Babcock Wins $200M Maintenance Contract For Australian Anzac-class Frigates
Babcock, under the Naval Ship Management (NSM) joint venture, has been awarded a further five-year contract, worth around $200 million, to provide maintenance support services to the Australian Navys Anzac...
Turkey’s CN-235 Military Plane Crashes Killing Three Onboard
Turkeys CASA CN-235 military training plane has crashed Tuesday in the countrys southern Isparta province, killing three crew members, Daily Sabah reports Wednesday. Rescue teams reached the wreck of aircraft at...
China Commissions New Corvette ‘Wuhai’ Equipped With Advanced Anti-Submarine Weapons
China launched a new guided- missile frigate called 'Wuhai', which has stronger anti-submarine capabilities, in a commissioning ceremony held at a naval port in Dalian, north China's Liaoning province...
Kongsberg, Patria Team Up For Missile Systems Development In Finland
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) and Patria have entered into an agreement to develop opportunities for cooperation on missile systems. The agreement comprises the establishment of a Missile Competence Center in...
Aselsan Signs Turkey’s Long-Range Defense System Deal
Turkeys Defense Industry Undersecretariat and defense giants ASELSAN and Roketsan have signed an accord for a national long-range defense system project. ASELSAN said Tuesday that its share under the agreement was...
Royal Navy’s Fourth Astute-class Submarine Completes First Dive Test
The fourth Astute class submarine, Audacious, which is being built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy, has achieved a significant milestone by completing first ever dive. The trim and basin dive took place over two...
Saab Joins Leonardo-led Team To Demo Naval Surveillance Solutions
Saab will take part in an EU funded preparatory action project called OCEAN2020, to demonstrate technologies for enhanced situational awareness in a naval environment using unmanned systems. The project consists of a consortium representing 15 EU...
Indian Army Looking To Enhance Russian-made T-90 Tanks with New Missile System
The Indian Army is planning to induct a third-generation missile system for its Russian make T-90 tank, with a view to enhance its capability of hitting targets at a range of 8,000 metres. A senior officer...
Simultaneous Refueling of Two Fighter Jets Possible WIth Russia's IL-78M-90A Tanker...
The II-78M-90A will be able to refuel simultaneously two frontline planes. The tail unit is designed to refuel long-range and special aircraft
India’s Defense Minister To Fly IAF Sukhoi-30 MKI Fighter Plane
Indias Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman will fly in Indian Air Forces frontline Su-30MKI combat aircraft over Jodhpur on Wednesday, while reviewing the operational preparedness of the force. “The defence minister will undertake the sortie to gauge...
Indian Navy Seeks Third Aircraft Carrier with 57 Fighter Planes Worth $25
The India Navy is looking to acquire third aircraft carrier along with 57 foreign aircraft for the warship, amid growing Chinese threat, which will reportedly cost the government about US$25 billion (INR 1.6 lakh cr)
French Air Force Receives First US-built C-130J Super Hercules Airlifter
Lockheed Martin delivered first C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to France during a ceremony to the Armée de l'Air's 62st Transport Wing, in presence of Florence Parly, France's minister of the Armed Forces, at Orléans-Bricy Air...
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