Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding Launches Second Indonesian Submarine
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched 1,400-ton diesel submarine built for Indonesia in South Korea. The submarine is the second of the three submarines being built under a 2011...
HAL Starts Limited Series Production Of Light Combat Helicopters
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is working on integrating the weapons suite on the indigenous light combat helicopter. HAL has started limited series production and intends to manufacture five LCH...
Hyundai Heavy Industries To Build Two 2,600 Ton Frigates For Philippine Navy
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a $325.7 million contract to build two 2,600 ton frigates from Philippines national defense
RAF Typhoon Fleet's Centurion Upgrade Enters Operational Evaluation Stage
An initial phase of enhancements to ensure that the Royal Air Forces (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet is ready to take on the role currently performed by Tornado aircraft has entered...
Surveillance Plane To Libya Crashes After Take Off Killing Five French Military...
Five French military officers were killed when a twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner, part of French customs surveillance operation heading for Libyan coast crashed in Safi after developing engine trouble immediately after...
Small Private Shipyards In India To Get Navy Ship Building Contracts
Indian Navy is likely to award contracts to small and private shipyards to build vessels for defense forces. The Navy is working with the shipping ministry on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the...
Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon Only Competitors In Malaysian MRCA Competition
Malaysia will either order Dassault Rafale or Eurofighter Typhoon fighters for its new multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) program to replace its Russian Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters. “By the year 2020 we have to make a decision on...
India To Lease Second Russian Nuclear Submarine To Replace INS Chakra
India is negotiating to lease second nuclear submarine from Russia only to replace the INS chakra, when its 10 year lease agreement expires in 2022. The Indian Navy will not be deploying a second...
HAL-Safran Helicopter Engine MRO JV To Support Global Operators
The Indian Defence Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar inaugurated Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt
Israel Refuses To Sign US Regulation Of Drone Exports Document
Israel has refused to sign an US document on regulation of drone exports saying the American document could damage Israeli exports. The one-page document covers international legal standards, oversight of exports and transparency in the use...
US Navy Commissions Latest Littoral Combat Ship
Lockheed Martin manufactured seventh Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit has been commissioned by the US Navy on Saturday. USS Detroit is the fourth Freedom-variant in the LCS class
India To Start MCMV Manufacturing Next Year
India will start building Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMV) from the Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) by next year. "The technology acquisition parameter is in the final stage, then there will be a final negotiation of price...
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