Rafale Flies In Heavily-Armed Configuration
Dassault Aviation has successfully flight tested RAFALE under a new heavily-armed configuration. It comprises six AASM Hammer missiles, four medium and long range air-to-air missiles from the MICA family, two METEOR...
New Rheinmetall International Engineering GmbH Launched
The joint venture of Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf and Ferrostaal GmbH of Essen, Rheinmetall International Engineering GmbH, is now ready to take-off. Rheinmetall and Ferrostaal had announced the creation...
Singapore To Focus On Cyber Security, Missile Procurement; Defense Market To Expand...
Considered to be the most advanced military force in Southeast Asia, Singapores defense market is set to be worth $13.4 Billion by 2018
Post - Barak Missile Bribery Clean Chit, Israel Expects $5 Billion in...
Israeli defense exports to India worth an estimated $5 billion are likely following the closure of the Barak-I missile bribery investigation against Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and RAFAEL for want...
Rockwell Collins Wins Helmet Mounted Cueing System Support Contract
Rockwell Collins has won a $14 million contract for replenishment spare parts in support of the A/24A-56 joint helmet mounted cueing system. Work completion is dated July 31, 2015
Brazilian Gripen Purchase To Be Concluded In February: Gripen Blog
Brazil's Defense Minister Celso Amorim met Sweden's Secretary of State for Defence Carl von der Esch last week to discuss about the progress on the Gripen deal, according to the official blog for Gripen. The Swedish...
Exelis Wins $32 Million Airborne Surveillance Radar Contract
Exelis has won a $32 million contract to supply airborne surveillance radars to be integrated on U.S
SAAB Financing Pro-Gripen Lobbyists In Swiss Referendum: Swedish Media
SAAB is accused of attempting to influence a Swiss referendum that could determine whether or not the Swiss air force purchases 22 new JAS Gripen jets. The aircraft-maker is accused of quietly funding campaigns in favor...
CAE Record 43 Full-Flight Simulators Sale Last Year
CAE today announced that it has recorded the sale of full-flight simulators (FFS) with 43 FFS already sold year to date in fiscal 2014. The latest contracts include the sale of five full-flight simulators -- one...
Russia Offers Joint Productions On All Future Defense Deals With India, As...
Joint productions of all future projects is expected to be the new norm in Indo-Russian relations after Moscow last year offered to set up manufacturing facilities in the country for joint production of defence hardware. India...
Cubic Wins $12 Million Air Combat Training System Contract
Cubic Defense Systems announced today it received contracts valued at more than $12 million to supply additional rangeless Air Combat Training System (ACTS) equipment to the Japan Air Self Defense Forces (JASDF). Cubics ACTS is a...
French Air Force Successfully Demo Raytheon Paveway II GBU-50
Raytheon and the French Air Force successfully completed a demonstration of a penetrator variant of a Paveway GBU-50 from a Mirage 2000D multirole fighter jet. "Raytheon is committed to delivering GBU-50's unique capabilities to our French...
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