South African Navy’s Simulation Centre Begins Service
The South African Navys state-of-the-art simulation centre was taken into service at SAS Simonsberg, the Navys maritime warfare training centre, defenceWeb reported Thursday. The centre is the result of a joint...
India-US Seek To Co-Operate On India’s Aircraft Carrier Project
India is hoping to utilize US expertise in catapult launch technology for its recently announced indigenous 65,000-ton aircraft carrier after the signing of the 10 year Indo-US Enhanced Defense Framework...
Northrop Appoints New Vice President And Program Manager Of Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman has appointed Mick Jaggers as vice president and program manager of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system programs, effective immediately. "Mick's focus on international expansion in Japan and Korea, continued...
US Navy Accepts Third Lockheed Martin-Built MUOS Communications Satellite
Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday that its third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite was accepted by US Navy, following the successful completion of on-orbit testing. MUOS-3, which was launched on January...
Raytheon To Showcase Missile Killers, Ultra-Powerful Radars At Paris Air Show
Raytheon announced Wednesday that it will showcase missile-killing interceptors, hypersonic weapons, ultra-powerful radars, as well as a new approach to command and control at the Paris Air Show. "The evolving cyber...
Raytheon Wins Philippines' Maritime Border C4ISR Contract
Raytheon has won the $25 million contract to deliver sensing, command and control, and communications systems along with the training and sustainment services necessary to operationalize maritime border security capabilities for the Republic of...
IAMD Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile With Patriot Guidance
US' Integrated Air and Missile Defense project management (IAMD) officials successfully intercepted a Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) surrogate target using a Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical missile on Thursday. The test demonstrated a dramatic change in how...
CAE To Support UK's Merlin Life Sustainment Programme
CAE announced on Wednesday that it has won a contract from AgustaWestland to support the UK Ministry of Defence's Merlin Life Sustainment Programme. The contract signed in CAE's fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 and included...
China Customs to Become World’s First Such Agency to Use Remotely Operated...
CybAero which designs and manufactures remotely operated choppers as completed tests of its remotely piloted helicopter systems to be supplied to China Customs for use from its new ships. The tests were performed with the Chinese...
DynCorp Upgrades Software to Support US Aviation Operations in Afghanistan
DynCorp International (DI) has upgraded its use of IFS Applications for supporting ongoing US Department of Defense (DoD) operational projects in aviation maintenance deployed within Afghanistan. Presently, DynCorp is using IFS Applications to provide additional capabilities...
Software Glitch Caused Triple Engine Failure In Airbus A400 Crash
The Airbus A400 military transport aircraft crash last month was caused by faulty software configuration that froze three engines, the company published details of the investigation on Wednesday. The initial findings of the crash released by...
3D Printed Metal Parts Reduce Aircraft Weight, Fuel Consumption
A study, published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, said that 3-D printing aircraft's metal parts could reduce weight and fuel consumption. Published by researchers at the Northwestern University in US, the study concluded that...
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