Leonardo-Finmeccanica Hits Back at Indian Blacklist Move
Leonardo-Finmeccanica today hit back at the Indian governments move to blacklist the company over the AgustaWestland bribery scandal. "Despite the context of uncertainty, Leonardo-Finmeccanica has over the past few years continued...
US Stops Cluster Bombs Transfer To Saudi Arabia: Report
The US has suspended the transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia, in response to the Sunni kingdom's aerial war against Shi'ite rebels in Yemen. A US-based Foreign Policy magazine, last...
Lithuania To Open Talks On Purchase Of Norwegian Medium-Range Aircraft Defense System
Lithuania has decided to open talks with the Norwegian government on acquisition of medium-range missile defense systems NASAMS. "We have decided to open negotiations with the Norwegian government on possible purchase...
Turkey Relying On Local Drone Tech After US Restrictions On Weapons Sale
Turkey is now relying on the local drone technologies after the US restricted the sale of weapon systems to the country, defense industry head said last week. Defense Industry Undersecretary Ismail...
F-35 Is 3 Decibel Noisier Than F-16
The Netherlands last week conducted noise tests of two F-35s around their two future air bases – Volkel and Leeuwarden. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) conducted noise level test during...
Bulgarian Cabinet Approves 1.16B Euros Worth Jet Fighter, Patrol Ship Projects
The Bulgarian Cabinet last week approved defense projects worth well more than a billion euro to acquire new jet fighters and two new naval patrol vessels. The Bulgarian Parliaments committees on defence and on budget and...
Israeli Cabinet Approves Appointment Of New Defense Minister
Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week signed an agreement to assign the countrys Defense Minister role to the leader of the right-wing nationalist party. Under the agreement signed on May 25, ‘Israel Our Home party...
Saab Wins SEK 1.1 Billion Worth Airborne Early Warning and Control System
Saab has received an order worth SEK 1.1 billion to provide the Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system to an unnamed customer
Chinese Land Forces Publish New Military Newspaper
Chinas land-based armed forces published the first edition of a new military newspaper on Saturday. People's Liberation Army Ground Forces Renminlujun will be published from Tuesday to Saturday every week, Xinhua reported
India, Russia Agree On BrahMos Missile Export To Third Countries
India and Russia have agreed 'in principle' to export BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile to third countries - the UAE, Vietnam, South Africa and Chile, Praveen Pathak, spokesman for BrahMos Aerospace, told TASS on Friday. "The several...
VVIP Chopper Scam: Finmeccanica To Be Blacklisted
Indias Defence Ministry said Sunday that all ongoing tenders for defence equipment won by Italys Finmeccanica will be cancelled. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told PTI that the process for blacklisting Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries...
BAE Systems Wins $61.7 Million Contracts For Repair, Maintenance Of US Navy’s...
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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