RAAF To Fly Heron Drone In Military Training Exercise With US
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will fly the Israeli-made Heron medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS at Talisman Sabre 2015, a biennial joint training exercise with the U.S
IAF To De-commission 54 MiG-21, MiG-27 Fighters In Next Six Months
The Indian Air Force is likely to de-commission 54 MiG 21s and MiG 27s in the next six months bringing down the strength from 35 to 32 squadrons. “We will have...
CBI Probe into AgustaWestland Deal Unnecessary: Former IAF Chief SP Tyagi
An inquiry by the Indian Air Force and Ministry of Defense (MoD) may have found no substance in the AgustaWestland bribery allegations prior to handing over the case to the...
Mountain Secure Systems Wins DRS Technologies’ SABRE Contract
Mountain Secure Systems (MSS) has won a two-year development and production contract from DRS Technologies to provide ruggedized video management units (VMUs) for Surveillance and Battlefield Reconnaissance Equipment (SABRE) Systems. MSS,...
Drone Aviation Wins BAE Systems' Contract For US Aerostat Enhancement
Drone Aviation Corp (DAC) has won a contract from BAE Systems for enhancing and supporting two WASP aerostat systems for upcoming Department of Defense (DoD) exercises. WASP Aerostat systems are owned...
General Dynamics Wins $219 Million Contract For WIN-T Increment 2 Systems
General Dynamics has won a $219 million first full rate production contract from the US Army to build additional Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 systems. The company announced Wednesday that the contract includes...
France To Supply 23 Multipurpose Helicopters To Saudi For $560 Million
France is set to supply 23 H145 multipurpose Airbus helicopters for border patrols for 500 million euros (560 million dollars) to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met with...
China Unwilling to Transfer Missile Tech to Turkey
China, like the US and Europe has declined to transfer technology as part of its bid to sell FD-2000 air defence system to Turkey. As a result Turkey may not be able to operate the FD-2000,...
Antonov Completes AN−26 First Stage Modernization
Antonov has completed the AN−26 transport aircrafts first phase of modernization for delivery to the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense. It is first aircraft from 14 ones to be delivered for operations in the zone of antiterrorist...
Japan To Establish Defense Equipment Agency
Japan plans to establish a new agency for defense equipment, including all processes from development and procurement to final disposal by October this year. The agency will be provisionally called the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency...
General Atomics To Support Gray Eagle UAV, Satellite Communications Terminals
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has won a $121.3 million modification contract from the US for 19 Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicles and 19 satellite communications air data terminals
Raytheon To Provide 53 Surveillance Radars To US Navy
Raytheon has won a $153 million contract to produce 53 maritime, littoral and overland surveillance radars for US Navys Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft fleet. The AN/APY-10 delivers accurate and actionable information in all weather, day and...
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