US Approves $96 Million IAF C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft Support Contract
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) today has approved $96 million contract to support Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance needs. "This proposed...
British Prime Minister Offers Eurofighter Fighter Jet Production In India
Britain Prime Minister David Cameron said today that the country is ready to provide technological and engineering assistance to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in a bid to sell Eurofighter Typhoon...
Iranian Navy Unveils 150-Ton Floating Dock
Iranian Navy has received an indigenous floating dock with a capacity of launching 150-ton vessels, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported Wednesday. “We can now claim that Iranian Navy experts have indigenized...
Saab Rules Out Gripen Fighter Jet Sale To Argentina
Saab has ruled out selling 24 Gripen E/F combat aircraft to Argentina, as such a deal would face an opposition from Britain, a senior company representative told reporters on 27...
Finmeccanica ‘Improves’ in Anti-corruption Ranking, Despite Indian Bribery Charge
Finmeccanica has ‘improved its position in the international ranking of defense companies engaged in the fight against corruption, according to Transparency International (TI). The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation CBI) is...
Bharat Forge, Punj Lloyd Only Contenders For Indian Army $2.6 Billion Anti-Aircraft...
Bharat Forge and Punj Lloyd will be the only contenders for Indian Armys US $2.6 billion (16,800 crore INR) anti-aircraft gun replacement contract, Economic Times reported Wednesday
Exelis, L-3 To Develop EW Solutions For USAF Special Operations Aircraft
Exelis announced Tuesday that it will jointly develop electronic self-protection capabilities with L-3 Platform Integration for the US Air Force Special Operations Command's (AFSOC) AC/MC-130J Commando II aircraft. The team's combined experience in electronic warfare (EW)...
Japan Coast Guard Selects Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 2000 MSA
The Japan Coast Guard has selected Dassault Aviations Falcon 2000 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) to strengthen their air assets of maritime surveillance. The Falcon 2000 MSA, design based on the Falcon 2000 LXS (autonomy 4000 water),...
Rheinmetall To Upgrade German NH90 Cockpit Trainer With Asterion
Rheinmettal announced Monday that it is upgrading German Bundeswehr NH90 Cockpit Trainer to IOC+ configuration and with additional software modules from Rheinmetalls Asterion product line. Rheinmetall won a contract from Germanys BAAINBw defence procurement agency last...
DARPA’s EXACTO Guided Bullet Demonstrates Repeatable Performance Against Moving Targets
DARPA announced Monday that its Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program developed self-steering bullet has demonstrated repeatable performance against moving targets. EXACTO developed a self-steering bullet to increase hit rates for difficult, long-distance shots, completed in...
F1 Tech To Speed BAE System’s Armored Vehicles
BAE Systems announced Monday that it has come up with an upgraded technology ‘Active Damping system to current variants of the CV90 combat vehicle family adapted from Formula One to improve handling and speed across...
Pratt And Whitney Denies US DoD IG Report On F135 Engine's Quality...
Pratt & Whitney on Monday has denied a report by the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) inspector general (IG) that has raised quality control violations of the F135 engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter. The...
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