Finmeccanica Shareholders Approve Name Change To Leonardo
Finmeccanica announced Thursday that the company is changing its name to ‘Leonardo S.p
Lockheed Martin Wins $70Mn To Update US Navy’s MH-60, SH-60B Chopper Software...
Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $70 million contract to update and maintain operational, vendor, maintenance-related, flight test, and laboratory support software in support of the MH-60 R/S and SH-60B...
Lockheed Martin Wins $74 Million To Evaluate Cost Of US Navy’s Freedom...
Lockheed Martin has won a $74 million contract to assess engineering and production challenges and evaluate cost and schedule risks for US Navys Freedom variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. The...
IAF To Get $24M Worth Hardware For Russian-made Aircraft In 2016-17
Russias Technodinamika Holding aerospace firm said Thursday that it will deliver 1.6 billion rubles ($24
L-3 Communications To Provide Warfighter Readiness Research For $200 Mn To US...
L-3 Communications has won $200 million contract to provide warfighter readiness and training research to the US Air Force. The contract includes research, development, evaluation, and validation of training approaches, methods,...
Modi Government Blacklisted AgustaWestland In VVIP Chopper Scam: Defense Ministry
Rubbishing the previous governments claim that the Anglo-Italian helicopter maker AgustaWestland was blacklisted by the UPA government, the defence ministry said Thursday its the current government that had actually put on hold all procurement and...
US Deploys Two F-22 Stealth Fighters To Lithuania
The US has deployed two F-22 stealth fighter jets to Siauliai Air base in Lithuania on April 27.\ The US Embassy in Vilnius tweeted pictures along with a video of two F-22s landing at the main...
PGZ, Airbus Helicopters Begin Industrial Talks On Tiger HAD CHoppers Project In...
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Airbus Helicopters are hosting a two-day workshop in Radom on the 28 – 29 April to identify potential areas of cooperation around the Tiger HAD project, in the frame of...
Pakistan Sets Up Tactical Nuclear Missiles Base?
Has Pakistan set up a base to launch tactical nuclear missiles aimed at India? Reports appearing in the Indian media quoting satellite imagery taken from social media have said the base is close to the Indian...
Rostec Denies Signing Of S-400 Missile Systems Contract With India
Russias state corporation Rostec has denied reports that the contract has been signed for the delivery of the Triumph S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India. “A contract for delivering the Triumph S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to...
India Likely To Appoint Independent Defense Regulator For Deals Involving Private Players
The Indian government is likely to institutionalize an independent regulator outside the purview of Ministry of Defense (MoD) to deal with private sector players in major defense manufacturing programs. The Cabinet Committee on Securities (CCS) is...
India Launches Satellite For Home-grown GPS System
India launched a satellite today to set up the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), similar to the US GPS with the launch of IRNSS-1G, the last in the constellation of seven satellites. When the IRNSS-1G...
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