Patria, RUAG Team Up For F/A-18 Fleet Support
Patria Aviation and RUAG Aviation has signed a Teaming Agreement to deliver life cycle support for the F/A-18 fleets of the Finnish and Swiss air forces. The Finnish Ministry of Defence...
Lockheed Martin Wins $20 Million LRASM Support Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $20 million modification contract to perform risk reduction and technical maturity efforts associated with the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program. The contractor will execute Systems...
Finland To Replace Russian-Made Missiles With US-Made Anti-Aircraft Missiles
Finland is set to acquire hundreds of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles from the United States, Carl Haglund (SFP), the Minister of Defence, announced during his visit to US, Washington last week. Stingers...
UAE To Buy More F-16s And Upgrade Existing Fleet
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested a possible sale of 30 F-16 Block 61 aircraft and to support the upgrade of its existing F-16 Block 60 aircraft for an...
New Zealand To Purchase T-6C Trainers Worth $127 Million
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has signed a contract worth $127 million to buy 11 Beechcraft T-6Cs to meet its requirement for an advanced pilot training capability, and includes...
Who Will Replace AgustaWestland As India’s VVIP Helicopter Supplier?
With the suspension of the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal the status of the Indian Air Forces VVIP chopper procurement has left contenders vying to fulfill Indias requirement. Some reports say that the Indian Air Force...
DynCorp To Provide Engineering Design And Support Services In UAE
DynCorp International (DI) has won a new task order worth $4.4 million under the US Air Force Contract Augmentation Program III (AFCAP) to provide engineering design and support services in the United Arab Emirates
From Submarines To C4ISR: Southeast Asian Naval Procurement Continues To Increase
Naval procurement in Southeast Asia continues to grow as countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand forge contracts to better equip their naval forces. Vietnam has recently entered into an agreement with India to receive...
Kelvin Hughes' SharpEyeT Radar System To Protect Azerbaijan Offshore Facilities
Kelvin Hughes has won a contract by VisSim to supply 11 SharpEyeT radar sets for the protection of offshore facilities in Azerbaijan. As part of VisSim's Marine Asset Protection and Surveillance System, Kelvin Hughes will be...
Saab To Unveil Land, Naval And Air Products At DEFEXPO 2014
Saab will be displaying a series of products covering the land, naval, air and civil security domains at Defexpo 2014, 6-9 February in New Delhi, India. In the Land Domain, Saab will be showcasing the RBS...
Controp To Unveil EO/IR Payload Systems At DEFEXPO 2014
CONTROP will be showcasing an operating MEOS system, a long-range EO/IR day/night system, for the first time at DEFEXPO 2014, 6-9 February in New Delhi, India. This system provides 24/7 automatic intruder detection and recognition with...
Singapore Navy, IMarEST Sign Streamlined Accreditation Agreement
The Republic of Singapore Navys (RSN) training pipeline has been accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST). The accreditation, open to RSNs Naval Officers, Naval Warfare System Engineers and Experts, and Naval...
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