systems
Computers In Saudi Arabia Attacked Using Destructive Virus 'Shamoon': US Security Firms
US Security firms have revealed that the version of destructive computer virus Shamoon was being empoyed in mid-November to attack computers in Saudi Arabia and other regions. Four years ago the same virus attack had caused...
FLIR Systems Acquires Norwegian UAV Firm For $134 Million
FLIR Systems announced Wednesday that it has acquired Norwegian micro-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Prox Dynamics. According to a press release, the transaction is valued at USD134 million in cash
Russia’s Armata Tanks To Get Eye-in-the-sky Via Cable-hooked Drone
Russias Armata tank will be hooked up to a drone which will fly above the tank to ensure a 360 degree view from a high vantage point. The drone, called Pterodactyl, designed by the Moscow Aviation...
Estonia's Milrem Demonstrates Tracked Modular Infantry System
The Estonian defense solutions provider Milrem has demonstrated its tracked modular infantry system (TheMIS) alongside Estonian Land Forces personnel, conducting operationally representative manoeuvres. The demonstration was conducted alongside a series of trials held in first week...
US Army Awards Weapon Sight Contracts To BAE Systems, DRS Technologies
BAE Systems and DRS Technologies have won separate seven-year contracts from US Army to develop and provide new crew-served weapon sights. BAE Systems won up to US$383 million and DRS up to US$337 million for work...
Australia Expects To Create 400 Direct Jobs From Offshore Patrol Vessel Project
The Australian multi-billion-dollar Offshore Patrol Vessel project is expected to create around 400 direct jobs, Christopher Pyne, Minister for Defence Industry said. The MoD has released the Request for Tender (RFT) for the OPV project to...
Pratt & Whitney Wins $310 Million Propulsion Systems Supporting F-35 Fighter Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney has won $310 million contract for propulsion system services in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The services will be for the US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps,...
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