First Prototype Of Indian LCA-Tejas Mk2 Fighter Slated For 2018-19, Serial Production...
The first Prototype of Indias Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas Mk2 version is slated for built during 2018-19, while series production(s) are planned for Inducting to fleet which is stated...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Acquires Sistemi Dinamici From IDS
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has acquired full control of Sistemi Dinamici from IDS Friday. The control of the company, which involved the remaining 60 percent of shares, is aimed at further strengthening Leonardo in...
Rheinmetall Seeks Removal From Indian Defense Ministry's Banned List
Rheinmetall has written, requesting Indian Defense Ministry to be taken off the banned list with the conglomerate expressing its intention to participate in PM Narendra Modis 'Make in India' initiative. The...
China Looks To Export Latest Stealth Fighter Jet
China plans to sell its newly tested improvised version of its stealth fighter FC-31 Gryfalcon jet at a price much lesser than its western counterparts. According to Fu Qianshao, an aircraft...
Israeli Police Search Defense Ministry In German Submarine Probe
Israeli police raided the Ministry of Defense as part of the investigation into the negotiations of the naval transaction of several billion shekels about a shipbuilding contract involving German ThyssenKrupp. The...
Over 1500 Saudi Citizens Fighting For Terrorist Groups In Syria
Saudi Arabia has officially admitted that some 1500 of its citizens are fighting for various terrorist organizations including the Islamic State in Syria. “As many as 2,093 Saudis are fighting abroad alongside terror outfits,” the Middle...
Solar Power For LCA Tejas' Manufacturing Division Of HAL
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) plans to harness solar power to enable its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas manufacturing division to cut down dependency on normal electricity. The project enables us to use solar power and cut...
Russian Helicopters' Plant To Produce India's Ka-226T Helicopters To Speed Up Delivery...
Russian Helicopters will launch the second production site for Ka-226T helicopters at its Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant to accelerate the assembly and delivery of the choppers to India. "The Russian Helicopters Holding is creating a complementary production...
Two M777 Howitzers To Be Delivered To Indian Army In Six Months...
US BAE Systems will deliver two of the contracted M777 ultra-light howitzers within six months to the Indian Army to test integration of local ammunition for the gun. “Two guns will be delivered to the Army...
Indian ICVs To Get Automatic NBC Protection Systems To Counter Pakistani Nasr...
India has decided to equip its 1500 infantry combat vehicles with automatic Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) protection systems to counter Pakistani deployment of nuclear capable Nasr short-range missiles. Currently, the ICVs have manual versions of NBC...
India Tests Nuclear Capable Mobile Launched Agni-V ICBM
India has carried out test firing of nuclear capable Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Agni-V on Monday. The ICBM was test-launched from Wheeler island off Odisha coast and was the fourth and could be the final test...
Japan's 2017 Defense Spending To Hit $43.6Bn; Interceptor Missile System Procurement Likely
Amid escalating tension with China and North Korea, the Japanese government on Thursday announced increase in defence budget for fiscal 2017 starting April 1, that covers a new amphibious force and a new sea-based ballistic...
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