Rafale Capable Of Meeting Qatar’s Needs, Says Dassault Official
The Dassault Rafale, winner of the Indian MMRCA deal, can “easily” meet all the requirements of Qatars defence needs for the present and the future, a top Dassault Aviation (DA)...
MDA Wins Canadian Navy Support Contract
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd or MDA announced today that it has signed a contract worth $16 million with the Royal Canadian Navy to provide in-service support for training and...
Anti-Gripen Deal Campaigners Warn Sale Could Cost Switzerland Three Times More
Ahead of a Swiss referendum to buy 22 Gripen fighter aircraft the countrys lawmakers opposing the deal say it could cost three times more than the government claims. Campaigners who...
US To Speed Israel F-35 Deliveries, Awards $10 Million For Pratt &
The US Defense Department has awarded a $10.2 million contract to advance its F-35 JSF deliveries to the Israeli Air Force
Sikorsky To Pay $3.5 Million Over Black Hawk Settlement Claims: Reports
Sikorsky will pay $3.5 million to settle claims that it overcharged the US military for replacement Black Hawk components, according to The Courant
Thailand To Buy Six UH-72A Lakota Helicopters
Airbus Helicopter has won a $34 million modified contract to build six UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters for the Royal Thai Army (RTA), the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 28 March. The contract includes...
BAE Systems To Support RAAF’s AWE&C Aircraft
BAE Systems today announced it has signed an AU $77 million, five-year contract extension with Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) to continue support for the electronic warfare sub-systems aboard the RAAFs Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and...
Qatar Awards Ship-Building Contract To Local Shipyard
Qatari shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) today announced it has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) worth QAR 3.1 billion to build seven vessels for Qatar Armed Forces
Lockheed Martin To Deliver First Israeli C-130J On April 9
Lockheed Martin will deliver the first C-130J tactical transport to the Israeli Air Force on 9 April, according to Flight Global. The delivery of the first C-130J "Samson" is a major milestone in the reorganization of...
Saab Wins $33 Million Support Contract From British Army
Saab has won a $33 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for support and service of the Direct Fire Weapon Effects Simulator System (DFWES). Since 1994, Saab has supplied and operationally supported the...
Alenia Aermacchi Begins C-27J Spartan Production For Peru
Alenia Aermacchi has begun production of the first medium transport aircraft C-27J Spartan for the Peruvian Air Force, with delivery scheduled for March 2015. According to Defensa
US Marine Corps Tests Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank Upgrades
The US Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank (LAV-ATs) modernization program is in the middle of development tests stage, with four of the prototypes have successfully fired 14 missiles. In mid-March, the vehicles were put through...
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