Turkey Signs Agreement With France, Italy To Develop National Missile Defence System
Turkey has signed an agreement with fellow NATO members France and Italy to develop its national missile defense systems, the Turkish defense minister said on Friday. Turkish companies would work with...
Lockheed Martin Wins $130M PAC-3 Missile Defense System Contract
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $130 million FMS (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates, and Taiwan) contract for fiscal 2017 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 production to increase the...
Senegal, Other African Nations Plan To Buy Indonesian Amphibious Warship, Missile Frigates
African Nations such as Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Gabon plan to purchase advanced warships from Indonesian state-owned company PT PAL for which it has sought an export license from the...
India To Operationalise Cyber and Space Defense Units This Week
Indias Defense Secretary Sanjay Mitra has revealed this week that two separate cyber and space agencies for defense will soon enter operation to protect defense-related websites from hackers. The Indian governmental...
Eurofighter Typhoon Test Fires Brimstone Air-to-Surface Missile
The first live firing of MBDAs Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon has been successfully completed as part of ongoing development work to significantly upgrade the capability of the...
Bangladesh Navy To Build 6 Guided Missile Frigates Indigenously
In line with Armed Forces Goal 2030 modernization program, the Bangladesh Navy has vowed to build its warships indigenously from its shipyards across the country, instead of completely relying on foreign ship builders. Chittagong Dry Dock...
Leonardo To Upgrade Eurofighter Typhoon With Defensive Aids Sub System
Leonardo has won a £40 million contract to improve the defence of the Typhoon aircraft by upgrading its Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS). The two-year contract, which includes capability work by Leonardo, integration activities by BAE...
Investigators Raid Korean Aerospace Industries' Premises On Swindling Charges
Over 100 investigators raided premises of the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) today looking for evidence to prove charges of inflating research and development (R & D) cost of a defence project and swindling funds. The Seoul...
Turkey-Russia Agree On $2.5Billion Price, Transfer of Tech For S-400 Missile Defence...
Turkey has agreed to pay US$2.5 Billion for four Russian-made S-400 missile defence system marking the end of a quest by Ankara to procure a missile defence system first from its NATO ally, US and...
Berlin To Boost Aviation Cyber Safety To Avoid Possible Warplane Hijacks
German military's aviation safety chief has launched a new “aviation cyber expertise” against cyber threats, in the wake of a research that revealed the possibility of hackers taking possession of military airplanes with the help...
UkrOboronProm Forms New Enterprise With US Based Delphi Corp
Ukraines state-run UkrOboronProm in collaboration with American company Delphi Corporation have founded a new enterprise ‘Electric Systems. With a 10 MEUR investment, the new enterprise is expected to create nearly 2 thousand new jobs and market...
MKU Supplies Indian Army With 7,500 Ballistic Helmets
Indian Army has received the first batch of 7,500 ballistic helmets to protect its infantry soldiers for the first time in 25 years. The first batch has arrived at the ordnance depots, whereas a second...
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