Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers To Get New Surveillance Systems By 2019
The UK Ministry of Defense has confirmed plans to accelerate the Crowsnest carrier-based airborne surveillance and control programme ensuring its operation by 2019. Intended to replace the RN's current Sea King...
L3 Communications Wins $73 Million Ballistic Missile Target Vehicles Contract
L-3 Communications has won contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to provide Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target vehicles for use in tests of missile defense systems. The initial value of...
Boeing Wins $24 Million Combat Survivor Evader Locators Contract
Boeing has won a $24 million contract from US Air Force to supply additional 2,550 Combat Survivor Evader Locator radios, which are vital to the rescue of downed pilots and...
Indian MoD Approves BEL, Thales JV To Develop Radars
The Indian Ministry of Defense has approved the formation of a Joint Venture Company with Thales for the design, development, marketing, supply and support of civilian and select defence radars...
UK MoD To Soon Finalize F-35 Lightning II Fighter Deal
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is close to signing the first contract for Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft, UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was...
Samtel, General Dynamics Team Up For Digital Display Systems
Indias domestic firm Samtel Avionics and General Dynamics have signed an agreement to co-produce digital display systems for the Indian Army. Samtel is expecting to promote display systems market for the Indian Army, Navy and Air...
US, Italy Sign MoU On Training And Education
The US Defense Department and Italys defense ministry have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote joint training and education for peacekeeping operations. The agreement, signed today at the Pentagon, takes effect immediately and identifies and...
Lockheed Martin Working on LM-100J, Civilian Version of C-130J
Lockheed Martin recently submitted a Program Notification Letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 2014, for a type design update for its Model L-382J airplane, a civil-certified variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules to...
Boeing To Showcase Various Defense Products At Singapore Airshow 2014
The Boeing Company will showcase a broad range of commercial and defense products and services at the Singapore Airshow 2014, which runs Feb. 11-16 at the Changi Exhibition Centre
MBDA To Set Up Indian Scholarship Programme in France
MBDA, the ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation and the Institut Supérieur de lAéronautique et de lEspace (ISAE) have signed a sponsorship agreement setting up an Indian scholarship programme in France. Between 2014 and 2017, this programme will contribute towards...
General Dynamics Delivers Next-Generation D-VEX Systems To Australian Defense Forces
General Dynamics has delivered seven D-VEX next-generation, end-to-end digital video exploitation systems to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and will showcase the same at 2014 Singapore Airshow, February 11-16. The man-portable version of the D-VEX...
General Dynamics Wins $72.7 Million Abrams Tank Upgrade Contract
General Dynamics has won a $72.7 million under an existing contract to upgrade 12 US Army M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package (SEP) V2 configuration
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