Helsing Acquires Blue Ocean to Advance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Capabilities
European defence firm Helsing has announced the acquisition of Blue Ocean, an ocean technology company known for designing and operating autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The move is intended to strengthen Helsings...
Russian Yak-130M Combat Trainer Ready for Ground Testing
Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) today announced that the first prototype of the Yak-130M combat trainer has been built at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The aircraft has been sent for ground...
1,152 Israeli Soldiers Killed Since Gaza Incident of October 7, 2023
Israels Ministry of Defense announced that 1,152 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the Gaza conflict began on October 7, 2023. According to the Families, Commemoration and Heritage Division, about 42...
U.K. Signs $797M Defense Deals with India for Missiles, Warship Engines
The United Kingdom and India have signed defense contracts worth £600 million ($797 million) during Prime Minister Keir Starmers visit to India on October 9. The deals were announced as the...
Frozen Russian Assets Pay for Rheinmetall’s Supply of Skyranger 35 Air Defense...
Rheinmetall is supplying Ukraine with further Skyranger 35 air defence systems based on the Leopard 1chassis. The systems are being financed by an EU country through the proceeds from frozen Russian...
L3Harris Unveils Multi-Domain VAMPIRE Variants to Counter Drones
L3Harris Technologies has expanded its VAMPIRE counter-drone system to include specialized variants for land, maritime, air, and electronic warfare missions. VAMPIRE is a self-contained counter-drone platform that delivers reconnaissance and precision strike capabilities against drones and...
Netherlands MOD Calls for Industry Partnership to Scale Drone Production
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense has invited companies to
AimLock Partners with Overland AI to Integrate Autonomous Targeting Systems into UGVs
AimLock has announced a new partnership with Overland AI to integrate its autonomous targeting and engagement systems into Overlands unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). The partnership seeks to enhance battlefield mobility and lethality by merging AimLocks precision...
Dassault to Produce 4 Rafales Per Month as Backlog Reaches 233 Aircraft
Dassault Aviation plans to increase the production of its Rafale jets to four per month as the current order backlog has reached 233 aircraft. To support the nearly doubling of its production rate, the company...
IG Drones to Manufacture FPV Strike Drones in Indian State of Uttar Pradesh...
IG Drones has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian state government of Uttar Pradesh to set up an Advanced Drone Manufacturing and R&D Facility in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. According to IG...
Lithuanian 'X-Wing' High Speed Loitering Munition Being Tested in Ukraine
Lithuanian 'X-Wing' high speed loitering munition is being tested in Ukraine. Granta Autonomy, a Lithuanian drone maker, has begun operational testing of its X-WING loitering munition with Ukrainian units after laboratory and field trials this spring...
German F127 Frigates to Get Raytheon's SPY-6 Radars
Germany has chosen Raytheon's SPY-6(V)1 radar for installation on eight F127 frigates under a U.S
Russian Su-75 Stealth Fighter Spotted
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...