Russia’s New Amphibious Assault Ship Completes Sea Trials
Russias new large amphibious assault ship Ivan Gren has successfully completed sea trials on the Baltic coast, TASS reports. "On Thursday, May 3, the seaborne part of the state trials of...
Germany to Buy Six C-130J Transporters, Refuelers for $1.4 B
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany of three Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 aircraft and three (3) KC-130J aircraft for an estimated cost of $1.40...
Greek Warship, Turkish Cargo Ship Collide in Eastern Aegean Sea
A Greek warship and a Turkish cargo ship have collided in the eastern Aegean Sea. The Turkish-flagged Karmate put on speed and made off into Turkish waters after the pre-dawn incident...
Germany Faces Acute Shortage of Operational Eurofighter Typhoon Fighters
The German Luftwaffe is struggling to keep ground readiness of its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet fleet. Only four of 128 fighters are combat ready
Raytheon To Build Advanced Drone-Testing Airspace Corridor
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon as a key partner in the development of America's first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York...
BAE Systems Teams Up With Prismatic To Develop New Solar-powered UAV
Two British companies, BAE Systems and Prismatic will collaborate on the development of the new solar powered High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) UAV known as PHASA-35, with work already underway to prepare the first aircraft...
Russia Offers To Develop Engine For Turkey’s Indigenous Fighter Aircraft
Russia has expressed interest in developing an aircraft engine for the TF-X, Turkeys first locally-developed fighter jet. “There is a Russian interest in this regard, but it is too premature to say if the idea would...
Iranian Anti-aircraft Missiles Destroyed In Israeli F-15 Jets’ Attack On Syrian Military...
Israels F-15 fighter jets carried out strikes a Syrian military base near Hama on Sunday destroying a shipment of anti-aircraft missiles stored by Iran in the facility, NBC news reports. Citing unnamed American sources, the report...
UK Troops Using Deadly ‘Thermobaric’ Weapons In Syrian Civil War: Report
A British publication revealed in a report on Wednesday that the UK troops have been using the most-controversial thermobaric weapons or also known as ‘vacuum weapons, in its Syrian operations. The UK defense ministry accidentally revealed...
US National Guard C-130 Military Plane Crashes Killing 9 Puerto Rican Crew
An US Air National Guard C-130 military cargo aircraft crashed onto a highway in Georgia killing all nine Puerto Rican crew members. The Air Force said the plane belonged to the 156th Air Wing out of...
Mines with NATO Countries' Markings Found in Syria's Douma
Russian experts have found about 1,200 landmines along with 1.5 tonnes of explosives and 4,000 improvised explosive devices in the Syrian city of Douma, which may have been manufactured in some NATO member-countries
China Rubbishes Reports of Laser Attacks from its Djibouti Base
China has rubbished reports of laser attacks originating from its African military base of Djibouti which were reportedly detected by US and other Western military aircraft and ships operating in the Indian Ocean region. Earlier this...
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