Russia Set To Develop Stealth Corvette
Russia is developing a Rusich 1 trimaran stealth corvette that can shoot straight even in a Force 6 storm conditions. A small prototype of the Rusich 1 corvette was unveiled during...
Thales, IAI Integrate Data Link Capability On Heron UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales have conducted risk reduction flight tests for the integration of NATO STANAG 7085 data link on board the Heron Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle...
Indian Army To Issue RFI For Assault Rifles To Replace INSAS
The Indian Army is likely to issue a new RFI (Request for Information) for a new single caliber assault rifle to replace its INSAS rifle after it scrapped a four-year-old...
Agustawestland Delivers Three AW139 Helicopters To Italian Coast Guard
Agustawestland today has delivered three AW139 intermediate twin aircraft and has signed an order for two additional aircraft with Italian Coast Guard. “The AW139s will be used to perform a range...
AM General Wins $373 Million Humvee Contract for Ukraine, Mid-East Countries
The US DoD has awarded AM General a $373 million contract to provide 2,082 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), or Humvees. “The contract includes spare parts and Humvees in a...
Finmeccanica Re-negotiates Five-Year Revolving Credit Facility
Finmeccanica has renegotiated the five-year revolving credit Facility that envisages the payment of a spread of 100bp above Euribor, 80bp less than the previous conditions. The size was also reduced to 2 billion euro, compared to...
BAE, SAAB MoU For Australian Combat Vehicle Program
BAE Systems today has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saab to bid for an Australian combat vehicle program. BAE Systems is the main contractor for Defence program Land 400 Phase 2 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability...
US To Order 94 F-35 Fighter Aircrafts For $920 million
The US military will be placing a $920.4 million order to procure 94 F-35Lightning II joint strike fighter combat jets
Iraqi Fighter Plane Drops Bomb Accidentally, kills 7
A bomb from an Iraqi warplane accidently fell down on Monday due to technical problem in Eastern Baghdad. Security spokesman Brigadier General Saad Maan was quoted as saying by AFP today that one of the bombs...
Cubic's Intific To Develop Virtual Test Bed Technology For DARPA
Cubic Global Defense subsidiary Intific has won a contract from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a virtual test bed for Tactical Technology Office (TTO). The virtual test bed is intended to provide a...
Mahindra, Ultra Electronics in Underwater Warfare Equipment Partnership
Mahindra Defence Naval Systems has teamed up with Ultra Electronics UK to provide Underwater Warfare equipment for the Indian Navy and radios for the Indian Army. With the renewed thrust from the government in clearing various...
Eurofighter Seeks Increased Funding
Eurofighter has sought increased funding to optimize its multi role capabilities. Eurofighters Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alberto Gutierrez said that a report by the UKs Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) to...
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