DARPA SHIELD Program To Verify Faulty Military Counterfeit Electronics
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a device to detect used and counterfeit electronic components in order to counter problems leading to system failures that put...
Exelis Wins $34 Million CH-53K Helicopter Components Contract
Exelis has won a $34 million contract from Sikorsky to produce major structural airframe components for four production-representative CH-53K heavy lift helicopters. Designated as System Demonstration Test Articles (SDTA), the four...
AgustaWestland Wins €210 Million Worth Helicopter Orders
AgustaWestland has won a €125 million contract from Omni Helicopters International Group (OHI) for four AW139 intermediate twin-engine and five AW189 8.3 ton helicopters in offshore configuration
Australia's MH-60R Romeos Begin Training
Lockheed Martin delivered the third and fourth MH-60R "Romeo" helicopters to join the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) first pair of helicopters training at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida. On Jan...
Are India's Russian Origin Submarines Unsafe?
Questions are being raised over the safety of Indias submarine fleet following yet another incident involving a Russian-origin Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuratna, . India currently operates 10 kilo-class...
Will S. Korea’s FA-50 Emerge As A Low-Cost Alternative To Western Fighter...
With its sale to the Philippines, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 fighter jet may be the answer for countries that cannot afford expensive western aircraft. South Korea will provide the Philippines with 12 FA-50 jets
US Navy To Buy More P-8A Poseidon Worth $2.4 Billion
Boeing has won a $2.4 billion contract from the US Navy for 16 additional P-8A Poseidon aircraft that will bolster maritime patrol capabilities
Rockwell Collins' Radar Sensor System To Equip MH-65E Aircraft
Rockwell Collins has been selected by the US Coast Guard to provide the Radar Sensor System (RSS) for 102 MH-65E aircraft. Rockwell Collins RTA-4114 MultiScan Weather Radar with enhanced ground/shoreline mapping and a new maritime surface...
Sikorsky Wins S-92 Helis Order At Heli-Expo 2014
Sikorsky Aircraft has signed a contract with Milestone Aviation Group to supply eight more S-92 helicopters at the Heli-Expo 2014. Milestone is one of the largest S-92 owners and with the announcement, it has...
General Dynamics To Support Raytheon For US Navy Air and Missile Defense...
General Dynamics has won a contract from Raytheon in January 2014 to support the engineering and manufacturing development of the US Navy's next-generation integrated Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). Under the contract, General Dynamics will...
Pakistan To Get More Exelis Electronic Warfare Systems
Exelis has won a $9 million contract from the US Air Force to supply spare components for electronic warfare (EW) technology provided to Pakistan under an existing contract. The original contract, awarded in December 2011, granted...
New Lockheed Martin VTOL Aircraft To Be Operational In 2015: Reports
Lockheed Martin is developing a new kind of unmanned, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that seeks to replace helicopters on a wide range of military missions, and will go operational by mid-2015. In early 2013,...
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