Pakistan Delivers Five Super Mushshak Trainers To Nigeria
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday took delivery of the second batch of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft that the Federal Government had since ordered from Pakistan. The newly-delivered aircraft,...
Airbus Ordered To Pay EURO 140M To Settle Taiwanese Missile Dispute
European aerospace giant Airbus issued a statement on January 13 that it has been ordered to pay a fine of €104 million regarding missiles sale to Taiwan in 1992. The company...
Modernized Ka-27M Helicopters Delivered To Russian Navy
Russian Helicopters has delivered the new batch of modernized Ka-27M multirole helicopters to the Russian Navy, the defense ministry in Moscow said Sunday. The modernization of the helicopters is held at...
Russian MoD Replaces Windows With Locally Developed Linux OS
The Russian Ministry of Defense is now using domestically-developed operating system, called Astra Linux built by Moscow firm "RusBITEkh". Currently, licensed Microsoft products are installed on Russian military computers
Iran’s Air Force Receives Overhauled Su-24 Aircraft
Iran has restored a Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft after years of it being grounded at an airbase in Shiraz, located in southern region of Iran. On January 14, Iranian experts and...
Raytheon Wins $641 Million Worth Contract For Ballistic Missile Defense System Radar
The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon with a contract worth $641 million to perform Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) test related activities for multiple radar platforms, the Department of defense announced Friday. Under this contract, the contractor...
French Government Awards Naval Group, Airbus For Rotary-wing Drones Tech Development
The French Government Defense procurement and technology agency, DGA (Direction Générale de lArmement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium. The...
First User Trial Of India’s Nuclear-capable AGNI-V ICBM On January 18
India will reportedly carry out the first user trial of countrys intercontinental range ballistic missile ‘Agni V next week. The trial would be carried out by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of Indian Army at Abdul...
China Commissions New Guided-Missile Frigate
Chinas People's Liberation Army Navy has commissioned new missile frigate in a naval port in Northeast China's Dalian on Friday. According to Xinhua, Rizhao is a 140-meter-long and 16-meter-wide missile frigate designed and made by China...
Leonardo To Lead Research On Naval Surveillance Technology
Leonardo has been awarded the first European Defence Founds initiative, OCEAN2020, to boost Europe's defence capabilities, issued by the European Union under the ‘Preparatory Action on Defence Research programme. OCEAN2020 will see unmanned platforms of different...
Russia’s Techmash Developing Next-Gen Heavy Flame-Throwing System
Russias Splav Research and Production Association has started developing a prototype of the next-generation wheeled-chassis heavy flame-throwing system dubbed Tosochka. "The Splav Research and Production Association is carrying out work to develop a prototype of the...
Saudi Air Defense Unit Intercepts Another Houthi Ballistic Missile
The Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen said it fired on Thursday a ballistic missile toward a military airport in Saudi border province of Najran, Saba news agency reported. However, Saudi media reported that Saudi air defense...
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