Patrick Boissier To Depart DCNS Early, Guillou Proposed Successor
Patrick Boissier, chairman and CEO of DCNS intends to cut short his tenure by five months, DCNS said in a release. The decision was taken by him to provide clearness on...
US approves Harpoon Missiles For India’s Shishumar Class Submarines
The Pentagon notified the US Congress to sell anti-ship Harpoon missiles to India at an estimated cost of $200 million. The Harpoon missile system will be employed on the Indian Navys...
Raytheon Wins $140 Million Tomahawk Torpedo Missiles Contract
The U.K state department named Raytheon as the principal contractor for the Tomahawk Torpedo Land Attack Missile Deal valued at $140 million
F-35B Might Miss Farnborough Air Show
The F-35B might not make to the Fornborough Air Show as one of the four fighters remains on the ground at Elgin, Florida. The other three F-35Bs have arrived at NAS...
Russia To Supply Transport Helicopters To China
Russian Helicopters and China's Lectern Aviation Supplies signed a contract for the Mi-26TS heavy transport helicopter. Under the contract, the helicopter will be delivered in 2015
CybAero Wins Order For Unmanned Helicopters To China
Swedish firm, CybAero gets unmanned helicopters order guarantee worth $104 million over eight years to China. The order has been placed by a company in the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) group, which develops and...
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Nexter To Merge
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems agreed to merge services to rationalize Europe's fractured armored-vehicle sector. German Wegmann and French state holding GIAT Industries, intend to meld the stock of their respective units into a new holding...
Agustawestland To Upgrade Brazillian Navy’s Lynx Helicopters
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland signed a contract for the upgrade of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters of the Brazilian Navys Naval Aviation. The contract, valued $160 million (EUR 117 million), includes new engines, upgraded navigation and mission avionics and a...
Northrop Wins $3.6 Billion Hawkeye Aircraft Contract
Northrop Grumman won a $3.6 billion contract to deliver 25 new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the U
Textron To Showcase Scorpion Fighter in Farnborough
Textron AirLand, has announced that its Scorpion aircraft is scheduled for a July departure from McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas. Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc
Boeing Awarded $1.9 Billion For Final Super Hornet Contract
Boeing won a $1.9 billion contract for 44 F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft for the U
Boeing Tenders KC-46 Tankers To Republic Of Korea
Boeing offered KC-46, tanker, to the Republic of Korea (ROK) ahead of Korea acquiring four aircraft for its first tanker squadron. Eric John, president of Boeing Korea said, “With the KC-46, Korea will acquire a force-multiplier...
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