UK Royal Navy Receives First Carrier-ready Merlin Mk4 Helicopters
The UKs Royal Navy has received the first of a fleet of new Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopters designed for Royal Marine aircraft carrier operations. They have been acquired to replace...
Chinese Navy Demonstrates Night Carrier Landing and Take-off
The China Central Television released a video footage showing People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy carrier-borne fighter jets taking off and landing back onto the carriers deck Thursday. The night landing is...
Pakistan Signs Deal to Procure 30 T129 ATAK Helicopters from Turkey
Pakistan and Turkey have signed an agreement for the sale of 30 Turkish ATAK helicopters to Islamabad. Turkeys Undersecretary of Defence Industries (SSM) Dr
Raytheon Wins $395 Million Romania PATRIOT Fire Unit Contract
Raytheon has been awarded a $395 million modification contract for Phased Array Tracking on Radar to Intercept Option Fire Unit for Romania. Work is expected to be completed by April 30,...
Turkey Signs Agreement with Kazakhstan to Develop UAVs
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) have collaborated with a Kazakh aviation firm to co-develop unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). TAI signed agreement with Kazakhstan Aviation Industry (KAI) to jointly work in the production...
Chinese Satellite Navigation System To Get New Homemade Missile-borne Anti-jamming Antenna
China's domestic Beidou Navigation Satellite System will equipped with the new missile-borne anti-interference antenna developed by a Chinese defense technology firm, this year, local media reports. "The domestically-built missile-borne anti-interference antenna is based on array signal...
Ukraine Building Infantry Fighting Vehicle to Replace Soviet Era BMPs
A Ukrainian Defence Enterprise has started building a new infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) christened 'BMP-U' which will replace the iconic BMP-1 and BMP-2 IFVs designed during the Soviet era. The new IFV is expected to enter...
Ukrainian Troops Test-fire US-made Javelin Anti-tank Missile for First Time
Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko shared a video of US-made Javelin anti-tank missile being fired for the first time by Ukranian troops This is the first time Ukraine has used an American-made missile system which was delivered...
US Army Buys AeroVironment’s ‘Switchblade’ Lethal Miniature Missile System
Unmanned systems maker, AeroVironment has received contracts from the US Army for procurement of the companys Switchblade Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) and Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) that bring the total value of Switchblade...
Sierra Nevada to Showcase X-MADIS at ThunderDrone Rapid Prototyping Event
Sierra Nevada Corporation along with its partners Ascent Vision and RADA Technologies will participate in the SOFWERX ThunderDrone Rapid Prototyping Event (RPE) III demonstration with their X-MADIS (eXpeditionary Mobile Aerial Defense Integrated System). X-MADIS is a...
Russian Basic Trainer Yak-152 Completes Static Tests
Specialists of the Russian Central Aero-hydrodynamic Institute held the final stage of static tests of Yak-152 basic training aircraft. “The design successfully withstood the imposed loads and did not receive any significant residual deformations
Kazakhstan to Receive New Batch of Su-30SM Fighter Jets From Russia
Kazspecexport and Russian state-run Irkut Corporation signed a contract to supply a new batch of Su-30SM to Kazakhstan during the KADEX 2018 exhibition in Astana. The modern Russian fighters will join the fleet of another Su-30SM,...
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