Greek Boeing Apache Attack Helicopter Crashes Into Sea
A Greek AH-64 Apache Helicopter crash landed into the sea near the northern coast during a training exercise. The two crew members were recused after the Apache helicopter splashed down Tuesday...
Cobham To Provide Radio Frequency Micro-electronics For F-35 Fighters
Cobham has received orders worth tens of millions of dollars for radio frequency microelectronics for F-35 fighter jet program. "Our portfolio of microelectronic components and assemblies enable electronic warfare and radar...
Zambia Unveils Chinese-built L-15 Falcon Fighter Jet At AAD Expo-2016
Zambia unveiled two its new L-15 Falcon fighter/trainer aircraft at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exposition last week in their first public debut. One of the aircraft was on static...
Chinese Poly Technologies Partners With Denel To Build Naval Vessels For South...
Denel and Poly Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces in SAs maritime rejuvenation. Poly Technologies aims to take a stake in the Simons Town shipyard and join...
Israeli Firms Could Lose $10 Billion Business Under New US Defence Aid
Israeli defense companies could lose $10 billion in business due to a new US military aid package that will phase out the countrys ability to spend a quarter of the...
Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod Completes First Flight Test On F-15C Aircraft
Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod, a modular infrared search-and-track (IRST) sensor package, has completed its first flight test on Boeing's F-15C Eagle aircraft for the US Air Force. The test demonstrated its ability to provide long-range detection...
US Approves Sentinel Air Defense Radar Sale To Egypt
Egypt has received US State Department approval to acquire $70 million eight Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 radars to expand its existing air defense architecture for countering air-attack threats. "This will contribute to Egypt's military goal of updating its...
Al Raha Group Wins USAF Contract To Support Saudi F-15 Fleet
Al Raha Group for Technical Services has won a $355 million contract from US department of defense to provide integrated support services to Saudi Arabias fleet of Strike Eagle fighter aircraft. Contractor will...
Indo-Israeli Barak 8 Missile Test Fired in India
India has test fired Barak-8 surface-to-air missile (SAM), developed jointly with Israel. The 4
Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Contract For Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs
Lockheed Martin has won an $87.6 million contract from the US Air Force for production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits
Paramount’s Simulated Joint Command Post To Assess And Stabilize Crisis Situation
Paramount Advanced Technologies has announced a simulated joint Command Post at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) expo this month. The joint Command Post integrates a range of systems, enabling military commanders to assess and stabilise...
Tata-Lockheed Martin Joint Venture Delivers 50th C-130J Super Hercules Empennage
A Tata-Lockheed Martin Joint Venture has delivered 50th C-130J Super Hercules Empennage. TLMAL, a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Lockheed Martin Aeroframe Corporation, was established in 2010 and it began production...
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