Boeing Awarded $8 Million For C-17 Training To NATO
The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program will soon train C-17 aircrews at Boeings C-17 International Training Centre (ITC) in the United Kingdom under a new $8 million contract. SAC is comprised...
US To Deploy General Atomics Gray Eagle UAV in South Korea
The US is expected to deploy MQ-IC Gray Eagle attack drone in South Korea. “There has been a move to dispatch the drone to be operated by the US Forces in...
European Defence Agency Orders Carl-Gustaf Ammo From Saab
Saab has signed a contract with the European Defence Agency (EDA) for the production and delivery of Carl-Gustaf ammunition. Deliveries will take place during 2017
Pakistan Overhauls FC-1 Fighter Aircraft
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) has carried out overhaul and fuselage evaluation of the FC-1 fighter aircraft also called the JF-17. “On December 28, 2015, Pakistan held a ceremony of 2015...
No Additional Airbase In Syria: Russian Minister
Russia has denied news reports about intentions to set up a second air base in Syria. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov was quoted by news agencies as saying...
BAE Systems Unveils Military Aircraft Route Planning Service
BAE Systems has revealed a system to reduce risk of collusion in uncontrolled UK airspace. The Centralised Aviation Data Service (CADS) provides visibility of notified hazards and awareness of the intentions of other CADS users, helping...
Syrian Army Seizes Cars Loaded With Munitions Bound For Terrorists
The Syrian army foiled an operation to smuggle large quantity of ammunition for medium and heavy weapons coming from the easter boder of Daraa province bound for terrorist organization in Syrian Badiya last week. Two cars...
Jordan Signs Agreement To Purchase Kazakhstani Arlan Armored Vehicles
Kazakhstan has signed an agreement with Jordan to supply Arlan armored vehicles during the defense ministers visit to Jordan. The countrys Defense Ministry press service said Tuesday: "The important result of the visit was signing the...
Lockheed Martin Unlocks $5 Billion By Combining Information Systems Segment With Leidos
Lockheed Martin is unlocking $5 billion in value by entering into an agreement to separate the Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) segment and combine it with Leidos Holdings to concentrate on Aerospace and Defense...
IAF Su-30 MKI Shoots Down Foreign Object
An Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighter aircraft shot down a balloon-like suspicious object on Tuesday morning in Rajasthans Barmer area. "Between 10:3am and 11am today, an unidentified balloon shaped object was picked up by IAF radar...
Boeing, USAF Completes First Refueling Flight Of KC-46A Tanker Aircraft
Boeing and US Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tankers first refueling flight on January 24. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle, the KC-46A flight test team completed a series of checkpoints before smoothly...
Dassault Confident Of Indian Rafale Contract In Four Weeks
Dassault Aviation on Monday said that it actively supports the French authorities in finalizing a full accord in the sale of 36 fighters to New Delhi in four weeks. The Indo-French inter-governmental agreement on the sale...
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