India Plans $35 Billion Defense Offsets Push
The Indian defense ministry will be clearing projects for defense offsets that could cross $35 billion by the end of this year. “A majority of projects cleared by the Defense Acquisition...
Turkey's Rocketsan Signs Rockets, Anti-Tank Missiles Deal With Poland
Turkey's Roketsan has signed a deal with the Polish WZL1 firm to integrate two of its products, the Cirit and the UMTAS, into Polish armed forces platforms. Roketsan and WZL1 have...
Russian MoD Signs Contract for 8 Su-30SM Naval Fighters
The Russian Defence Ministry has purchased eight multi-role Su-30SM for use by the countrys Navy. The Naval version of the Su-30SM was revealed recently ahead of the MAKS 2015 show...
Selex To Provide Electronic Warfare Equipment For Brazillian Lynx Mk21 Aircraft
Selex ES has won a contract to deliver electronic warfare equipment for eight Lynx Mk21A aircraft used by the Brazilian Navy. Under the contract, which was received from prime contractor AgustaWestland,...
India to Have 16 Strong Mi-17 V5 Helicopter Fleet for VVIP Duty
India is likely to commit 10 Mi-17 V5 helicopters for VVIP duty from its recent decision to order 48 more choppers from Russia. The 10 choppers will be configured for VVIP...
Brazil To Buy Russian Pantsir-S1 Missile Systems Next Year
Brazil will buy Pantsir-S1 close-range air defence system from Russia in 2016. “Russia has been notified that an allotment from the Brazilian budget for the purchase of Pantsirs is planned for 2016,” a highly-ranked official in...
DCNS, PIRIOU JV Selected For 4 French Offshore Patrol Vessels Program
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has selected a joint venture from PIRIOU and DCNS, KERSHIP to supply four Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Navys offshore support and assistance program. The French Navys Bâtiments de Soutien...
Reliance Defense, Abu Dhabi Ship Building Signs MoU For Naval Ship Construction
Indias Reliance Defense (RDL) and Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for construction of naval ships, including frigates and destroyers for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), over the next 10...
Indian Air Force’ Special Commando Units To Get Spy Drones
Indian Air Force Garud special commando units will be armed with mini-drones to neutralize enemy outposts and high-value targets. The armed forces as of now have over 200 drones that include Heron and Searcher-II used for...
First Flight For Made In Italy F-35
Italian first F-35 assembled by Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi has made a successful flight at Cameris Italian Air Force Base (near Novara), the company said in a statement Tuesday. The Italian F-35 is assembled in Italy at Finmeccanica...
Boeing To Upgrade Australian Communication Systems For $665 Million
Boeing has won a $665 million Australian contract to upgrade ageing mobile communication systems and computer networks. As per the contract, Boeing will design, develop and deliver a modern, digital communications system to support the deployment...
Lockheed Led Consortium Selected For Australian Pilot Training Project
The Australian Department of Defense has selected a consortium led by Lockheed Martin as the preferred bidder for AIR 5428 Pilot Training System project. The contract will see the delivery of 49 Pilatus PC-21 trainer aircraft,...
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