State Department Approves $342M Logistic Support Contract For Kuwaiti C-17 Aircraft
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale estimated $342.6 million to Kuwait for continuation of C-17 Globemaster III logistics support services and equipment
Russian Helicopters Repairs Myanmar’s Mi-24P Attack Helicopters
Russian Helicopters completed repair of the first out of four Mi-24P attack and transport helicopters of Myanmar Air Force under an earlier contract, the company announced Friday. "This contract is critical...
Japan Scrambled Fighter Jets 561 Times In FY2017 First Half, Down 33...
Japan's air force scrambled fighter jets to chase away foreign aircraft 561 times in the first half of fiscal 2017 through September, down 33 times than last years record-setting figure,...
Leonardo DRS Wins $42 Million US Army Contract to Produce Counter-drone System
Leonardo DRS has won $42 million contract to develop counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) to protect US Army soldiers from enemy drones. This contract follows an earlier award for similar prototype capabilities,...
General Dynamics, Romania to Manufacture Piranha 5 Armored Vehicles in Bucharest
Romanian Ministry of Economy and General Dynamics will manufacture armored vehicle, Piranha 5 in Bucharest. The signed documents by the Ministry of Economy and General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) are...
Turkey Interested In Russian S-500 Missile: President Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is interested in acquiring a future Russian missile system S-500, currently under development, local media reports. “In our talks with [Russia President Vladimir] Putin we are not...
US Navy to Transport Damaged Ship to Japan for Repairs by Month...
The US Navy has completed preparations to transport damaged USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) to Yokosuka, Japan, for repairs, Oct
Russia-led Anti-NATO Defence Bloc To Enhance Air Defence
Defence ministers of the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a military grouping perceived as anti-NATO will hold an exercise in 2018 to enhance its combined air defence system. As discussed in the CIS Defence Ministers...
US Navy Sends Substitutes for Missile Defence Ships Damaged in Collisions
The US Navy will deploy alternative guided-missile destroyers to cover gaps left by two ballistic missile defense-capable destroyers that were damaged in collisions with merchant ships, amidst growing nuclear threats by North Korea. The Norfolk-based cruiser...
Turkish Military Receives 8 Locally-made Attack, Reconnaissance Drones
The Turkish military took delivery of eight Bayraktar armed and reconnaissance drones four of which are capable of carrying ‘smart ammunition. The number of Turkey-made Bayraktar armed and reconnaissance drones in the Turkish security forces has...
Fincantieri Delivers Last Two of Four Minerva Corvettes to Bangladesh
Italian Fincantieri has delivered the last two of four Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to the Bangladesh coast guard (BCG). The OPVs are derived from the modernization and conversion of dismantled Minerva-class corvette of the Italian Navy...
DARPA Eyes Cloud-based Repository to Harness Geospatial Imagery for Defense Analyses
DARPA seeks to create scalable cloud-based repository of global satellite data accessible via common interfaces, and pilot development of analytics-as-a-service for DoD users. The rapid pace of new commercial satellite constellation launches has led to a...
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