First MC-21 Commercial Airliner Ready For Flight And Strength Tests
Irkut Corporation announced Wednesday that it is creating MC-21 commercial airliner and the first aircraft for flight and strength tests are in production. An extensive program of aerodynamic, strength and endurance...
Thales and Defense Conseil International (DCI) in Electronic Warfare Training Pact
Thales and DCI have joined forces to deliver high-level training in electronic warfare to military customers around the world. Thales and DCI have developed a catalogue of common training modules focusing...
Indian Army Offers Cash Prize for Future Ready Combat Vehicle Design Competition
The Indian Army has invited domestic and international tank design agencies to participate in a competition to develop the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV). A Request for Information (RFI) issued by...
Turbomeca Signs MoU With Portugal Air Force, DEFLOC To Support EH101 Fleet
Turbomeca (Safran) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Portuguese Air Force and DEFLOC at Paris Air Show to support the Portuguese RTM322-powered EH101 fleet. The...
Turbomeca, HAL in Helicopter Engine Maintenance Joint Venture
Turbomeca (Safran), and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have signed Today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to establish a joint venture in India that will provide...
Indian Army Issues RFI For Future Ready Combat Vehicle
The Indian Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to design and develop a new generation combat vehicle platform called the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV). The RFI issued last week is for the development...
Lockheed To Collaborate With Raytheon, Bombardier For USAF JSTARS Replacement Program
Lockheed Martin announced tuesday that it will team with Bombardier and Raytheon to compete for the US Air Force's next generation Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) replacement. The team aimed to develop a low-risk,...
Thales' I-Master Radar Integrates With Textron AirLand's Scorpion jet
Thales announced today that its I-Master radar has been successfully integrated on to Textron AirLands Scorpion Jet(tm) mission systems. The addition of radar compliments the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor suite
Pak-Chinese JF-17 Knocks At World Fighter Aircraft Market
Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Thunder fighter might be the beginning of the end of western dominance of the global fighter aircraft market. The JF-17s international flight debut at the Paris Air Show 2015 was further enhanced by the...
Rolls-Royce Wins $224 Million Worth Contracts To Support US, Kuwait, Norway Military
Rolls-Royce announced Monday that it has won a series of contracts worth $224 million to supply and maintain aircraft in service with air forces in America, Kuwait and Norway. Under the arrangements, the Derby-based business will...
Russian Navy To Receive Eight Borei Subs, Six Yasen Subs By 2020
Russian Navy will get eight Borei class and six multi-purpose Yasen submarines by 2020, Sevmash CEO Mikhail Budnichenko was quoted as saying by TASS on Tuesday. Budnichenko said on the sidelines of the Army-2015 military-technical forum...
Samsung Techwin Wins $1.7 Billion engine Parts Contract
Samsung Techwin, a South Korean aeronautics and defense technology firm, announced Wednesday that it has signed a US$1.7 billion deal to supply engine parts to US engine maker Pratt & Whitney
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