Pakistan Orders AW139 Helicopters
Pakistan has signed a contract with Leonardo-Finmeccanica for an undisclosed number of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to be used for transport and EMS missions. This event sets a major milestone...
Indian Air Force Hawk Trainer Crashes, Pilots Ejected Safely
An Indian Air Force Hawk advanced jet trainer crashed soon after take-off from Air Force Station Kalaikunda, in West Midnapore due to a "technical snag" but both the pilots ejected...
Erdogan Saved As Coup Pilot’s F-16 Jet Ran Out Of Fuel: Turkish...
Turkish coup pilots F-16 fighter jet which was to shoot down President Recep Tayyip Erdoğans plane on July 15 ran out of fuel and was forced to turn back...
Rheinmetall Weapon And Ammo Orders Intake Reaches 1.7 Billion Euros In First...
Rheinmetalls defence sector posted a high order intake of €1,751 million in the first half of 2016, considerably exceeding the prior-year figure (H1/2015: €1,235 million) with growth of 42 percent. The...
Phoenix Nuclear Labs Wins US Army Contract To Detect Defective Munitions
Phoenix Nuclear Labs (PNL) has been awarded multiple contracts by the U.S
Italian Coast Guard Orders Two Additional AW139 Helicopters From Leonardo-Finmeccanica
The Italian Coast Guard has ordered two additional AW139 aircraft from Leonardo-Finmeccanica. This latest contract will increase the customer's fleet of AW139s to twelve
India’s First Defense Electronics Policy Likely By August End
The Indian government is likely to announce its first Defense Electronics policy which will streamline procurement and domestic manufacturing by the end of this month. Speaking to Defenseworld
Missile Drop Test From Su-30MKI Aircraft In August
BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited has plans of conducting a missile drop test from Su-30MKI jet this month. "Recently, test flights were conducted with a Su-30 fighter fitted with a missile launching platform
Parsons Wins $85M Ballistic Missile Defense System Support Contract
Parsons Government Services has been awarded the US Missile Defense Agency contract worth $85 million to support the development of for command, control, communications and battle management engineering (C3BM) system. This contract will support the development...
Pentagon Refuses $300 Million In Military Reimbursements To Pakistan
The Pentagon has refused a $300 million in military reimbursements to Pakistan as the US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is yet to verify on Islamabads strong stance against the terrorists group Haqqani network. "The funds...
ATK To Provide Logistics Support For Iraqi Cessna 208B Caravan fleet
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has won the US Air Force contract to continue providing logistics support for the Iraqi Air Forces Cessna 208B Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Caravan and the Cessna 208B Armed Caravan fleet. “Alliant Techsystems Inc...
Pakistani F-16 Jets To Participate In US Military Exercise
Pakistani Air Force F-16 combat jets are taking part in a US military exercise held in Nellis Air Force base, Nevada later this month. The Aviationist magazine reported that six Pakistani AFF16C/D Block 52+ combat jets...
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