Indian Defence Purchases from US May Spike Upwards This Year
Even as the Indian MoD is expected to give the nod for purchasing Boeing Apache and Chinook helicopters in the near future, moves are afoot to order more defence equipment...
Germany Delivers Patriot Batteries To Israel
Israel has received four patriot missiles batteries for its navy to protect the offshore natural-gas drilling platforms in the Mediterranean,Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said on Monday. Ya'alon said at a joint...
Russian Helicopters, AVIC Collaborate To Develop Advanced Heavy-Lift Helicopter
Russian Helicopters and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) signed a framework agreement last week to develop an advanced heavy-lift helicopter. The agreement was signed at the Moscow Kremlin in the...
HeliWhale To Present ‘Bottlenose Dolphin’ At HeliRussia 2015
Heliwhale, Russian helicopter manufacturer announced last week that the company will present its ultra-light helicopter, ‘Bottlenose Dolphin during the 8th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia in Moscow from 21 to...
Russia Deploys Fighter Bombers Su-34 And Su-27P In Crimea And Rostov Regions...
Crimea and Rostov regions of Russian Southern Military District have received multi-purpose fighter bombers Su-34 and upgraded Su-27P and also Moscow plans to enroll more than 40 units of aircraft...
Brazillian Defense Minister Reviews Scorpene Progress
Brazillian Defense Minister (MoD), Jaques Wagner visited the DCNS Cherbourg (France) site to meet the nations teams participating in technology transfer for four Scorpene type Conventional submarines, DCNS said in a statement Tuesday. The minister visited...
GE Aviation Wins $2 Billion Contract To Support Taiwan, US Military Services
GE Aviation has won a $2 billion contract from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for supplying helicopter engines to Taiwans government and to support various US military services. The location of the labor and funding...
Tactical Data Link Solutions Certified For US DoD's Secure Internet Protocol Router...
Tactical Communications Group (TCG) announced that its Battlefield Operations Support System (BOSS) and Ground Tactical Data Link System (GTS) have received Software Certification from the US Air Force Network Integration Center (AFNIC). The certification allows the...
BAE Systems Demonstrates Silver Bullet Precision Guidance Kit For Artillery Shells
BAE Systems live fire test demonstrated Rokar Silver Bullet precision guidance kit can transform a standard 155mm artillery shell into a highly accurate munition, the company said in a statement Monday. The systems ability to self-correct...
Romania, Thailand Receive Lockheed Martin Sniper Sensor System For F-16 Fleets
Lockheed Martin announced Monday that the Romanian Air Force and Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) have selected its Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for their F-16 fleets. Lockheed Martin will integrate and field Sniper ATPs on...
CAE Provides C-130J Simulation Training To Australian And British Air Force During...
CAE announced today that the Australian (RAAF) and UK Air Force (RAF) have been using their simulation-based training to prepare C-130J aircrews to fly into airfields around Nepal. Both the RAAF and RAF quickly mobilized their...
Brazil To Send Official Inquiry For Russian Pantsir- S1 Missile Systems’ Purchase
Brazil will be sending an official inquiry regarding a possible purchase of Pantsir-S1 missile system from Russia, Sputnik reported Monday. On Saturday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that the waiting list for the purchase...
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