Vietnamese Navy Begins Operating Two Russian Gepard-class Frigates
Two Russian-built Gepard-class frigates have entered into service with the Vietnamese Navy on Tuesday, TASS reports. "The moment the new combat ships entered combat duty heralded a major phase in upgrading...
Russian MOD Orders Kalashnikov’s Newest RPK-16 Machine Guns
Russias Defense Ministry has ordered an undisclosed number of Kalashnikovs newest RPK-16 machine guns under an agreement signed with the Kalashnikov Concern, TASS reports Tuesday. When asked if such a contract...
Russian Helicopters, Thai Company MOU on Helicopter Maintenance
Russian Helicopters and Thai company Datagate Limited signed a memorandum of intent on cooperation in setting up a maintenance service center for Russian-made helicopters at the Singapore Airshow. The document was...
Russia Seeks Downed Su-25 Jet’s Engine to Identify Missile
Russia has sought Turkeys help to recover the engine among debris of its Sukhoi-25 ground-attack aircraft to determine the type of missile used to shoot at the plane. The Su-35 was...
HAL Flies Hawk-i Trainer Jet with Locally-made Real Time Operating System
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has marked the first flight of the locally-assembled Hawk-i trainer jet with an indigenous Real Time Operating System (RTOS) developed by it. It is the first RTOS...
Chinese Commercial Aircraft Manufacturer Plans to Deliver First Passenger Jet in 2021
Chinese State-run Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is planning to deliver its first home-grown passenger jet in 2021. COMAC plans to first target the Chinese market before moving to Southeast Asia and Africa, Lu Zheng,...
Russian-made Anti-tank Weapon Suspected in Attack on Turkish Tank
The Turkish security sources have claimed that the anti-tank weaponry used in the attack against a Turkish army tank on Saturday could be a Russian-made 9M113 Konkurs. The claim is being evaluated
India Test Fires Nuclear-capable Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
India today successfully test-fired its short-range nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-1 with a strike range of over 700 km from a test range off the Odisha coast. The indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile was launched as...
Rheinmetall and Sikorsky Team-up to Offer CH-53K for Germany's New Heavy Lift...
Rheinmetall and Sikorsky signed a strategic teaming agreement for competing in the German Air Force "Schwerer Transporthubschrauber" (STH) Program. "With Rheinmetall as the strategic partner for Sikorsky, we are convinced that together we provide the best...
Russian Pacific Fleet To Get Four Upgraded Antey Nuclear-powered Submarines In 2021
The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet will get four upgraded Antey nuclear-powered submarines armed with Kalibr cruise missiles in 2021, local media reports. The Pacific Fleet may also get already this year the nuclear submarine Omsk of...
S Korean Military Plane Taking Part In Singapore Airshow Catches Fire In...
An aircraft of Black Eagles aerobatic team belonging to South Korea's Air Force caught fire after an accident at Changi Airport while taking part in the Singapore Airshow on Tuesday. The Black Eagles, using T-50B supersonic...
BAE Systems to Manage Obsolete Parts for USAF Aircraft, Weapon, Electronics
BAE Systems has secured a three-year, $37 million U.S
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