Northrop Grumman Wins $422 Million SIBRS Sensor Payload Contract
Northrop Grumman has won a $422 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce sensor payloads on the fifth and sixth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites,...
Royal Jordanian Air Force To Get 8 R44 Raven II Helicopters
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) chose Robinson Helicopter Companys R44 Raven II to replace its fleet of Hughes 500D helicopters that have been in service since 1981. Equipped with...
Tender Cancellations Bring International Helicopter Procurements To A Halt In India
Indian helicopter procurements have come to a stop after the Defense Ministry reportedly cancelled another light utility helicopter (LUH) global tender intended for the Navy. The tender called for 56 naval...
Saab To Provide Gripen E Support To Swedish Defense Forces
Saab has received a $803 million order for Gripen E role equipment, along with support and maintenance equipment for Swedish defense forces, the company announced. The order is part of Saabs...
Australian Companies May Not Compete To Build Its Next Gen Subs
Australian companies might miss out on competing with foreign companies to build its next generation of submarines, Sydney Morning Herald reported today. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused commitment to allow...
Boeing Delivers 18th P-8A Poseidon To US Navy
Boeing has delivered the 18th P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the US Navy ahead of schedule October 14, where it joined other Poseidon aircraft being used to train Navy crews, the company announced Wednesday. The P-8A departed...
Taiwan To Complete Blueprint Design For Its Indigenous Submarines This Year
Taiwan plans to finish a design blueprint for its indigenous submarines to replace its aging fleet soon, China Post reported today. “We plan to complete the design by the end of this year,” an unnamed official...
Future AFVs To Be More Agile, Light Weight And Also Blast Resistant
Armored fighting vehicles are going to become more agile and light weight than their predecessors and will be able to maneuver against incoming threats decreasing the probability of hitting and penetrating the vehicle. The Defense Advanced...
Thailand Hardsells Martial Law to Tourists
The Thai Tourism Authority has come up with a new campaign, ‘Enjoy Thailand 24 Hours to encourage foreigners to visit the country, Bernama News Agency reported Today. Tourists can travel all over Thailand 24 hours with...
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works To Build Compact Fusion Reactor In A Year
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works announced Wednesday that it is working on a new compact fusion reactor (CFR) that can be developed and deployed in as little as ten years and can be used on aeroplanes,...
Russian Army To Get "Peerless" Radar Jammers
Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET) has completed the 2014 state defense order to ship Krasuha-2 electronic suppression system to the Russian Defense Ministry. The radar jammer has no peers anywhere in the world
Pratt and Whitney Wins $592 Million Propulsion Systems Contract To Power F-35
Pratt and Whitney has won a $592 million contract for the seventh lot of F135 propulsion systems to power F-35 Lightning II aircraft for the US Defense Forces. In December 2013, a $263 million sustainment contract...
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
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