Cobham Develops Gallium Nitride Solid State Transmitter Solutions
Cobham has developed a new family of Gallium-Nitride (GaN) Solid State Transmitter solutions. Pronounced as "solstice," SOLSTx is optimized for ground, maritime and airborne applications including air traffic control, weather,...
Two Dutch F-35 Fighters To Reach Netherlands For Operational Tests
Two Dutch F-35A fighter jets will land in Netherlands followed by two KDC-10 aerial refuelers and a NATO C-17 carrying spare parts and gear in about a week. The planes will...
Huntington Ingalls Delivers Tenth Amphibious Landing Dock To US Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries has delivered a tenth San Antonio-class amphibious landing dock to the US Navy. The John P
CAE Delivers Naval Tactical Mission Trainer Suites To Swedish Navy
CAE has delivered a comprehensive Naval Tactical Mission Trainer (TMT) suite comprising a total of 52 student stations along with 13 instructor operator stations to equip the Swedish Navy's Naval...
Kalashnikov To Present New Clothing Line in September
Kalashnikov plans to open 60 new shops offering traditional weaponry along with its own brand of clothes and accessories by year end. As Vladimir Dmitriev, the Marketing Director of the company,...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Renames TH-119 Chopper For US Navy’s Trainer Program
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has introduced TH-119 new name, new avionics for US Navy Advanced Helicopter Trainer Program An AgustaWestland AW119 single engine helicopter variant designated as the TH-119 was introduced during the Navy League Sea-Air Space Exhibition (Washington...
South Korea To Phase Out Military Exemption Rule To Address Soldiers Shortage
South Korea will do away with a special rule that exempts science and engineering majors from the compulsory military service to make up for the drop in military manpower. "Because of a shortage of active-duty soldiers...
US Navy To Deploy AeroVironment Blackwing UAS On Attack and Guided Missile...
The US Navy plans to deploy AeroVironments Blackwing, a small, tube-launched unmanned aircraft system that deploys from under the surface of the sea, on manned submarines and unmanned underwater vehicles. Blackwing builds on AeroVironments extensive operational...
DARPA Selects BAE Systems To Provide Undersea Navigation System
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop an undersea navigation system aimed at enhancing the US Navys ability to provide precise, global positioning throughout the ocean basins. The...
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha On Mi-17V5 Helicopter, Tanks Shopping Trip to Russia...
Thailands Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Monday that he will discuss purchase of Russian tanks and helicopters to replace armys ageing military equipment during his visit to Moscow today. Gen Prayut was quoted as saying by...
Indian Navy Projects Affected By VVIP Chopper Scam
The VVIP chopper scam involving Italian firm AgustaWestland has put a dent on the future projects of the Indian Navy. More than a dozen under-construction warships, including the upcoming sea-borne aircraft carrier and the Scorpene Submarines,...
Boeing Awarded $42 Million Worth US Navy Contracts For P-8A Aircraft Components...
Boeing has been awarded three contracts total worth $42 million from the US Navy for the repair coverage of components used on the P-8A aircraft. The first contract worth $19 million awarded to Boeing is for...
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