India Requests US To Procure EMALS For Its Naval Carriers
The Indian Navy has sent letters of request (LoR) to the Pentagon under government-to-government deals to acquire Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for its carriers. The LoRs contain price and availability...
First Woman To Fly Chinese J-10 Fighter Killed In A Crash
The first woman to fly Chinas J-10 fighter plane was killed after she hit the wing of another jet during a training exercise Monday. Yu Xu, a member of the Chinese...
South Korea, Japan To Share Intelligence on North
South Korea on Monday will tentatively sign a bilateral pact with Japan early next week about sharing military intelligence on North Korea. South Korea has plans to go ahead, despite strong...
Iran Confirms Aleppo Missile Factory To Support Hezbollah During Its 2006 War...
Iran has officially confirmed that it's missile factory had been transferred to the Syrian city of Aleppo for supporting Hezbollah group that was in war against Israel. Lebanons Hezbollah (Shia militant...
China Delivers Second OP Vessel To Nigeria
Offshore patrol vessel Unity, the second vessel of this type that Nigeria ordered from China, has reached the West African country's largest port city Lagos last week following a 45-day...
UAE Deploys Mirage-2000 Jets To Support Yemen Ops
United Arabian Emirates has deployed nine Mirage-2000 Jets To Eritrea's Assab airport for supporting military operation in Southern Yemen. The United Arab Emirates has deployed a combat air group that also includes two Sikorsky UH-60 Black...
Sudan Is Customer For Six Chinese FTC-2000 Trainer Jets
Sudan has ordered Six FTC-2000 jet trainers, which are the export version of China's JL-9 aircraft, from Guizhou Aircraft Industries Corporation (GAIC). The deal was disclosed by Guizhou Aircraft Industries Corporation (GAIC) director Wang Wenfei, during...
Is the JF-20 Stealth Fighter, A MiG-1.44 in Chinese Colors?
Is the Chinese J-20 Stealth fighter Jet which made its world debut at last weeks Air Show China 2016 inspired by the MiG 1.44, a project most likely abandoned in favour of the PAK-FA stealth...
New Russian IL-112B Military Transport To Get 'Missile Proof' Defence System
Russia's Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) is developing a new on-board defense system (ODS) for the Ilyushin Il-112B military transport aircraft to protect it from all types of missiles that could be designed up to 2025. "KRET,...
Top Five Russian Banks Hit By Cyber-Attack
Russia's five largest banks have been hit by a massive cyber attack, including the countrys largest lender Sberbank. Though state-controlled Sberbank was hacked into on Tuesday, it somehow managed to neutralize the attack automatically without its...
Turkey Develops First Prototype Of New ‘Altay’ Tank
Turkish firm Otokar has completed the development of a new battle tank called Altay with assistance from South Korea. A top company official was quoted as saying by Yonhap that the firm plans to begin mass...
South Korea Plans To Sets Up Task Force To Push Major Defense...
South Korea plans to set up a task force to help push forward major defense agreements with the new Donald Trump administration in the US. South Korean authorities would attempt to achieve close cooperation with those...
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