India Considering Exclusive Set Up For Defense Procurement
India is considering setting up an exclusive organization for defense acquisition. "A separate set up for defence acquisition, at capital level as well as revenue level and OFB needs to be...
Estonian Defence Forces To Get €818m Worth Weapons, Ammo Over Four Years
Estonian Defense Forces will receive €818 million of the existing defence budget for the next four years to buy new weapon systems and other equipment that include new sidearms, unmanned...
Australia Plans US$195 Billion Defence Spending
Australia plans to spend 195 billion dollars (US$139 billion) over the next decade for bolstering its defence capability, including a doubling of its submarine fleet to 24, three additional destroyers,...
Finmeccanica Starts Final Assembly Phase Of First Two M-346 Trainer Aircraft To...
Finmeccanica has started the final assembly phase for the first two Aermacchi M-346s of the eight advanced jet trainer that are to be supplied to Polish Air Force. The delivery of...
Many Takers for Snoop-Free Brazilian Submarine Internet Cable
Google and Facebook besides several unnamed corporations are interested in switching their internet traffic between Europe and South America to a new undersea cable that will bypass America being set...
China Commissions Home-Grown New-Gen Missile Frigate
China has commissioned a new-generation home-grown missile frigate, ‘Xiangtan. Xiangtan was commissioned by Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the east China island city of Zhoushan Wednesday,
Boeing Wins F/A-18 Super Hornet Aircraft Support Contract From US Navy
Boeing has been awarded a $10 million contract to provide support to F/A-18A-D, F/A-18E/F, and EA-18G aircraft for the US Navy and the governments of Australia, Canada, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Kuwait, and Malaysia. “The Boeing Co...
Virginia-Based Firm To Develop Water Sensor Systems For Japan and US Navy
Virginia-based Systems Planning and Analysis Inc. has won a contract worth $13 million to develop above water sensor systems for the government of Japan and for the US Navy
ANTONOV Signs Agreement To Manufacture AN−132 Aircraft In Saudi Arabia
ANTONOV Company has signed an agreement with a Saudi firm Taqnia Aeronautics Co. to establish an aircraft manufacturing complex for Antonov aircraft and production of AN−132 transport aircraft in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
New President and CEO Appointed To Boeing Defense, Space and Security Business
The Boeing board of directors has elected Leanne Caret as a president and chief executive officer of the company's Defense, Space & Security business effective March 1. She will succeed Chris Chadwick, who has announced his...
Belgian F-16 Fighter Replacement To Cost Close To $16.4 Billion
Belgiums plan to purchase 34 fighter aircraft will cost nearly 15 billion euros (16.4 billion) which includes purchase and use for over forty years
Russia To Complete Delivery Of 10,000 AK-47 Rifles To Afghan Forces
Russia is delivering 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles to Afghan Forces as part of Moscows efforts to equip the troops to counter terrorist activity. “Deliveries are underway
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