India Puts On Hold US$1.4 Billion Deal For 12 Japanese US-2 Aircraft
Indias Defense ministry has chosen to wait on making any decision on a proposal worth over Rs 10,000 crore (US$1.4 billion) for acquiring 12 Japanese amphibious aircraft for the Navy
Raytheon Wins $76 Million For USAF’s Lot 10 Miniature Air Launched Decoy
Raytheon has won a $76 million contract for Lot 10 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) vehicles and support equipment. Work is expected to be complete by June 30, 2020, US...
Saab To Deliver Aircraft Vehicle Surface Management System For RIOgaleão Airport In...
Saab has signed a contract with RIOgaleão concessionaire, which manages Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, to supply a common-use surface surveillance platform. The system increases the efficiency of...
DARPA Tests Smartphone-Sized Radiation Sensors To Detect 'Dirty Bombs'
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently tested smartphone-sized radiation detectors in a Washington mall to locate small nuclear weapons or ‘dirty bombs. Volunteers carrying the radiation detectors walked...
MV Gowtama Appointed As New Chairman, Managing Director Of Bharat Electronics
Mr MV Gowtama has taken over as chairman and managing director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) Tuesday. Mr M V Gowtama took charge as GM (Technology Planning) at BELs Corporate Office...
Bulgaria To Buy 10 Russian Engines For Its Aging MiG-29 Jet Fighters
Sofia-based company Aviostart has won a 21.8 million euro ($23
Crisis in Russia's Ulan-Ude Aviation Due To Delay In Orders From India,...
Russian Helicopters Groups subsidiary Ulan-Ude Aviation aircraft plant in East Siberia is under crisis due to delay in orders from India and Pakistan for manufacturing helicopters. The customers, India and Pakistan, are currently in talks with...
US Navy's Freedom Variant LCS To Be Equipped With Airbus' TRS-4D AESA...
Airbus defense and space has signed a contract with its electronics and border security affiliate to deliver TRS-4D Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars to US Navys Freedom Variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. Airbus will...
Trump’s Victory To Raise Pressure On Canada To Boost Military Spending: Report...
Donald Trumps election victory is likely to pressurize the Canadian government to boost its defense spending and to reconsider its participation in US missile defense shield, military analysts in Canada predict. Further the victory could affect...
USAF Orders Deployable – Instrument Landing Systems From Thales
Thales has received an order from the U.S
Russia Tests New Guarding Robot
Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) have tested a new guarding robot for launch silos, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. "A state-of-the-art robotized guarding system for SMF stationary facilities has passed military tests in the Kozelsk...
Saudi Likely To Order Five Corvettes From Navantia For Over 3 Billion
Saudi Arabia is likely to order five corvettes from Spanish Navantia in a deal worth over €3 billion and is expected to be signed during Spanish King Philip VIs visit to Saudi scheduled later this...
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