NATO Begins ‘Spearhead Force’ Testing
NATO announced Tuesday that it has started testing of its new ‘spearhead force, known as the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF). The VJTF is a brigade that will be...
US Army To Get Six DHC-8 Aircrafts
US Department of Defense announced today that Dynamic Aviation Group has been awarded a $39 million contract to purchase of six DHC 8-315 aircraft of Saturn Arch and Desert Owl...
Rockwell Collins Wins $505 Million Contracts For Helicopter Avionics
Rockwell Collins has been awarded two US DoD contracts worth $503 million to provide software and system development and integration onto the CH-47, MH-47, MH-6, MH/UH/HH/VH-60, VH-3, MH-65 helicopter and...
New Zealand Defense Force’s Training Facility To Get Customized Ballistic Fit-Out Package...
Cubic Corporation announced today that Cubic Range Design Solutions (CRDS) was awarded a $6 million contract to design, supply and install a specialist ballistic fit-out package for New Zealand...
Northrop Grumman Appoints Christina Williams As Vice President For Command And Control...
Northrop Grumman announced Wednesday that it has appointed Christina (Chris) Williams as vice president, operations, for its Command and Control division within the company's Information Systems sector. Williams will report directly...
Low Priced Sukhoi SU-35 Attracts Indonesia’s Attention
Indonesia has been eyeing low cost Sukhoi SU-35 fighters to replace its F-5 Tigers. United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) head Yuri Slyusar told Interfax in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, "Indonesian colleagues are interested in...
Saab To Upgrade Norwegian ARTillery HUnting Radar (Arthur)
Saab announced today that it has received an order from the Norwegian Defense Logistic Organization (NDLO) for a prototype of Mid-Life Upgrade of Arthur weapon-location radar system. The order amounts to approximately $13 million (SEK115 million)
US Military Requests Multi-Purpose Sensors Installation In Canada’s Arctic
The US military is planning to ask permission from Canada for installation of missile sensors in the Arctic that would be capable to track various incoming missiles. A senior US defence official said in CTV report...
Japan's First Indigenous Stealth Fighter To Undergo Flight Test This Summer
Japan is planning to conduct test flight of its first indigenous stealth jet F-3 this summer, Chinas PLA daily reported Tuesday. F-3 will be a breakthrough for Japan in terms of stealth capabilities and high-powered engine...
Turkey Accelerates Selection Program For New Trainer Aircraft
Turkey is speeding up the process to choose a conceptual trainer alongside plans to build an indigenous fighter jet, Hurryet Daily News reported Tuesday. Turkish officials said the twin crashes were a forceful reminder of...
Lockheed Martin Wins $174 Million UAE's M57 Guided Missile Contract
Lockheed Martin has won $174 million foreign military sales contract from United Arab Emirates for 124 Army Tactical Missile Systems T2K Unitary M57 guided missile and launching assemblies, test equipment, flight test, and associated services....
Northrop Grumman Wins $146 Million US Hawkeye Aircraft Contract
Northrop Grumman has won $146 million contract from the US for the design, development, fabrication, assembly, integration, furnishing, test and evaluation of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The contract also includes the documentation of accelerated Mid-Term...
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