BAE Systems Wins $1.2 Billion Contract On Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Program
BAE Systems has won a contract worth $1.2 billion from the US Army for the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) and Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
Belarus Airbase To Get New Russian Aircraft
Russia is planning to increase the number of airplanes and helicopters at its planned airbase in Belarus scheduled to be opened in 2016, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. Russian Defense Minister...
Russia May Have To Compete With Airbus And Bell For Indian Helicopter...
Russian Helicopters has been asked by the Indian MoD to respond to a request for information (RFI) to procure light utility helicopters for the Indian Army and Navy along with...
Ukrainian Su-25 Jet returned without missiles after MH 17 crash
A Su-25 combat jet flew from an airbase in eastern Dnipropetrovsk of Ukraine carrying air-to-air missiles and returned without them on the day MH17 passenger Boeing of Malaysian crashed. Komsomolskaya...
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $498 Million for Mobile Landing Platform
General Dynamics has won a $498 million contract from the US Navy yesterday for the design and construction of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB). Under this...
No Weapons For Dictators, Human Rights Abusers As Global Arms Treaty Comes...
A treaty laying down international rules for the $85 billion dollar global arms trade will go into force on Wednesday, compelling countries to set up national controls on arms exports. According to treaty, States must assess...
Third Borey-Class Strategic Nuclear Submarine Joins Russian Navy
The Russian Navy inducts third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, the Sevmash shipyard reported. The submarine will soon leave a naval base in Severodvinsk in northern Russia to join the 25th Submarine Division...
DRDO Tests 1000 Kg Glide Bomb
A 1000 kg glide bomb designed and developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully tested on December 19 in Bay of Bengal of the coast of Odisha. The bomb, dropped by...
Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi Sign €120 Million Contract For M-346 Aircraft
Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and ARMAEREO (Italian National Armaments Directorate) have signed a contract worth 120 million Euros to provide the Italian Air Force with further three advanced trainer aircraft M-346 (identified as T-346A by the Italian...
Raytheon Wins $2.4 Billion Qatar Patriots Contract
Raytheon has won $2.4 billion contract for 10 Patriot fire units with spares for the State of Qatar
Selex ES Demos SEER Self-Protection System
Selex ES recently demonstrated its SEER digital Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) self-protection system during the recent NATO Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain. The system was integrated onto two Czech Air Force...
Russia, India To Finalize Helicopter Deal
Russia is currently in talks with India for the production of Russian helicopters in India with the possibility of exporting them to third party countries, according to The Hindu. "Initially the helicopters will be used 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