CAE Announces Record Sale of 48 Full Flight Simulators This Year
CAE today announced that it has established an industry record of 48 Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) sold during its fiscal year 2014 which ended on March 31, 2014. The...
Is India Caught In the US-Russia Cyber Warfare Crossfire?
There could be more to it than meets the eye in the recent downpour of leaked information on the Indian Air Forces Su-30MKIs. Anti-Russia hackers, either acting independently or working...
BAE Systems Wins £16.8 Million Illuminating Artillery Contract
BAE Systems has won a £16.8 million contract to produce 105mm illuminating artillery shells, L43A5, for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)
UK MoD To Test Robotic Mannequin Porton Man
The UK Ministry of Defence will test protective suits and equipment in a new state-of-the-art robotic mannequin worth £1.1m for its Armed Forces
S. Korea Test Fired Ballistic Missile Capable Of Hitting North
South Korea successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile capable of carrying a one-tonne payload to any part of North Korea it said on Friday. The missile was launched on March 23,...
Selex ES Demos Directed Infrared Countermeasure System At NATO Trial
The Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system developed Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was successfully demonstrated in March 2014 as part of NATO Trial EMBOW XIV, according to an official statement. During the flight trial, witnessed...
India Successfully Tests Brahmos Missile
The India Army on Monday successfully test-fired 290 km range Brahmos supersonic cruise missile at Pokharan in Rajasthan as part of a user trail. The missile was launched by a mobile autonomous launcher deployed in full...
Oman Accepts First Batch Of Additional F-16s
The Royal Oman Air Force accepted the first of its second order of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons in a ceremony held on April 3. The fighter aircraft will ferry to Oman later this year
Rolls-Royce Wins $50 Million Support Contract For KC-130J Tankers
Rolls-Royce announced a $50 million contract on March 31 for supporting the US Marines Corps fleet of KC-130J air-to-air refuelling tankers. The MissionCare contract covers sustainment services for more than 200Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines as well...
Irkut Corp Commences Work on Su-30MKI Repair and Overhaul Facility in India...
As reports emerge of concerns over the Su-30MKI maintenance and overhaul, Irkut Corp today said it was ready to discuss new modes of keeping MKIs serviceability at the desired level so that our common objective...
Sweden, Brazil Agree On Saab's FX-2 Proposal
The Defence Minister of Sweden, Karin Enström, and her Brazilian counterpart Celso Amorim, welcomed the decision - to select the proposal presented by Swedish company SAAB in the bidding process for FX-2, related to the...
Lockheed Martin, Pilatus File Bid For Aussie Pilot Training System
Lockheed Martin Australia and Pilatus Aircraft, supported by Hawker Pacific, have jointly launched a bid to provide a new pilot training system for the Australian Defence Force. The consortium, known as Team 21, submitted...
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