France Orders Two GlobalEye Early Warning and Control Aircraft for $1.3B
The French General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) awarded Swedens Saab a contract for two GlobalEye Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, including ground equipment, training and support. The order value is approximately
Spain Orders 18 C295 Airlifters, 100 Airbus Helicopters
Spain has approved contracts for 18 Airbus C295 transport aircraft and 100 Airbus helicopters as part of a defence modernisation drive aimed at replacing ageing fleets. The Spanish defence ministry said the
Libyan Army Chief, Senior Officials Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
Libyas army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, was killed on Tuesday when a private jet carrying him and senior military officials crashed near Ankara shortly after taking off for Tripoli. The Dassault Falcon 50-type aircraft departed Ankaras Esenboğa airport at 8:10pm local time (17:10 GMT), according to Turkeys Interior...
Lockheed Martin Receives $10B Contract for C-130J Aircraft to Foreign Customers
Lockheed Martin has won a $10 billion contract modification from the U.S
China Tests New Multi-mission Transport Aircraft ‘Y-30’
China has tested Y-30, a new multi-mission tactical transport aircraft that can be used for personnel and cargo transport besides configured as a surveillance, electronic warfare and specialist payload aircraft. Though not officially confirmed, including its designation, various media reported the first test flight of the "Y-30" held on Tuesday, is a smaller version of the Y-20 large transport aircraft
Airbus Completes Block Upgrades of 12 Australian C-130J Aircraft
Airbus has
Brazil, Poland Sign Agreement for Joint Embraer KC-390 Production
Brazil and Poland have signed new agreements to deepen cooperation on the Embraer KC-390 program, including steps toward joint production and regional aircraft support. Embraer announced in Warsaw on December 2 that it had signed five new memorandums of understanding with Polands state-owned defense group Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and several of its subsidiaries to expand long-term cooperation on the KC-390 Millennium military transport aircraft
Boeing Awarded $2.47B U.S.A.F Contract for 15 Additional KC-46A Pegasus Tankers...
Boeing has received a new contract from the U.S
Hungary Receives 3 L-39 Skyfox Trainers, Second C-390 Millennium Multi-Mission Aircraft
Hungary has taken delivery of three L-39 Skyfox tactical training aircraft and its second C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft in Kecskemét, marking another phase in the countrys defence and air force development program. The Defence Ministry confirmed that
Indonesia’s First Airbus A400M Transport Aircraft Performs Maiden Flight
Indonesias Minister of Defense, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, joined the
Turkey Probes Possibility That Military Plane Crash in Georgia Was Caused By...
Experts in Turkey are reportedly investigating whether a military transport plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday may have been shot down. This is according to Abdulkadir Selvi, a columnist for the pro-government newspaper
Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz as US Signals Return to...
China-made Aircraft Fly in U.S. Airshow for First Time
Switzerland to increase F-35 Offsets from 60% to 73%
11 NATO Countries Select Saab GlobalEye AWACS Over Boeing E-7 Aircraft
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