China’s First Solar Drone Completes Near-space Flight
China's first near-space solar drone ‘Rainbow has successfully conducted a flight at an altitude of 20 km on Tuesday. The project team under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced Tuesday...
Finland Invites Three Bidders To Begin Negotiations On ‘Squadron 2020’ Vessels Project
The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command will send out an invitation to negotiate and for preliminary invite for tender to three shortlisted combat system bidders for its Squadron 2020 project...
Russia Developing Missile Protection System For Tupolev Tu-160M2 Strategic Bomber
Russia has launched R&D work to develop a defensive aids system for modernized Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bombers to protect them from all types of missile attacks. "We understand that the bombers...
The US Senate Approves JDAM Sale to Saudi Arabia, Despite Overwhelming Yemeni...
The US Senate on Tuesday approved President Donald Trump's $500m sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) for use in Yemen by Saudi Arabian Air Force (SAAF). The Senate voted 53-47...
Dassault, Reliance Seek Supply-Chain Partners To Execute Rafale Jet Offsets
Dassault Aviation along with its Reliance Defence hosted an event in cooperation with key Rafale suppliers, Thales, Safran and MBDA to promote Business to Business (B2B) interactions between the French...
Embraer To Debut KC-390 Refueler At Paris Air Show 2017
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer will showcase its multi-mission transport and aerial refueling aircraft KC-390 during Paris Air show held from June 19-25, at the Le Bourget Airport. The KC-390, a medium-size, twin-engine jet-powered military transport aircraft,...
India Tests 'Nag' Anti-Tank Guided Missile
India has flight tested Fire and Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ‘Nag Tuesday in the desert ranges of Rajasthan. The ATGM Nag is incorporated with many advanced technologies including the Imaging Infrared Radar (IIR) Seeker...
Airbus C295W Likely To Bag Indian Air Force Transport Aircraft Contract
Indian Air Force is close to awarding a contract to Airbus Defense and Space and its Indian partner, Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) for up to 60 C295W military transport aircraft to replace its fleet of...
First F-35 Fighter Jet Assembled In Japan Completes Test Flight
The first F-35 fighter jet assembled in Japan has completed its two hours maiden flight. The aircraft's test flight from an airport in Japan's central Aichi prefecture took about two hours, Japan's NHK broadcaster reported
Bangladesh Signs Contract To Buy Five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters From Russia...
The Bangladesh Air Force has inked a contract with Russias Rosoboronexport to buy five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters at an undisclosed value. The contract signing ceremony was held at Air Headquarters in Dhaka on 12 June...
Raytheon's Long-Range Precision Fires Program Enters Testing Phase
Raytheon has won a $116.4 million contract to enter the technological maturation and risk reduction phase of the Long-Range Precision Fires program
Brazil To Get Two Embraer KC-390 Transport Planes Next Year
Embraer will deliver two KC-390 medium-lift transport aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force in 2018. As two prototypes advance through the flight testing campaign, the first production aircraft is already being assembled at the Embraer facility...
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