Egypt To Buy 50 Ka-52 Helicopter From Russia
Russia and Egypt have reportedly signed a deal for the 50 Ka-52 helicopters possibly meant to be stationed on the Mistral carrier. "An agreement on the supplies of fifty Ka-52 helicopters...
US Upgrade Of German Arms Will Trigger Nuclear Arms Race In Europe:...
Russia's stationing of Iskander missiles at Kaliningrad in retaliation to US upgrade of German nuclear arms might trigger nuclear race in Europe. Russia on Wednesday said that it will station Iskander...
RFP likely for Indian Il-76 Upgrade
The Indian Air Force is likely to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade its large transport fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft with new avionics, engines besides other...
India Issues Warrant Against British Middleman in VVIP Chopper Scam
A Delhi court has issued an open ended non-bailable warrant against Christian Michael James in the INR 3,600 crore (US $540 million) VVIP Chopper deal case. The Central Bureau of Investigation...
Alion To Support US Navy's Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Systems
Alion has won $49 million contract from the US Naval Surface warfare center crane to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems and developments. Warfighters in combat rely on ISR...
Finmeccanica To Supply Two C-27J Airlifters To African Nation
Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi has won an order to supply two C-27J tactical airlifters to an undisclosed African nation. The two aircraft will be delivered starting from 2017 and will be used for the transport of troops and...
Gulf Arab States May Part-Finance Mistral Sale To Egypt
Gulf Arab States such as Saudi Arabia and UAE may part-finance the two Mistral warships which Egypt is to buy under a 950 million euros ($1.06 billion) deal with France
Is Russia Deploying S-300 Missiles In Syria?
Russia might have possibly deployed S-300 anti-aircraft missiles in Syria. According to Debkafile, a news website close to Israeli defense forces in a report earlier this week said, “Troops at the Russian base outside the coastal...
India Raises Industrial License Validity For Defense Manufacturing To 15 Years
The Indian government has raised the validity of industrial license for defense manufacturing to 15 years and extendable provision by upto 18 years. Currently, the initial validity for defense sector stands at seven years and further...
Norway Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets
Norway has received delivery of first two of 22 Lockheed Martins F-35 fighter jets. The first batch of F-35s is set to be delivered in 2017, with possible deployments set for 2019
Russia Okay With French Mistral Carriers Sale To Egypt
Russia is likely not to interfere with French Mistral helicopter carriers sale to Egypt as it stands to gain helicopter deals. Egypt has agreed to buy both the French Mistral helicopter carriers that were meant for...
Norway's Kitron AS To Supply Electronic Modules For F-35 Aircraft Avionics
Northrop Grumman has signed a long-term agreement with Norway-based Kitron AS to supply subassembly electronic modules for F-35 Lightning II aircraft avionics. The agreement is effective through June 30, 2036, and includes rights for future extensions
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