China Joins Russia to Develop Rocket-Launched Drone
China has joined a Russian project to develop a multiple barrel rocket system capable of launching a reconnaissance drone. Russias Tecmash Research and Production Group has started experimental design work jointly...
Boeing, Saudi Arabian Military Industries to Set up Aircraft, Helicopter MRO Joint...
Boeing signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) yesterday to develop a joint venture (JV) aiming to localize more than 55% of the maintenance,...
Poland to Buy Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense System
The government of Poland has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the US government to purchase Northrop Grummans Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System...
French Air Force’s Reaper Drones Complete 20,000 Flight Hour Milestone
The French air forces MQ-9 Reaper drones passed the symbolic 20,000 flight hour milestone. On the proposed Niamey airbase, 25 airmen deploy five Reaper drones
Lithuanian Armed Forces Acquires Air Surveillance Radars From Israel’s ELTA
The Lithuanian Armed Forces recently signed a contract with Israeli company ELTA Systems Ltd for five gap-filler short-range air surveillance radars and logistic maintenance services. Two of the radars are bought...
Russia Working On Airborne Robotized Multiple Launch Rocket System
Russia is working on development of new multiple launch rocket system which will be incorporating robotic remote control elements to strike both land and air targets, the head of Tecmash Research and Production Group told...
US Navy Submarine Certified For Patrol With Successful Trident II D5 Missile...
With the successful launch of two Trident II D5 Life Extension missiles built and upgraded by Lockheed Martin, the US Navy submarine USS Nebraska demonstrated the readiness of the crew and strategic weapon system. The test,...
Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First South Korean F-35A Fighter Aircraft
US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin on Wednesday rolled out the first of 40 F-35A fighter jet of South Korea in a ceremony held in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. The remaining fifth-generation stealth fighters are expected to...
Pakistan Tests Cruise Missile from Underwater Platform
Pakistan tested a cruise missile from an underwater dynamic platform mimicking a submarine-launch yesterday. This was the second successful test of the indigenously developed Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur having a range of 450 km
Japan’s Kyoto University Says ‘No’ to Military-related Research
Kyoto University of Japan has announced that it would not conduct military-related research as a policy. “Our researchers aim to contribute to social order and human peace and well-being, and we will not carry out military...
General Atomics Awarded $296 Million Contract For MQ-9 Reaper Production
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a $295,654,506 firm-fixed-price contract for MQ-9 Reaper production for the US Air Force. This contract provides for production of the MQ-9 Reaper aircraft in the fiscal 2017 production configuration
HAL Subsidiary Naini Aerospace Delivers Aircraft, Helicopter Cable Looms
Naini Aerospace Limited (NAeL), Allahabad made its first delivery of 335 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and 28 Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) cable looms after being taken over by HAL as a subsidiary. R K Mishra, CEO...
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