France May Agree On Price, Offsets Clause In Indian Rafale Deal
Deadlock over Indias Rafale purchase has been broken after the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) gave a go ahead for further negotiations to buy 36 fighter jets. According to sources, the French...
Raytheon Wins Qatar Air, Missile Defense Operations Center Contract
Raytheon has won $175 million action contract from US department of defense for Phase II of the Qatar Air and Missile Defense Operations Center (ADOC) program. Contractor will provide for the...
India Approves Purchase of 48 Mi-17 V5 Helicopters for US 1.1 Billion
India's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of 48 Mi-17 V5 helicopters worth INR 7000 crore (US $1.1 billion)
US 9X Sidewinder Block II Air Intercept Missile Reaches full Rate production.
The US Navy and Air Force air-intercept missile (AIM)-9X Sidewinder Block II that features a “lock on after launch” capability, has reached the full rate production. Approximately 6,000 AIM-9X Blk II...
Russia Drops P & W Engine for Mi-38 Chopper, Local Powerplant Certified
Russian Helicopters has dropped plans to equip its Mi-38 helicopter with the Pratt&Whitney 127 TS engine in favor of the locally made Klimov TV7-117V turboshaft engine. United Engine Corporation (UEC) of...
Navistar Defense Wins Medium Tactical Vehicles Contract From Afghanistan
Navistar Defense has won a $368 million foreign military sales contract from Afghanistan for 2,293 medium tactical vehicles. Work will be performed in West Point, Mississippi; Ooltewah, Tennessee; Marion, Wisconsin; Springfield, Ohio; and Mercer, Pennsylvania,...
Lockheed Martin Wins US Contract For Autonomic Logistics Information System
Lockheed Martin has won a $430 million contract from US Department of Defense for Autonomic Logistics Information System hardware and software upgrades, supply chain management and full mission simulators. The contract also includes non-air vehicle spares,...
USAF Math Skills On Display In B-3 Bomber Miscalculation
The US Air Forces new Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) will cost $58.2 billion up by $25 billion from previous years estimate of $33
French Army To Use MASA’s SWORD War-game Software
The French Armed Forces have expanded their use of MASA's constructive simulation software with the acquisition of a global license for the company's SWORD automated war-game. SWORD provides an immediate solution to SOULT (the simulation program...
Rosoboronexport Completes 50 years in India, Seeks Closer Cooperation in Shipbuilding
Russia is ready to work with Indian state and private shipyards for executing new projects in shipbuilding. Rosoboronexport marked its 50th anniversary in India today, since the first agreement with India was signed for the delivery...
Japan MOD Seeks 2.2 Per cent Defense Budget Hike To Buy Military
The Japanese MOD has requested the government to increase its fourth straight annual military budget spending by 2.2 per cent to buy military equipment
Thales, WB Electronics, Poland Unveil Jointly Produced Armed Unmanned Aircraft
WB Electronics and Thales today unveiled their tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) proposed for the Polish military. WB Electronics and Thales solution offers a capability that fully meets the Polish Gryf requirements for an armed unmanned...
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