General Dynamics To Provide Next-Gen Crytographic Module to US Air Force
General Dynamics will supply an updated Air Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Mode 4/5 KIV-78 Combined Interrogator or Transponder Applique to the US Air Force. The deliveries will start from February...
S.Korea Raises 2017 Defense Budget By 4 % To Counter North's Nuclear
South Korea has increased its defense budget for next year by 4 percent to strengthen missile defense capabilities against growing threats from North Korea. The South Korea is planning to build...
Supacat Wins New Zealand's Special Operations Vehicles Contract
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Supacat, to deliver Special Operations Vehicles – Mobility Heavy (SOV-MH) for the New Zealand Defence Forces. Supacat is also in...
Ukroboronprom Transfers Modernized AA Missile System To Ukrainian Military
UkrOboronProm has transferred modernized and overhauled AA missile system C-300PS to Ukrainian Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The specialists conducted military equipment repair with the life extension for...
Spain’s First Airbus A400 Airlifter Takes To Skies
The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter ordered by the Spanish Air Force has made its maiden flight. The aircraft, known as MSN44, took off from Seville, Spain where the A400M...
Australian Companies To Gain More From $380 Million Electronic Warfare Project
Australian government has approved a new joint project worth A$500 million (US $380 million) to expand electronic warfare capabilities for maritime and land forces. The project cost will include approximately three quarters to be spent locally...
Nigeria Gets Helicopter Maintenance Center
The Nigerian Air Force has set up its first indigenous Periodic Depot Maintenance center to take care of its aircrafts and eliminating capital flights. It says the centre would now take care of its aircrafts indigenously,...
Uk Royal Navy Tests Unmanned 'Bladerunner' Speedboat
The UK Royal Navy has tested an unmanned surface vessel based on the innovative ‘Bladerunner hull, Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST). The unmanned speedboat known as MAST is being developed by Portchester-based ASV Ltd, under research...
Pakistani Maritime Doctrine To Seek Assured Second-strike Capability
A maritime military doctrine being developed by Pakistan could contain an assured second-strike capability and the need for delving into cooperative mechanisms as a tool for crisis management, military experts were quoted as saying by...
Elbit Systems To Display IR Missile Systems At US Exhibition
Elbit Systems of the US will be displaying PAWS-US IR-Missile System alongwith other aircraft modernizing capabilites at the US 18th General Conference and Exhibition, held from September nine to 12. PAWS-US IR-based Missile Warning System provides...
India Suspends Talks With Russia On Alexandrit Class Minesweeper Production
India has suspended talks on the licensed production of the Alexandrit class minesweeper as the country is waiting to obtain the results of the operational evaluation of the first same-type ship in Russia. "Talks with...
Hyundai Wins $337 Million Deal To Build Two Warships For Philippines
Philippines has awarded $337 million contract to South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build two modern warships for its Navy. The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) initiated the acquisition of the two battleships nearly...
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