Indian Private Companies To Set Up Arms Factories
Indian private companies, Bharat Forge, ABG Shipyard, Pipavav Defense and Offshore Engineering Company will now be able to set up defense and explosive manufacturing units. An inter-ministerial committee chaired by Secretary...
Lockheed Conducts F-35B Aerial Refueling Flight Test
Lockheed Martin today posted pictures of F-35B test aircraft BF-17 conducting aerial refueling flight test behind KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender tankers. The test aircraft was flown over Edwards AFB, California...
India Plans To Expand HAL Operations To Compete With Global Defense Manufacturing...
India plans to expand operations of its state run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to compete with global defense equipment manufacturing companies, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday. The minister said during the...
Eurofighter Typhoon Still An Option For Indian MMRCA: German Ambassador
European military consortium EADS is still ready to provide Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to India as an alternative to Dassault Rafale as the MMRCA deal is stuck for the past three...
Finmeccanica Wins $540 Million Contracts To Provide Equipment To US, Canadian Forces
The Finmeccanica has won three new contracts of total $540 Million to provide equipment to the Canadian Army armoured vehicles and to U.S
FLIR To Pay $9.5 Million To Settle SEC Bribery Charges
FLIR Systems, Oregon based Defense contractor on Wednesday has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle bribery charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission
India Successfully Test Fires Dhanush Missile
India has successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable Dhanush, a naval variant of Prithvi-II missile from a ship, off the Odisha coast on Thursday. Personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) carried out the launch at 11
CAE Wins $175 Million Simulation And Training Contracts
CAE today announced that it has won approximately C$220 million worth of Defence and Security contracts during its fourth quarter to provide simulation products and upgrades as well as training services for global military customers. Some...
Pratt And Whitney To Re-evaluate F-35 Fighter Jet Engine Fix
Pratt & Whitney is ramping up the retrofits to operational F135 engines with a fix to the problem that led to a catastrophic engine fire last year in the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. The company stated...
South Africa To Acquire New VVIP Aircraft
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is in the process of acquiring new aircraft for VVIPs. The additional aircraft will be used by President Jacob Zuma, his Deputy Cyril Ramaphosa, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and...
US Navy To Integrate Digital Rocket Launchers On MH-60R Helos
The US Navy is integrating “smart” rocket launchers on MH-60R helicopters; US Naval Air Systems Command issued a statement Tuesday. The Navy delivered the Digital Rocket Launchers (DRLs) on March 25 as part of an Early...
US Army Plans To Shop For New Manpack Radios.
The US Army announced on Monday that it has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the acquisition of additional Manpack Radios under a full and open competition approach. The draft RFP, posted April 3 to...
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