Ceradyne Wins $34 Million US Army Body Armor Contract
Ceradyne has won a $34 million contract to supply 28,000 ceramic body armor plates to the US Army. The armor is being procured under the Soldier Protection Systems Vital Torso Protection...
SAIC Wins $757 Million US Army Computer Resources Support Contract
Science Applications International Corp has won a $757 million task order increase to its Systems and Computer Resources Support (SCRS) contract from the US Army Contracting Command Redstone to provide...
Royal Navy Receives First Upgraded AW101 Merlin Helicopter
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland has delivered the first of seven upgraded AW101 Merlin HC Mk3 helicopters to the Royal Navy as part of Phase 1 of the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP). Twenty five...
Raytheon Wins US Ballistic Missile Test Contract
Raytheon has won a $200 million contract from the US missile defense agency to plan and analyze testing of ballistic missile system. The company will continue to maintain system software and...
Israel-Russia To Coordinate Air Ops Over Syria
Russia and Israel have agreed on mutual information sharing on air operations over Syria and are working on using the hotline established last week. The Russian defense ministry confirmed that “mutual...
New Version Of Russian KAB-250 Guided Bomb To Complete Trails
Russia will be completing trails of its latest version of KAB-250 precision guided bomb. The guided bomb is a follow-on of KAB-500 PGM that appeared performing in Syria last month
Australia Orders Saab Countermeasure Dispensers For F A-18A B Hornet Aircraft
Saab has won an Australian contract to supply countermeasure dispensers to be used on F/A-18A/B Hornet aircraft. Deliveries will take place during 2016, the company announced today
Egypt May Buy Russian Electronics For Mistral-Class Carrier
A delegation from Egypt is likely to be in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss Russian hardware for the Mistral-class helicopter carriers. "After the 20th, in about a week, a delegation from Egypt will come to us...
Cubic Corp To Showcase Air And Maritime Training Solutions At ADEX-2015
Cubic Corp will demonstrate game based combat training solutions at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2015 from October 20-25. “Cubic already has a footprint in the Asia-Pacific region and delivers training products and...
Dassault Not Attaching Time Limit to Indian Rafale Deal
Frances Dassault Aviation is not attaching any firm time limit to the conclusion of negotiation and the signing of a contract with India on the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft. Dassault Aviation chief Eric Trappier said...
US Army To Test Counter Defilade Engagement System Next Year
The US Army will begin acceptance testing of ‘smart grenade launcher, XM25 Counter Defilade Engagement System early next year. The XM25 is designed to be an "anti-defilade" weapon and its purpose is to allow soldiers to...
Despite Losing MMRCA Bid, Boeing Eyes Making F A-18 Jets In India
Boeing has offered to manufacture its F A-18 fighter jets in India if the Indian Air Force (IAF) is ready to buy it. “It is obvious to me there is active interest in more fighters...
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