Five Firms Win $500 Million US Army Base Construction Contract
The five construction firms have won $500 million worth contract from the US army to build new facilities on military bases worldwide. The work will be performed at US government locations...
Russian Helicopters Commences Flight Testing of Second Mi-171A2 Prototype
Russian Helicopters has started flight testing of a second prototype of the medium multirole Mi-171A2 at Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. The new Mi-171A2 prototype pre-flight and certification testing are also currently...
Kalashnikov In Talks With Indian Firms To Manufacture Arms
Kalshnikov is eyeing partnering Indian firms to produce weapons in the country. “Kalashnikov is talks with both public as well as private companies in India
Pak, China To Upgrade JF-17 Jet With Advanced Weapons
China and Pakistan will be upgrading JF-17 fighter jet with advanced weapons eyeing export orders. The JF-17 thunder fighter jet will have advanced capabilities such as air-to-air refuelling data link, electronic...
Eurofighter Tests MBDA Storm Shadow Missile Integration
The Eurofighter Consortium has demonstrated the integration of MBDA's storm Shadow Cruise Missile with the Typhoon air craft. The Storm Shadow cruise missile has been released from a Eurofighter Typhoon for...
Russia’s MC-21 Airliner Receives First International Contract
Egyptian KATO and Irkut have signed a purchasing agreement on 6 MC-21 short/mid-range airliners. Both the companies also agreed to co-operate on the MC-21 short/mid-range airliner project, Irkut said in a statement Monday
Thales Wins Bolivian Contract For Integrated Defence And Civil Air Traffic Management
Thales has won a Euro 185 million contract from the Bolivian Ministry of Defence for integrated air defence and civil air traffic management (ATM), in Bolivia at a ceremony held today at the Elysee Palace...
Syrian Deployment Attracts Buyers To Sukhoi Su-35, F-16 At Dubai Air Show
Russias deployment of its frontline Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft in Syria has attracted interest from military delegations visiting the Dubai Air show. Officials from several countries visited the Rosoboronexport and Irkut stands to inquire about the...
UAE Orders Saab Airborne Swing Role Surveillance System For $1.2 Billion
Saab has signed a $1.27 billion contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to deliver a new airborne Swing Role Surveillance System (SRSS) along with a new version of Erieye radar system
Chinese Air Force To Be Launch Customer Of FC-31 Stealth Fighter
Chinas Peoples Liberation Army –Air Force (PLA-AF) is expected to be the launch customer of the FC-31 stealth fighter developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). AVIC is currently negotiating with the PLA-AF to...
Russia, Iran Sign S-300 Missile Defence System Contract
Russia has signed contract to supply S-300 surface-to-air missile defense systems to Iran. “S-300, the air defence system, the contract has already been signed,” Russian Rostec CEO was quoted as saying at the Dubai Air Show...
Poland Selects Elbit Systems For Live-Combat Training System Delivery
Poland has selected Elbit Systems to deliver live combat training system and equipment to the nations Special Operations Forces (SOF). The Combat Training System (CTS) is an advanced, highly-realistic simulations-based trainer that has been specifically designed...
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