Tomorrow’s Missiles To Be printed, Not Manufactured
Researchers at Raytheon Missile Systems have been using additive manufacturing technology, known as 3D printing, to create guided weapons components including rocket engines, fins and parts. “You could potentially have these...
Lockheed Martin To Pick Up Sikorsky For $9 Billion
Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement to acquire Sikorsky Helicopters for US $9 billion with $1.9 billion in account tax benefits
US built Airbus' H125 Astar Helicopters To Be Delivered For Ohio State...
Airbus Helicopters has won an order from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) to deliver the first H125 AStar produced on the new final assembly line in the USA. Airbus Helicopters...
Dassault To Double Rafale Production
Dassault has decided to double the production from 11 and the number of annual deliveries would increase from 2018. Dassault Aviation Chief Executive Eric Trappier was quoted as saying by Reuters...
Egypt Takes Delivery Of Three Rafale Fighters From Dassault
Egypt today has received first three of the 24 Rafales it ordered in a $6 billion deal with France in February this year. Egyptian authorities took charge of the planes at...
DRDO Transfers Defense Tech to L & T for Royalty
The Indian defense ministry has approved a proposal by Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) to transfer technology (ToT) of Lakshya pilotless target aircraft (PTA) to an Indian private company, Larsen and Toubro (L&T). L&T will be...
Finmeccanica To Sell Ten AW189 Helicopters To Rosneft
Finmeccanica has won a $173.6 million contract to sell ten AW189 commercial helicopters to RN-Aircraft
Indian Air Force Eyes Mi-17 Transport Helicopter For Mi-8 Replacement
The Indian Air Force plans to procure additional 48 Mi-17 military transport helicopters from Russia for $1.1 billion
China to Lower Entry Bar for Private Industry in Weapons Manufacturing
China plans to lower the entry barrier and open more areas for private sector to manufacture weapons and other military equipment. "The government will open more fields in the defense sector to private enterprises and lower...
Mi-17V5 Helicopters to Continue as Indian VVIP Transport
India will continue using six Mi-17v5 helicopters for VVIP travel as the possibility of reviving the AgustaWestland chopper deal looks remote. With two helicopters mothballed and further deliveries effectively cancelled as India has claimed its bank...
Indian Army Wants High Flying Drones, Rejects AeroVironment’s Raven
The Raven mini-UAV may have failed the Indian Armys technical requirements for hand-launched spy drones to equip its infantry battalions. Made by AeroVironment Inc
Saudi Arabia a ‘Promising Customer’ for Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ship
Saudi Arabia could be a promising customer for Lockheed Martins Littoral Combat Ship, the ninth of which will be launched for the US Navy today. Christened as the USS Little Rock, the vessel, built by Lockheed...
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