Thailand's F-16 Fighter jets Participate In Joint military training With Indonesian Air...
Thailand Air Force (RTAF)s Six F16 fighter jets and few fighter jets of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) are holding a joint military training exercise known as Elang Thainesia...
Russia Developing Parachute System To Airdrop Armored Vehicle With Personnel Inside
The Russian Airborne Force will get a new parachute system in 2018, the Bakhcha-UPDS multi-cupola, which can air-drop a BMD-4M infantry fighting vehicle with a seven-member crew inside it. "This year,...
South Korean President Calls for Deployment of Four Additional THAAD Missiles
South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered ‘temporary installation of additional launchers on the THAAD missile defense system to boost South Koreas defense capabilities in the wake of recent missile tests...
Italian Defense Ministry’s OPTSAT-3000 Satellite Ready for Launch
Leonardo announced that the Italian Ministry of Defences OPTSAT-3000 satellite is ready to be launched. The launch is scheduled for Wednesday, 2 August at 1
Oshkosh Wins $195M To Procure 748 Vehicles For US Army
Oshkosh Defense has won a $195 million modification contract to exercise available options for 748 vehicles and 2,359 installed and packaged kits. Work is expected to be completed by November 30,...
General Dynamics Wins $270M US Army Abrams MBT Legacy Components Contract
General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $270 million US Army contract to install and integrate SEPv2 legacy components in 45 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle tanks. The contract also includes procuring, stock and store...
Northrop Grumman Wins $57M US Navy Counter Radio-controlled IED, EW Contract
Northrop Grumman is being awarded a $57 million US Navy contract for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIEDs), Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment One Build One Systems full-rate production in support of the Expeditionary Warfare...
Falling Orders Forcing Airbus To Reduce A400M Aircraft Production Rate
Airbus is considering slowing down the production rate of the A400M military transport aircraft to lengthen activity at the final assembly line in Seville and gain time to get new customers. The company has a backlog...
Two US B-1 Bombers Perform Bilateral Missions with Japan, S.Korea
Two B-1B bombers under the command of US Pacific Air Forces have joined their counterparts from the Republic of Korea and Japanese air forces in sequenced bilateral missions in response to North Korea's ballistic missile...
Pakistan Navy Commissions Third Azmat-class Fast Attack Craft
Pakistan has commissioned its third Azmat-class fast attack craft (FAC), PNS Himmat, which will join the Naval service PNS Azmat and PNS Dehshat acquired from China Shipbuilding and Offshore Company (CSOC) as part of an...
Turkey's Locally-made Attack Drone Passes Test
Turkey has successfully tested a locally made Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L smart ammunition systems Sunday. Bayraktar drone were able to hit targets 8 kilometers away, Istanbul-based Baykar Makina officials were quoted as saying by
US Likely To Deploy Patriot Anti-Missile System In Estonia
US Vice President Mike Pence has raised the possibility of deploying Patriot anti-missile defense system in Estonia. "We spoke about it today, but we didn't talk about a date or time," Estonias Prime Minister Juri Ratas...
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