Taiwan to Commission 12 P-3C Orion Anti-submarine Aircraft in December
Taiwan will commission 12 military aircraft acquired from the United States to replace its existing fleet of 11 S-2T anti-submarine aircraft in December, the Air Force said. In a statement,...
Pakistan Air Force First JF-17 Fighter Reaches AVIC Facility for Overhaul
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has received a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter at its Chengfei aircraft maintenance factory last Tuesday. Pakistan will soon get...
Russian Su-35 Fighter Equipped With 'Artificial Intelligence'
Russia's advanced multirole Su-35 fighter aircraft is equipped with an 'artificial intelligence' unit that helps the aircraft to lock the specific target for destruction by a certain kind of weapon...
Russian Helicopters Concludes First Mi-171A2 Export Contract with India
Russian Helicopters concluded the first export contract for the supply of medium multirole helicopter Mi-171A2 with the Indian company Vectra Group during the second day of the Dubai Airshow 2017. In...
Dubai Airshow: Lockheed Martin To Upgrade UAE F-16 Fighter Jets Under $1.6B...
The UAE Armed Forces announced a deal worth US$1.63 billion awarded to the US defense firm Lockheed Martin at the on-going Dubai Airshow to upgrade its fleet of 80 F-16E/F...
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Greater Threat than Russia Buying Facebook Ads in...
US President Donald Trump believes that North Koreas nuclear weapons are a greater threat than Russias alleged interference in his election, a Trump aide said Sunday. Responding to a question about whether Trump accepts the US...
India, Russia to Sign Mi-171A2 Helicopter Delivery Contract During Dubai Airshow
The Russian Helicopters plans to sign a contract with India on supply of Mi-171A2, the companys Director General Andrei Boginsky said. "At the show, we plan signing a contract with an Indian company on supply of...
Dassault Reliance JV to Manufacture Rafale, Falcon Parts in India
Eric Trappier, the chairman of French Dassault Aviation has said that certain parts of Rafale fighter jets and Falcon commercial jet are going to be manufactured in Indias Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRALs) manufacturing facility...
Eight S Korean Apache Choppers To Test Launch Hellfire Missiles In Live-fire...
The South Korean military will conduct its first live-firing exercise with US-built Hellfire air-surface missiles to be launched from Apache helicopters on Monday to beef up its air defense, the local media reports. Eight Apache AH-64E...
Japan's C-2 Transport Aircraft Makes International Debut At Dubai Airshow
Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF) C-2 jet-powered transport has made its debut at the Dubai airshow this week, for the first time outside Japan to tap the foreign market. The C-2 airlifter, which was developed and...
Dubai Airshow: Russia In Talks To Produce Largest Version Of Irkut MC-21...
Russia's state-owned military-industrial giant Rostec said Sunday during the first day of Dubai airshow that it is looking to jointly produce the Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner overseas -- potentially in the United Arab Emirates. According to...
UK MOD Orders Threat Simulation Equipment For A400M Transport Plane
Leonardo has announced a contract on Sunday, signed with the UK Ministry of Defence, to provide equipment that will simulate radar threats to the RAFs new A400M transport aircraft prior to take-off. By simulating threat radars...
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