Indian Shipyard To Sell Warships To Vietnam, Eyes $315 Million Philippines Navy
An Indian shipyard, Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers (GRSE) will supply warships to Vietnam and is also eyeing an order worth Rs 2000 crore ($315 million) to export two...
KMW Acquires Diehl Defence Land Systems
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has acquired Diehl Defence Land System from Diehl Defense under a contract announced on December 17. However, the contract is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities
US Army To Launch Missile Defense Blimps
The US Army is launching its blimp-like surveillance airships in order to detect cruise missiles and other possible air attacks. An unmanned, 80-yard long, helium-filled aircraft is part of a three-year...
Oshkosh Receives $67 Million Contract From US Army
Oshkosh Defense has won a contract worth $67 million from the US Army to produce 256 trucks and trailers under Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) program. The Deliveries are scheduled...
Royal Netherlands Navy Selects Thales’s NS100 Radar System
The Royal Netherlands Navy has selected Thaless NS100 dual-axis multi-beam surveillance radar system to replace 30-year old DA08 radar system onboard HNLMS Rotterdam. The NS100 will be installed in the second...
Germany Receives First A400M Transport Aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space has formally delivered the first Airbus A400M military transport ordered by Germany. A total of nine aircraft have now been delivered and the aircraft is in service with four nations
Rheinmetall Wins $128 Million Contract For Advanced Infantry And Screening Smoke Munitions
Rheinmetall's subsidiary, American Rheinmetall Munitions (ARM) will supply M1110 40 x 46mm day/night training cartridges and 66mm vehicle-launched screening smoke grenades to the US Armed Forces. Under a contract worth a total of $127
Netherlands Resumes Delivery of NH90 Helicopter
Netherlands Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert announced that the delivery of the remaining seven NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopters has resumed, which were suspended in June due to major problems with wear and corrosion in the...
Lockheed Martin To Supply AESA Radars For Taiwanese F-16 Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has won $308.3 million worth modification contract from U
Northrop Grumman Wins $657.4 Million Global Hawk Contract
Northrop Grumman has won $657.4 million contract from US Airforce for four RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk air vehicles to the Republic of Korea
Indian Navy Considers Leasing Second Russian Nuclear Submarine
The Indian Navy is considering leasing a second Akula-class nuclear-powered submarine from Russia, according to The Hindu. According to the report, the possibility of the lease was indicated by India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a...
US Army Developing Robotic Insects
The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) team is developing a pair of tiny robotic wings measuring only 3 to 5 centimeters in length. The wings are made of lead zirconium titanate, referred to as PZT, a...
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