Italian AJT Clears Verification Trials, Poland To Sign Agreement This Year
The Polish Air Force has announced that it has completed the compliance verification flights of the Italian M-346 Master advanced training aircraft, which has been selected as part of the...
Airbus Group To Have In-House Bank
The Airbus Group has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Raiffeisenverband Salzburg to acquire Salzburg München Bank AG, in order to provide additional financing options for the aeronautics and...
Egypt, Russia Sign Weapons Deal Worth Over $3 Billion: Reports
Egypt and Russia have reached an initial agreement on how to implement a new arms delivery deal worth over $3 billion. According to Vedomosti newspaper, at the meeting the two sides...
Netherlands Awards Thales’ First Contract For Newly Introduced SCOUT Mk3 Radar System
Thales and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have signed a contract for the delivery and installation of a SCOUT Mk3 naval surveillance radar, according to an official statement. The radar system is...
US Navy, Northrop Grumman Test Fly MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV
Northrop Grumman and the U.S
Kuwait Gets First C-17 Transport Aircraft
Kuwait has taken delivery of the first of two Boeing C-17 strategic transport aircraft. Boeing said the aircraft “will expand the Kuwait air forces capabilities in military and civilian operations, including humanitarian aid and disaster relief”...
India Proposes Extending INS Vikramaditya Servicing Contract
India has reportedly suggested servicing aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, jointly together with Russias Sevmash shipyard over the next 40 years. According to the shipyard, the current servicing contract is for 20 years, but...
Selex ES Wins HALO Weapon Locating Systems Contract
Selex ES has won a multi-million Euro contract by a Far Eastern country to deliver a further HALO acoustic weapon locating system. The order follows the successful delivery of the two systems procured by the same...
Afghan Army Service To Receive More Mi-17 Helicopters This Year
Russia's Rosoboronexport began the delivery Mi-17V-5 - the military transport helicopters to Afghanistan, under a contract to transfer total 30 said helicopters. To date, three vehicles have been already supplied to the Afghan side
Rolls-Royce Wins $1 Billion C-130J Super Hercules Engines Contract
Rolls-Royce has won a contract worth $1 billion to deliver approximately 600 engines for future C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The agreement secures the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 as the engine of choice for all variants of the...
Gripen Purchase Only Option To Save Aerobatic Team, Says Swiss MoD
With the Swiss referendum on the purchase of 22 Jas Gripen aircraft underway, the fate of the countrys “Patrouille Suisse” aerobatic team also hangs in the balance. In a statement issued by the Swiss Federal Dept...
Bell Boeing To Sign Export Orders For Osprey Tiltrotors
Bell Boeing is pursuring MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors export orders with production capability beginning next year, according to AIN Online. At the Singapore Airshow 2014, three Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors were descended to highlight...
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