US Likely To Test THAAD Missile Defense System This Month: Report
The United States is planning to test its THAAD missile defense system from a launch site in Alaska “in early July”, according to an exclusive
Raytheon Wins $78 Million Identification Friend Or Foe Transponders Contract
Raytheon has won a $78 million contract for delivery of identification friend or foe transponders and ancillary equipment. Work is expected to be complete by Jan
Boeing Wins $93 Million To Support NATO, Japanese, UK, French, Saudi E-3
Boeing has won a $93 million five-year contract for E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) sustainment engineering and technical support. This contract provides for support to the E-3 AWACS division...
Lockheed Martin Wins $5.5B For 74 F-35 Fighters, Anticipates $2.2B For 50
Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $5.5 billion modification F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 11 advance acquisition contract
Australia Receives Last Two Boeing EA-18G Growler Aircraft
Australia has received final two of 12 Boeing EA-18G Growler two-seat electronic attack aircraft. Australia has received its final two EA-18G into its Growler electronic attack fleet with a flypast over...
Australian Air Force To Collaborate On AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Development
Australian Air Force is likely to collaborate on the development of the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-band program with assistance from the Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Systems and EA-6B Program Office (PMA-234) and the Navy...
Indonesia Ports Get Kelvin Hughes Variants Of SharpEye Radars
Indonesia has selected Kelvin Hughes variants of SBS-800 Upmast X-Band SharpEye range for its two ports to ensure the safe entry and exit, management and monitoring of vessels. The second largest port in Indonesia, Surabaya has...
French Air Force Conducts First MQ-9 Reaper UAS Flight
French Air Forces MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft has marked its first flight Tuesday after taking off from Cognac air base. The flight in French airspace has demonstrated that the air force can autonomously train its Reaper...
Turkish Aerospace Industries To Participate In Indonesian 50 Seater Aircraft, UAV Projects
Turkish Aerospace Industries - TAI, and Indonesia's PT Dirgantara Indonesia - PTDI, will collaborate on the Indonesian Indonesian 50 seater N245 Aircraft Development Project. Following the Memorandum of Understanding signed between TAI and PTDI during the...
Is The Proposed Airbus Fighter Jet A Non-starter?
Airbus plans to build a fighter jet meant for European Union (EU) nations could be a non-starter with lukewarm response coming from major EU members who have already bought into the US-made F-35. “We are...
Lockheed Martin Wins US Army Contract For Phase 2 Of Long Range...
Lockheed Martin has won a $73.8 million contract from the US Army for Phase 2 of the Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) program that will provide next-generation precision fires with ranges up to 499 kilometers
Austria Prefers Govt-to-Govt Deal Over Tendering For Fighter Aircraft Lease
Austria prefers a government-to-government deal to lease fighter aircraft rather than issuing a tender that would take longer timeframe and might jeopardize 2020-2023 timeframe. Austria has sued Airbus and Eurofighter consortium (which includes BAE systems and...
Hensoldt Delivers First Long-Range Radar System for F124 Frigates
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...