Sikorsky Completes VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Preliminary Design Review
Sikorsky has completed the VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The company also announced Wednesday that it has completed the integration and performance testing of mission communications system...
China, Pakistan Fare Worse Than India In Defense Procurement Transparency
India is placed in band D high risk category whereas China and Pakistan are placed in Band E very high risk category of corruption index in a latest report on...
Transfer of Defense Tech Not A Deterrent To Innovation: US Envoy To...
Transfer of technology in the defense sector cannot be seen as an impediment to innovation and a lot of restrictions would fall even more, US envoy to India said Wednesday. “I...
France To Get American Hellfire Missiles For African Operations
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved sale of up to 200 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to France for use in Mali and North African operations. The $30 million sale...
France, UK To Share Tech For Future MBDA Missiles
France and the UK have agreed to share technologies for future missile development by MBDA such as the helicopter-launched anti-ship weapon, the Sea Venom. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today unveiled a...
Lockheed Martin Wins F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter advance acquisition contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $5.3 billion contract from US department of defense to produce Lot IX F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
Boeing Rolls Out New AH-64 Apache Helicopter For South Korea
Boeing rolled out a latest version of AH-64 Apache helicopter destined for South Korea Tuesday. South Korean Defense Acquisition Procurement Administration (DAPA) in a statement said the unveiling has happened months before the start of delvieries...
India Inks S-400 Missile Defense System Deal With Russia For $10.6 Billion
India has sealed the modalities of the S-400 anti-ballistic missile systems with Moscow for an approximate US $10.6 billion (INR 70,000 Crore)
Day-to-Days Operations A Challenge For Pakistan's Underfunded Navy
Pakistan is funding its navy with only about 10 per cent of the total defence budget, making even the day-to-day operations such as maintenance and repairs a challenge. On the other hand, its neighbouring...
Leidos To Support DARPA's Radar, Communications Development Program
Leidos has won a $14 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide research and development in support of Phase 2 for the Shared Spectrum Access for Radar and Communications (SSPARC)...
Lockheed Partners Swedish, UAE Firms in Advanced Machining Tech
Lockheed Martin is partnering Sweden's Exechon AB and Abu Dhabi based Injaz National to set up a joint venture in the UAE for advanced machining technology. The Abu Dhabi-based joint venture, Exechon Enterprises will establish an...
Airbus, KAI To Market Korean Military, Civil Helicopters Worldwide
Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly market Korean helicopter platforms worldwide. The collaboration will encompass the distribution of the Korean Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed...
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