Russian Helicopters Signs Contract For Three Mi-8AMTSh Choppers
Russian Helicopters has signed a contract for the supply of Three Mi-8AMTSh military transport helicopters to state special purpose aviation. Three Mi-8AMTSh military transport helicopters will be manufactured at the Ulan-Ude...
Indigenously-Built Indian Bofors Howitzer To Undergo New Trails
The Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is planning to re-conduct trials of the indigenously built 155mm Bofors howitzer in February or March 2014. During August 2013 trials, the electronically upgraded indigenous...
Russian Helicopters Starts Producing Mi-38T Helicopters
Kazan Helicopters has commenced assembling the first prototype Mi-38T heavy transport helicopter that will be used to conduct joint flight tests for compliance with the requirements of the Armed Forces. Under...
Malaysian Navy Launches First Home Made Littoral Combat Ship
The Royal Malaysian Navy has launched first home built Littoral Combat Ship 'KD Maharaja Lela' at the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut Thursday. The RM9 billion LCS took one and half...
India's ITI Competing To Bag $1 billion Army Contract To Deliver Communication
State owned Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) is competing with BEL and RailTel to bag a 7,000-crore ($1 billion) contract from Indian army for delivering and maintaining its strategic communication network...
Indian Air Force Commissions Hercules-Ready Panagarh Station
The Indian Air Force has commissioned Air Force Station Arjan Singh in Panagarh, in the state of West Bengal in India, which houses six C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft. AFS Arjan Singh became fully operational in...
India-Russia Fifth Gen Fighter Project To Cost About $6 Billion: Defense Ministry
A plan of India and Russia to jointly develop four fifth generation jets has probably been stuck as a report of a committee formed by defense ministry says that the program is costing higher...
Russia To Supply T-90 Tanks To Iraq, Vietnam In 2017
Russia has concluded contracts with Iraq and Vietnam for the supply of a total of 137 tanks in 2017. The first contract (for 64 tanks) is concluded with the foreign customer "704"
South Korea Offers Botswana FA-50 Fighter Jet As Cheaper Alternative To Sweden's...
South Koreas Korea Space Industries (KAI) is reportedly offering indigenously-built FA-50, a light attack variant of the T-50 supersonic trainer, to the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) for “affordable acquisition and low-operating cost” as compared to...
Ukraine Presents New Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle At Kyiv Expo
Ukraine unveiled an advanced armored medical evacuation vehicle during an on-going military vehicles and equipment expo in Kyiv on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of Ukraines independence. Dubbed ‘MT-LBS, the new armored vehicle is an...
S Korean Army Suspends K-9 Howitzer Use Pending Blast Enquiry
The South Korean Army has decided to halt exercising with the Samsung Techwin K-9 artillery gun pending an enquiry to find out what caused the explosion of the self-propelled howitzer that killed two soldierand injured...
China Plans Civilian-Military Technology Integration In Sci-Tech Sector By 2020
Chinas top science authorities published a five-year term plan to integrate innovative military and civilian technologies to explore cost-effective solutions in the science and technology sector. Jointly issued by Chinas Ministry of Science and Technology and...
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