Ukrainian Companies Pitch for Brazilian Tamandare Corvette Project
Ukrainian Defence and shipbuilding companies have announced their intention to bid for Brazils Tamandare type corvette construction project, the tender for which is expected in early 2018. Representatives of the State...
India Test fires ‘Akash’ Missile With Locally-made Target Seeker
Indias Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) today test-fired the Surface to Air Missile (SAM) ‘Akash with indigenous radio frequency seeker against a mobile target, Banshee. This is the first Surface...
Godrej Completes BrahMos Airframe Assembly Order, Gets New Order of 100 Airframes
Godrej & Boyce has received a fresh order to supply airframe fuel management systems for the BrahMos Air-Launched Cruise Missile after it handed over the 100th set of airframe assemblies...
China’s Amphibious Aircraft Clears Technical Quality Assessment for Its Maiden Flight
Chinese home-grown amphibious aircraft, AG600 has cleared the official technical quality assessment for its maiden flight. Designed to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the 37-meter-long AG600 has a wingspan of...
Iranian Caspian Naval Fleet Gets Home-grown Missile-launching Corvette
Irans naval fleet in the Caspian Sea has received a new home-grown missile-launching corvette, ‘Separ (shield). The 47 meters long vessel can sail at a maximum speed of 35 knots, and...
S Korean Army to set up Attack Drone Unit
South Korean Army will set up a combat unit of drones next year to counter North Koreas threats. The drone units will be called ‘dronebot, a combination of the words, ‘drone and ‘robot, Yonhap quoted an...
Israel, US Abandon Arrow 3 Missile Test After Target Malfunctions
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) canceled a test of the Arrow 3 missile, designed to adapt the system to precision targeting missiles being developed by Iran, following the malfunction of a target missile. The trial...
Voice of America, 9 Other Media Outlets Declared 'Foreign Agents' in Russia
Russian Justice Ministry has declared nine mass media outlets as foreign agents. Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Current Time TV, the Tatat-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty (Azatliq Radiosi), Sibir
Fincantieri, Naval Group Join Race for Canadian Combat Ship Tender
Fincantieri-Naval Group are bidding for the Canadian Navy's surface combatant ship procurement program competing against Lockheed Martin-BAE Systems and Navantia-Saab who are in the race to supply next-generation ships. Under the country's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy,...
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Partnership to Develop Hybrid-electric Propulsion Tech Flight Demonstrator
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have announced a new partnership to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion technology flight demonstrator for commercial aircraft. The E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator is anticipated to fly in 2020 following a ground test...
Russia Offers MiG-29 Aircraft for Argentina’s Fighter Jet Program
Russia has offered MiG-29 fighter aircraft for Argentinas fighter jet program. Moscow sent all the necessary materials for taking part in the tender
L-3 Communications Wins $37 Million to Maintain US Navy T-45 Goshawk Aircraft
L-3 Communications is being awarded a $37.6 million modification contract to support 200 US navy T-45 Goshawk aircraft
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
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