India Plans Ten C17 Aircraft Buy Despite Boeing Plant Closure
India plans to acquire 10 additional C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlift aircraft to add to its fleet of six planes acquired from Boeing over the past few years. "The request for...
India’s DRDO Inducted Equipment Worth $27 Billion In Defense Services
Indias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) inducted over INR, 1.8 lakh crore (US $27 billion) in systems, products and technologies into services or in the process of production
China-Russia Heavy Lift Helicopter Contract Deferred To Mid-2016
A contract to develop the Advanced Heavy Lift (AHL) helicopter should be signed between China's Avicopter and Russia's Rostec in mid-2016 instead of end-2015, Dmitry Shugaev, Deputy CEO of Rostec...
Indian Top Auditor Slams IAF For Underutilization Of AWACS Aircraft
Indias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for underutilization of operational capabilities of Air-borne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft purchased for INR 5,042...
Raytheon Wins $2.35 Billion Worth Contract For SM-3 Block IB Missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems Co. has won a contract worth $2
Israeli Navy’s New Submarine ‘Rahav’ Sets Sail
Israeli Navys new submarine Rahav set sail from the German port of Kiel. During the voyage, the Rahav will drop anchor and hold a brief ceremony near the spot where the Israeli submarine "Dakar" sank in...
Russia To Sell S-400 Missile Systems To China
Russia has signed an agreement for the sale of S-400 surface-to-air missile system with China. Russian deputy CEO of Rostec told China Daily Wednesday that “China would be the first foreign user of the missile system...
Artec Wins Boxer Vehicles Contract From German Bundeswehr
Artec, a joint venture between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall has won a contract worth EUR 476 million to provide the German Bundeswehr with 131 high-protection vehicles of Boxer type. The order commissioned by the German...
Russia Develops Automated Retargeting Control System For ICBMs
Russias new automated system will help retarget intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) instantly before the launch. “The new system will be put into operation from next year
Lockheed Martin Sues Pentagon Over $6.7 Billion Combat Vehicle Contract
Lockheed Martin has filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon over the decision to award $6.7 billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract to Oshkosh for replacement of US Armys Humvee fleet
Poland Orders 79 POPRAD Surface-to-Air Missile Systems For $273 Million
The Polish Army has awarded a PLN 1.08 billion (US $273 million) contract to PIT-RADWAR to supply 79 Poprad self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems
Sikorsky To Deliver 10 MH-60R Helicopters To Saudi Arabia
Sikorsky Aircraft has won a $145 million contract to procure 10 green MH-60R helicopters for the Royal Saudi naval forces. The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission helicopter based on US Armys UH-60...
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