China Modernizes Type-96 Tanks
China is modernizing itsType-96 tank with the help of experience it gained during 2016 Russian Tank Biathlon, the military Zvezda TV channel reported. All the teams used Russian T-72 tanks, except...
Airbus Perlan Glider Reaches New Heights, Searching Evidence On Climate Change
The Airbus Perlan Mission II glider has attained its highest ever altitude, rising to 32,500 feet during test flights in southern Argentina. Now in its second season of testing near the...
Prosecutors Suspect Korean Aerospace Of Fudging Financial Records In Iraqi FA-50 Aircraft...
Prosecutors in South Korea have launched an investigation into suspicions of accounting fraud at Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), with its top executives already under probe for cost manipulation and...
Kalyani Rafael Opens Missile Manufacturing Plant In India
Rafael has opened a missile manufacturing plant in India along with its Indian partner Kalyani Strategic Systems. The factory would manufacture Spike anti-tank missiles which are part of half a billion...
Sri Lankan Navy Commissions India-built Offshore Patrol Vessel
The largest Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), received its commission by the President Maithripala Sirisena during a ceremony in Colombo harbour on Wednesday. Constructed by the...
Ammunition Depot Explodes In Abkhazia, Killing 2, Injuring 60
An ammunition depot in the Republic of Abkhazia, bordering Russia exploded yesterday leaving two people killed and 60 injured, including 30 Russian nationals. The Ministry of Emergency Situations has began evacuating the local population of the...
Russia To Develop Seven Ton Multipurpose Drones By 2023
Russia is planning to design a two-ton multi-purpose drone by 2020 and a seven-ton one by 2023 for reconnaissance and transport purposes at the same time. The seven-ton UAV will be able to fly 3,000 meters...
BSI Certifies UTC Systems' MRO Facility Against Revised Standards
British Standards Institution (BSI) has certified UTC Aerospace Systems' maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) site against the newly revised quality and risk management standard. UTC Aerospace Systems' MRO facility in Prestwick, Scotland, is the first site...
RAF Sentinel Aircraft Helped In Recapture Of Mosul From Daesh
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Sentinel surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft played an 'important part' in the gathering of information to support the ground campaign by Iraqi forces in the recapture of Mosul city from...
Northrop Gurmman To Study Triton Surveillance UAVs' Obsolescence Issues
Northrop Grumman has won a $19.9 million US navy contract for engineering and analysis efforts to develop solutions for near-term emergent obsolescence issues identified for the MQ-4C Triton
US DoD Re-organizes Bureaucracy to Make Military Capabilities More Lethal
The US Department of Defence has broken down the office of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics into two entities, each headed by an undersecretary -one for research and engineering and the...
China Strikes THAAD, F-22 Mock-up Using Surface-to-air Missiles
Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) struck down a mock-up of US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) site and ground based models of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters during a ballistic and cruise missile...
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