Guided Missile Frigate Joins South Korean Navy
South Korea's Navy inducted a new guided missile, ‘Daegu which uses a hybrid electric drive propulsion system and has stealth characteristics besides anti-submarine warfare capabilities. According to the Defense Acquisition Program...
Indonesian Agency, Australian Counterpart to Create Cyber Defence Standards
Indonesias cyber defence organization, the State Code and Cyber Agency (BSSN) said it will team up with Australian counterpart in creating standard of handling cyber attacks. "Yesterday we organized a workshop...
US 6.5 Billion Contract to Boeing for Ground-based Midcourse Defense Extension
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $6,560,000,00 modification to a previously awarded contract for the extension of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) development and sustainment contract (DSC)
Airbus H145M Helicopter Test Fires Thales’ Laser Guided Rockets
Airbus Helicopters announced Wednesday that its new H145M helicopter demonstrated the ability to fire laser guided rockets, the FZ275 LGR from Thales, in the first weeks of December 2017 at...
Australia Signs $3 Billion Worth Contract For 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels
The Australian government has signed a multi-billion dollar agreement with German ship designer Lürssen as prime contractor, for its Offshore Patrol Vessel project, Defense ministry announced on January 31. Australias...
Russia Maximizes Electronic Warfare Use to Achieve Spectacular Results: UK Expert
Russia has integrated electronic warfare capabilities into its conventional warfare assets to achieve spectacular results in real battle scenarios such as in Syria, a leading expert on the Kremlins armed forces said Monday. Roger McDermott, a...
Lockheed Martin Tests Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile
Lockheed Martin's Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) missile successfully conducted a controlled flight test to demonstrate the interceptor's increased agility, and to validate the performance of its airframe and electronics -- now common between MHTK's two configurations...
Russian Army To Receive Latest ‘Terminator’ Tank Support Vehicles In March-April
The Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) research-and-manufacturing corporation, a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation, said Wednesday that the Russian Army will receive the latest Terminator tank support armored fighting vehicles in the first quarter of 2018. "The contract...
Russian Agency Develops Unmanned Helicopter
Russian Helicopters holding is ground testing a new helicopter at the Saratov Design Bureau of Industrial Automation (KBPA), which is expected to undergo first flight tests soon, the press service of the Rostec state corporation...
US DARPA Completes Unmanned Anti-submarine Warfare Technology Demonstration Ship Project
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program to develop a naval vessel that can traverse thousands of kilometers without a single crew...
Afghan Super-Tucano Turboprops Drop Laser-guided Bombs
Super-Tucano turboprop aircraft in service with the Afghanistan Air Force dropped laser-guided bombs in the flight against Taliban. “This was the first time that [Afghan] pilots employed guided live bombs utilizing the on-board Forward Looking Infrared...
Indian Navy Launches INS Karanj, Third Scorpene-class Submarine
The Indian Navy launched the third Scorpene class submarine ‘Karanj at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai on Wednesday. "It (submarine) will undergo rigorous tests for the next one year before it is commissioned,"...
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