Lockheed Martin Bags $76M Contract For F-35 Helmets
Lockheed Martin wins a $76 million, for the modification to a previous contract involving procurement of 252 helmet mounted display supporting F-35. This modification combines purchases for the U
Developing Countries Fighter Aircraft Challenge Western Military Planes
The sky high cost of fighter aircraft acquisition is forcing developing countries to embark on their own programs in the process challenging the price and performance of American and European...
Myanmar Plans JF-17 Production
Myanmar plans to acquire technologies from China and Pakistan to locally produce JF-17 multirole combat aircraft, according to Burma Times. There are 10 operational air bases in Myanmar where its inventory...
GE To Power UK Navy Ships With Electrical Propulsion
GE Power Conversion business has won the design, development and assessment (DDA) contract to provide the electric propulsion systems to Type 26 Global Combat Ships of the UK Navy. BAE systems...
Lockheed Martin Wins $1.8 Billion Deal For US Space Based Infrared System
Lockheed Martin has bagged a $1.86 billion contract from the U
F-35 Problems Continue, USAF F-35A Catches Fire During Take-Off
The US Air Force grounded 26 F-35A fighters after one caught fire while take off for a training flight, a Pentagon spokesman was quoted by Reuters. The pilot aborted the takeoff and was not injured, Joe...
Boeing Signs Two Rotorcraft Maintenance Agreements
Boeing signed two separate agreements with the Royal Netherlands Air Force and Fokker Technologies relating to Dutch Rotorcraft Maintenance. Boeing and the RNLAF signed a strategic partnership agreement that builds on an existing support...
BEL-Bangalore Appoints New Director
Indias Bharat Electronics today announced that Manmohan Handa took over as the new Director (Bangalore Complex). Handa was the General Manager of BELs Missile Systems Strategic Business Unit (SBU) prior to this promotion
Saft To Supply Torpedo Electrochemical stacks To DCNS
Battery Manufacturer, Saft has been awarded a contract from French Shipyard Group, DCNS, for the delivery of seawater-activated AgO-Al torpedo electrochemical stacks. Saft will supply silver oxide-aluminium (AgO-Al) electrochemical stacks for PB-61 powering heavyweight F21...
Offsets Deal Kills BAE-India Howitzer Deal?
Indias long-pending howitzer procurement deal could bite the dust with the Defense Ministry citing the “artillery guns are way too expensive to buy for the new Army divisions”. According to the Times of India, no final...
Lockheed To Deliver Sniper Targeting Pods To Jordan
Lockheed Martin will deliver five Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) worth US$ 16.5 million to Royal Jordanian Air Force The contract involves integration, program management and other hardware to equip its fleet of F-16 aircraft
Japan Speeds Up Joint Arms Development With Other Nations
Japan has adopted a new strategy which calls for collaboration with other nations in procurement of weaponry and improved capability to monitor and defend the nations outlying regions, according to Asahi Shimbum website. The previous basic...
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