KAI To Pick Engine Maker For S.Korean Fighter Jet Project By Month-End...
South Koreas sole aircraft maker Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) is expecting to finalize an engine supplier for the countrys indigenous fighter jet project by April end. European engine maker Eurojet Turbo GmbH and the US firm General Electric (GE) are vying to be part of the Korean Fighter Experimental (KF-X)...
Aurora Demos Subscale X-Plane Aircraft For DARPA VTOL Program
Aurora Flight Sciences has successfully demonstrated its LightningStrike, Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL x-plane) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at a US military facility. The flight of the subscale aircraft met an important DARPA risk reduction requirement, focusing on validation of the aerodynamic design and...
Elbit Systems Wins $30 Million Contract For Australian Thermal Weapon Sights
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract estimated US$30 million by the Department of Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the supply of XACTth65 sights, a thermal weapon sight product. The XACTth65 sight is very small size, light weight (only 450 grams) and its full tactical and high performance during...
Irkut To Supply 30 Yak-130 Trainers To Russian Aerospace Forces By 2018
The Russian Defense Ministry and Irkut Corporation have signed a contract for the supply of 30 Yak-130 combat training aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces before the end of 2018, the ministrys press service said Sunday. "In accordance with the terms of the contract, 30 Yak-130 aircraft will be transferred to...
Russia Test-Fires 'Iskander' Tactical Ballistic Missile
Russia's Central Military District last week test-fired a cruise missile of the Iskander tactical missile system from the Kapustin Yar practice range in the southern Astrakhan Region as part of drill. "A missile brigade of the Central Military District has live-fired a cruise missile from the Iskander tactical missile system at...
Iran To Discuss Su-30SM and T-90 Deals During Moscow Visit
Iran's Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan may discuss deals to buy Russian fighter Su-30SM jets and T-90 tanks during his visit to Moscow on April 26-27, Interfax news agency reported Friday. "Obviously, Mr
Former Head of US Defence Contracting Firm Jailed For Sending Tech Details...
A former US defence contractor has been sentenced to nearly five years in jail for illegally exporting the military blueprints and technical drawings of parts used in some of the high-tech and sensitive hardware like F-15 to India, using a local churchs website. Hannah Robert, 49, circumvented the US government and provided export-controlled technical data related to various types of military technology to an individual in India, said assistant US attorney general John P Carlin in a statement, PTI reported
Vietnam Wants China to Withdraw 16 Shenyang J-11 Fighters Deployed in Parcel
Vietnam wants China to immediately withdraw its Shenyang J-11 fighters deployed in Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, as it feels China is using its massive military force to confiscate the regions that have historically belonged to other nations and threatening regional peace. “Vietnam once again asserts its indisputable sovereignty over the Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagos
US Navy Undersea Mine-Neutraliser Contract For BAE Systems
BAE Systems has been awarded a £15.5 million contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to manufacture and deliver Archerfish mine neutralisers in support of the US Navy's minesweeping operation
Boeing To Upgrade 117 AH-64D Apaches To AH-64E Model
Boeing has won a contract from the US Army to remanufacture 117 AH-64D Apache helicopters to the new, more capable AH-64E model. The agreement, which also includes the acquisition of Longbow Crew Trainers, logistical support and spares, carries a total contract value of about $1
N. Korea’s Mobile Ballistic Missile Launch Test Has Failed: South Korean Military...
North Koreas attempt to test fire its mobile ballistic missile into its eastern waters early Friday has reportedly failed. The projectile which is believed to have been a medium-range Musudan missile, has presumed to have failed during the launch test, Yonhap news agency reported citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
Boeing To Supply 12 Chinook Helicopters Worth $308 Million To Holland
Boeing has won a foreign military sales contract worth $308 million from the US Army to supply 12 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Holland. “Boeing, Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $308,035,700 modification (P00042) to foreign military sales contract W58RGZ-13-C-0002 (Holland) for 12 CH-47F helicopters,” the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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