Dassault to Produce 4 Rafales Per Month as Backlog Reaches 233 Aircraft
Dassault Aviation plans to increase the production of its Rafale jets to four per month as the current order backlog has reached 233 aircraft. To support the nearly doubling of its production rate, the company recently inaugurated a new manufacturing and integration site in Cergy, northwest of Paris, besides setting...
IG Drones to Manufacture FPV Strike Drones in Indian State of Uttar Pradesh...
IG Drones has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian state government of Uttar Pradesh to set up an Advanced Drone Manufacturing and R&D Facility in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. According to IG Drones, the new facility will focus on the mass production of the FPV Striker Drone,...
Lithuanian 'X-Wing' High Speed Loitering Munition Being Tested in Ukraine
Lithuanian 'X-Wing' high speed loitering munition is being tested in Ukraine. Granta Autonomy, a Lithuanian drone maker, has begun operational testing of its X-WING loitering munition with Ukrainian units after laboratory and field trials this spring
Australia Receives Two New Apache Attack Helicopters
Australia received its first two AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, defence ministry announced on October 9. The helicopters arrived at RAAF Base Townsville on September 28, transported by a United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster
Boeing Awarded $173M for Eight Additional MH-139A Helicopters for U.S.A.F....
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Germany Approves Eurofighter Buy, New Naval Boats
Germanys Bundestag Budget Committee has approved multiple major defense projects worth billions, advancing one of the largest modernization efforts for the Bundeswehr in recent years. The new procurements span across the Air Force, Navy, and Army, strengthening Germanys operational readiness within NATO
Damen Naval Signs Deal with Terma for Decoy Launching System on Colombian...
Damen Naval has signed a contract with Danish company Terma A/S for the supply of the C-Guard Decoy Launching System to be fitted on the PES frigate currently under construction for the Colombian Navy. The PES frigate, based on Damen Navals SIGMA 10514 design, marks Colombias first locally built vessel of its class
Italian Officials Observe Turkish Baykar Drone Flights
A high-level delegation from Italys Defense Ministry visited Baykars facilities in Tekirdağ and Istanbul to examine the companys unmanned aerial platforms and defense technologies. On October 7, Baykar said in a statement that the delegation was led by Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Matteo Perego di Cremnago and included Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Antonio Conserva, Army Commander Lieutenant General Carmine Masiello, and Deputy Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto
DGA Orders 5 Falcon 2000 Albatros for Maritime Patrol Aircraft Conversion
Frances Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has placed an order with Dassault Aviation for five Falcon 2000 Albatros aircraft under the Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) program. The contract, signed on September 26, was announced by the company on October 2
Switzerland Asks Elbit System to Compensate for Reduced Functionalities of ADS 15
ArmaSuisse, the Federal Office for Defence Procurement has asked Elbit Systems the manufacturer of the ADS 15 (Hermes 900 HFE) reconnaissance drone to compensate for three functionalities it can no longer provide in the UAV. ArmaSuisse delivered the third of altogether six reconnaissance drone systems 15 (ADS 15) for operation to the Swiss Air Force on 19 September 2025, an
Dassault to Produce 4 Rafales Per Month as Backlog Reaches 233 Aircraft
IG Drones to Manufacture FPV Strike Drones in Indian State of Uttar Pradesh...
Lithuanian 'X-Wing' High Speed Loitering Munition Being Tested in Ukraine
German F127 Frigates to Get Raytheon's SPY-6 Radars
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...