CAE Supports Adoption Of Common Database As OGC Standard
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has approved the CDB (Common Database) as an OGC standard. The adoption of the CDB as an OGC standard will bring together the geospatial intelligence and modelling...
Aware To Deliver Web-Based Biometric Enrollment Solution To US DoD
The US department of Defense will be using Awares Web-Based Biometric Enrollment Solution “SWFT Plus Enrollment” (SWFT+) that runs in a browser, making it easier to distribute, maintain, and secure...
India, Russia Sign Agreement For Further Military-Technical Co-operation
The Indian and Russian defense ministers have signed an agreement for further military-technical co-operation between the two nations. “We note progress in our large projects such as joint construction of Ka-226...
Barrett Communications Wins Bangladesh Army Contract For Tactical Radios
Barrett Communications has won US$11.5 million contract from Bangladesh Ministry of Defence (MoD) for tactical radio communications equipment
Ukraine To Supply Engines For India’s Russian Built Krivak-class Frigates
Ukraine has agreed to provide engines to be fitted in the improved Krivak class frigates, India is purchasing from Russia. India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said that a consensus had been...
Egypt Requests Buk-M3 Surface-To-Air Missiles From Russia
Egypt has sent an official request from the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation for the procurement of Buk-M3 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) from Russia. The parties still need to agree on volumes, terms of performance and cost...
Navantia, Indra To Upgrade Indonesian Navy's Combat System
Navantia and Indra has won an $18 million contract to upgrade the combat system of Indonesian Navy's Fatahillah-class corvettes, KRI Malahayati. A consortium made up of Navantia and Indra will assist indigenous shipbuilder PT PAL in...
Cobham To Develop Palletized Aerial Refuelling System For US Marines’ MV-22s Ospreys...
Cobham has been awarded a contract by the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office to develop a palletized aerial refuelling system to give the the US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft the ability refuel other aircraft...
GE Wins $45 Million To Support T700 US Army Engines
GE Aviation has been awarded $45 million contract to provide support services for various General Electric T700 engines. Work is expected to be complete by Sept
US To Fight Islamist Extremism Online
US has started a movement that encourages Middle East and North African moderates to raise online propoganda to counter Islamic extremism and motivate positive alternatives. The prgram is being conducting in partnership with Facebook and the...
US Cyber Force Achieves Initial Operational Capability
US Cyber Commands 133 teams of Cyber Mission Force have achieved initial operating capability (IOC) last week. Initial operating capability means that all Cyber Mission Force units have reached a threshold level of initial operating capacity...
New P-8A Poseidon Center To Train US Navy Prior To Aircraft Arrival...
Boeing has installed a new P-8A Poseidon training center at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, as the base begins preparations for the arrival of P-8 aircraft beginning in 2017. “About 70 percent of the training...
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