Lockheed Martin Close To Selling 440 F-35 Fighter Jets To 11 Nations-Paris
Lockheed Martin is in the final stage of negotiating $37 billion worth deals to sell 440 F-35 fighter jets to 11 nations, including the US. The deal includes all three variations...
Leonardo Wins €100M Avionics Maintenance Contract German, Spanish Typhoon Fleets
Leonardo has signed contracts worth more than 100 million Euros with Airbus to provide avionics maintenance for both German and Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon fleets. These contracts will cover all repairs estimated...
Irkut MC-21 Flight Tested with Landing Gear Retraction- Paris Air Show 2017
Russias airliner MC-21 today performed another flight with the landing gear retraction and extension at Irkut aviation plant. The prototype MC-21- 300 aircraft performed a flight within the program of in-plant...
USAF F/A-18 Fighter Shoots Syrian Su-22 Jet On Bombing Mission, Pilot Missing...
A USAF F/A-18 fighter jet, part of the US-led coalition shot down a Syrian Air Force Su-22 on a bombing mission against anti-government forces. The US led coalition said that it...
Thales Unveils TRAC NG Dual Purpose Radar: Paris Air Show 2017
Thales has unveiled TRAC NG radar for dual civil/military operations on the opening day of Paris Air Show 2017. Derived from Thales STAR NG approach radar, TRAC NG responds to the...
Safran's Ardiden 3G Engine Meant For Russian KA-62 Helicopter Type Certified-Paris Air...
Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA engine type certification for its Ardiden 3G engine, which powers Russian Helicopters' Ka-62. The helicopter made its official maiden flight on 25 May 2017
Kuwaiti Airbus H225M Helicopter Crew To Be Trained On Thales Flight Simulators...
Airbus Helicopters has selected Thales to provide the Kuwait forces with flight and mission training solutions for the pilots and crew of its H225M Caracal helicopters. The Kuwait forces has signed a contract for the purchase...
Thales Unveils New-Gen Ground Fire Radar: Paris Air Show 2017
Thales will unveil its Ground Fire family, a range of latest-generation multifunction ground radar at Paris Air show 2017 starting this week. The radar system, which is fully digital, will carry out air defence and surveillance...
Indonesia Deploys Sukhoi 30 Jets Against Possible ISIS Infiltration From Philippines
Indonesias military has bolstered its border security with three Sukhoi jets to drive away the Islamic State Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants from crossing the border from southern Philippines into the Indonesian territory. Chief of the...
Rosoboronexport Negotiating With Bangladesh To Sell Mi-171s and Ansett Helicopters
Following last weeks contract signing with Bangladesh to supply five Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters, Rosoboronexport is negotiating to sell civilian Ansats and Mi-171s choppers. “We negotiated with the Bangladesh delegation visiting HeliRussia-2017 late in May this...
Leonardo Unveils Fighter Attack Version of M-346 Trainer jet At Paris Air...
Leonardo has displayed for the first time the M-346FA Fighter Attack version of its M-346 trainer that will be equipped with a variant of the Grifo multi-mode fire control radar. The aircraft can be equipped with...
Sailors Found Dead In US Navy Ship's Flooded Compartments
Several sailors of the US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) have been found dead Sunday morning in the flooded compartment following the vessel's collision with a Philippine merchant ship. The search and rescue crews were...
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...