Airbus Helicopters Wins Support Contract For German H145M Military Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters announced today that it has won a full-service contract for the new H145M rotorcraft from the German Air Force this year. This seven-year co-operative support and services agreement will...
Lebanon Army Receives BGM-71 TOW Anti-Tank Missiles
The Lebanese Army announced today that it has received a shipment of BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles from the US. The shipment, included an untold number of BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles and...
US Approves $1.7 Billion E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft Sale To Japan
The US State Department has approved a $1.7 billion possible sale of four Northrop Grummans E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to Japan, Reuters reported Monday
India Scraps Customs, Excise Duty Exemptions To Public Sector Defense Companies
The Indian government, in a move to encourage foreign defense manufacturing in India has withdrawn the Customs and excise duty exemptions that were applicable to products manufactured by the Ordnance...
Russia To Deploy Anti-Ship Bastion Missile Systems In Arctic This Year
Russia will deploy new Bastion anti-ship missile system in the Arctic in 2015 for enhancing capabilities of its Northern fleet, Sputnik News reported Monday. The coastal defense missile system is designed...
CAE Wins $7.5 Million Contract For Canadian Griffon Helicopter
CAE has won a $7.5 million contract to replace visual system and to provide simulator update for supporting aircrew training on the Royal Canadian Air Force's CH-146 Griffon helicopters
Ratheon Wins $149 Million Missile Modification Contract
Raytheon has won a $149 million modification contract from the US department of defense for Standard Missile-2 and Standard Missile-6. This contract modification will incorporate requirements for one base production year (fiscal 2015) and one option...
PLA Developing Lithium-ion Powered Submarines
China is developing submarines powered by a lithium-ion battery propulsion system as they offer higher energy density and longer dive times than old diesel submarines. Chinese researchers see them as the "wave of the future," Andrew...
India, US Likely To Finalise Aircraft Technology Transfer Agreement
India and the US to finalize an agreement for the transfer of an aircraft technology during US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter visit to New Delhi on Tuesday. Both the nations would also be reviewing the...
US Anti-Missile Interceptors Indentified With Technical Flaws
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified technical flaws in the ground-launched anti-missile interceptors. The flaws could disrupt sensitive on-board systems that are supposed to steer the interceptors into enemy missiles in space, GAO said...
India Sets the Ball Rolling on Light Fighter Purchase to Replace the...
Saab and Rosoboronexport are among international manufacturers who have been invited to make presentations to the Indian MoD on the purchase of a light fighter to replace the MiG-21 aircraft. The initial pitches will be in...
Saudi Arabia To Rank Fifth In Defense Spending
Saudi Arabia to become fifth largest defence spender as the nation has been spending increasingly in the military sector to combat the volatile security situation in the Middle East. Strategic Defence Intelligence (SDI) has predicted 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