Finmeccanica Denies Participating In Saudi Tactical Transport Aircraft Bid
Finmeccanica has denied Alenia Aermacchis C-27J participation in the Saudi Arabian tactical transport aircraft bid. Finmeccanica in response to a news report by French Sole 24 Ore today said, “Alenia Aermacchi...
Rheinmettal, KMW Deliver Puma Infantry Combat Vehicle To Germany
Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have handed over the Puma infantry fighting vehicle to the German Bundeswehr today. The Bundeswehrs fielding of the Puma IFV gives its mechanized infantry a new...
Russia Launches Defense Satellite
Russia launched a defense satellite by a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk spaceport Tuesday
China’s Boeing C-17 Lookalike, Y-20 Military Transport To Complete Tests This Year...
Chinas ambitious military heavy lift aircraft, the Y-20 which looks similar to the Boeing C-17 is to be tested for high altitude flight over the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Chinese media reported today...
AgustaWestland’s Multi-Mission Helicopter Introduced By Italian Air Force
The Italian Air Force has brought AgustaWestlands multi-mission helicopter, HH-101A Caesar into the service for providing air support to special operations forces. Further, the helicopter will be used by Italian Air...
DCNS Delivers FREMM Tahya Misr To Egyptian Navy
DCNS today announced that it has handed over the FREMM (Frégate Européenne Multi-Missions) frigate Tahya Misr to the Egyptian Navy. The handing ceremony took place in presence of General Sedki Sobhy, the Ministry of Defense of...
Dennis Muilenburg To Replace McNerney As Boeing CEO
Boeing announced today that the board of directors has elected Dennis A. Muilenburg as the new President and CEO
Having Recovered US$377 Million From AgustaWestland, India Likely To Close Bribery Probe
India is likely to shut the AgustaWestland chopper bribery case due to lack of evidence after recovering INR 2,400 crore (US $377 million) deposited as bank guarantee in Italy and India. The Central Bureau of Investigation...
Northrop To Deliver Anti-Missile System To US Air National Guard
Northrop Grumman announced today that it has won a $31.7 million contract to deliver an advanced anti-missile system to the US Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command
US Delivers C-130H Hercules To Afghan Air Force
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has received its fourth and final Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transport aircraft from the US. The air force announced that the aircraft was received at Hamid Karzai International Airport (IAP) on...
Orbital ATK Wins $69 Million Australian Anti-Radiation Missile Contract
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced today that it has approved sale of AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation missiles for an estimated $69 million. Australia had requested for 14 HARM tactical missiles, 16 AGM-88E Advanced...
Cubic To Support Australian Army With Exercise Planning, Advanced Services
Cubic Global Defense (CGD) announced today that it has been selected as the prime contractor for the Australian Armys Exercise and Advanced Services Standing Offer (EATSSO). Under the new award, Cubic will support the Australian Army...
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