Irkut MC-21 Jetliner Flight Tested at 12000 Meters Altitude
The MC-21-300 test aircraft performed the first flight from the airfield of Flight Research Institute, M M Gromov in Zhukovsky city near Moscow today. During the more than three hours flight,...
South Korea Live-fires Cheongung Anti-Aircraft Missiles
South Korea conducted trials of two Cheongung anti-aircraft guided missiles and hit a mock target in its first live-fire mission since the homegrown missile was deployed. The Cheongung medium-range surface-to-air missile...
Joint Fighter Jet Plan Finding Favor with European Nations: Airbus D &...
Spain, Belgium and Italy have shown interest in a European fighter jet project announced by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in July. Airbus Defence and Space chief...
India’s Home-grown Light Weight Anti-airfield Weapon Tested Successfully
Indias Home-grown light weight glide bomb, SAAW (Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon) has been successfully tested from an Indian Air Force aircraft at ITR, Chandipur, Odisha. The guided bomb released from the aircraft...
India to Expedite Three Major Futuristic Warfare Systems Deals
The Indian government is likely to expedite three major defense programs that include the Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV), the Tactical Communication System (TCS) and the Battlefield Management System (BMS)...
South Korea’s Latest Warship is ‘No Jeok’
South Korean Navys latest warship, the landing ship built under the LST-II program was launched on Thursday and named as ‘No Jeok Bong. The 4,900-ton Cheon Wang Bong-class ship has two helipads and can accommodate choppers,...
Kongsberg, Thyssenkrupp Joint Venture, ‘Kta’ to Produce Combat Systems for Submarines
The company named kta Naval Systems will develop, produce and maintain combat systems as an exclusive supplier for submarines from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. This was announced during an official founding ceremony in Kongsberg, Norway, in the...
Raytheon Wins $2.8 Billion US DoD Life Cycle Support and Services Contract
Raytheon has won a $2.87 hybrid (cost, fixed-price-award-fee, time-and-materials, cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-fee) contract for performance-based services supporting the Army, combatant commanders, and other Department of Defense customers
US DoD Awards $17.5 Billion IT Services Contracts to 20 Companies
A suite of multiple contracts to provide information technology services to US Department of Defence (DoD) facilities all over the world cumulatively worth US$17,500,000,000 were awarded on Thursday. The contracts are for providing a full range...
Australia to Upgrade Nulka Anti-Ship Missile Defense on Ships for $200M
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made a commitment of $200 million to upgrade Nulka active missile decoy systems on existing ships. Nulka system would help defend Australia from the threat of anti-ship missiles that can be...
USAF Accepts First Version of Raytheon’s GPS OCX System
The US Air Force has accepted Raytheons GPS Operational Control System launch and checkout system, known as ‘Block 0. The acceptance signifies that the company met all contractual requirements when it delivered LCS, a fully modernized...
Williamson is Britain's new defence secretary as Michael Fallon Resigns
Gavin Williamson was appointed as Britain's new defence secretary after his predecessor Michael Fallon resigned over a sexual harassment scandal. Williamson has the difficult task of cutting the United Kingdoms defence expenditure, keeping forces levels at...
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