Submarine Sales Buoyant: SIPRI Study
With a total of 48 submarines on order in export deals by the end of 2015 and other orders that include Australian, Indonesian and Indian submarine contracts coming up this...
Afghanistan Air Force To Fly First Surveillance Drones, Super Tucanos Next Month
Afghanistan Air Force will deploy the first surveillance drones along with A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for combat operations in March. “We are just getting the first drones that will...
Nigerian Amnesty Office, Army Facilitate 48,401 Ammunition Destruction
The last cache of 48,401 rounds of small arms and medium calibre ammunition surrendered by former Niger Delta militants was destructed as part of the disarmament phase of the Nigerian...
Rheinmetall To Modernize Polish 128 Leopard 2 MBTs For 200 Million Euro
Rheinmetall has won a 220 million euro contract for overhauling Polands 128 Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBT). In cooperation with Polands Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and ZM Bumar-Łabędy, Rheinmetall will...
China Sets Up Unit To Detect Low-Flying Drones
China has set up specialized unit to detect and deal with small Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) within its Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLA Air Force). Small, slow-moving drones flying at an...
Lockheed Martin Wins $45 Million USAF Contract To Support F-22 Weapon System
Lockheed Martin has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $45 million to increase the flight hours for the F-22 weapon system. “Lockheed Martin Corp
US DoD Awards Army Contracts Worth $5 Billion To 17 Firms
The US Department of Defense announced Monday the US Army contracts worth $5 billion awarded to 17 firms to provide commercial hardware, software, and related incidental services to federal clients. The awardees are Affigent, Herndon, Virginia;...
Boeing Board of Directors Elects New Chairman
The Boeing board of directors has elected Dennis A. Muilenburg as its next chairman, effective March 1
Finmeccanica, CAE USA and Honeywell join Raytheon in USAF Pilot Training Bid
Raytheon will be the prime contractor in a team that includes Finmeccanica, CAE USA and Honeywell Aerospace for the U.S
Russia Expects 40 More Sukhoi-30MKI Sales To India
India may buy additional 40 Su-30MKI multipurpose fighter from Russia for local assembly. "Indian Air Force faces a number of problems
Saudi Arabia Blocks $3 Billion French Armored Vehicles, Other Military Aid To
Saudi Arabia has blocked a $3 billion armored vehicles and other military aid to Lebanon in protest against ‘Hezbollah fighting in support of Syrian regime. "In the wake of Hezbollah, the Shiite militant groups position to...
Oman’s First Typhoon Fighter Assembly Underway
BAE Systems has started final assembly of the first Typhoon jet for delivery to the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). The assembly of the Typhoon fuselage, wings and undercarriage using special automated alignment facilities which...
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