Russian Il-76MD Airlifter Fitted With Long-Range Surveillance Radar To Make First Flight...
Russias strategic airlifer Ilyushin Il-76MD installed with a long-range surveillance and control system will be making its first flight in 2018. The airborne A-100 Premier system will be installed on an...
India Grounds Mi-24 Helicopter Meant For Afghanistan Due To Lack Of Russian...
The last of the four Mi-24 attack helicopters meant for Afghanistan from India is delayed due to lack of Russian spares for the helicopter. “The fourth helicopter is yet to be...
Iran Unveils First Indigenous Long-Range Missile Defense System
Iran has released images of its first indigenous long-range missile defense system. The images on local news agencies showed President Hassan Rouhani and Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan standing in front of...
Advance Guarantee Waiver Could Save $151.7 million For India In Rafale Deal
India has sought a waiver of $151.7 million advance guarantee from France in Rafael deal
Lockheed Martin Wins $10 Billion To Cover Future Delivery Orders Of C-130J...
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $10 billion contract to cover all future delivery orders of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. This is a cumulative ceiling to cover all future delivery orders within...
Rheinmetall Offers To Upgrade Challenger 2 Tank Fleet
Rheinmetall has submitted a bid to upgrade the capabilities of the challenger 2 tank fleet in response to the systems Life Extension Project. “Rheinmetalls solution will replace major obsolete components in the Challenger 2 while at...
China Finalizes Preliminary Works on Long March 5 Rocket Engine
China's preliminary works on the engine system of the Long March 5 (LM-5) next-generation carrier rocket have been completed. The different types of preparatory works on the Long March 5 (Changzheng 5) engines have been completed,...
Penalty For Procedural Lapses, 10 Years Ban For Kickbacks In Indian Defense...
Defense companies investing in India will be debarred from conducting business for up to 10 years if they are found guilty found guilty of paying kickbacks to bag an order. According to the new blacklisting policy...
Denmark To Take Part In Removing Chemical Weapons From Libya
The Danish parliament has given green signal to the governmental proposal for the country to participate in a UN-backed international maritime operation to remove chemical weapons from Libya. Currently, the two Danish vessels have got the...
Belarus Receives High-Altitude Radar From Russia
Russian-made Protivnik-GE radar has entered in service with Belarusian air defense branch. "The Protivnik-GE medium/high-altitude radar has been fielded with an air defense unit of the Belarusian Armed Forces," the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced this week...
Textron Systems Delivers Tactical Armoured Vehicle To Canada
Textron Systems has delivered the first Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) to the Canadian Army. The TAPV is a 4x4 wheeled armoured vehicle specifically engineered and designed to provide survivability, mobility and versatility over the full...
Pakistan, Turkey Collaborate On Building New Fleet Tanker
Pakistans Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) has launched a 17,000-tonne heavy Warship fleet tanker, which was being constructed by the company in collaborating with the Turkish firm Savunma Teknologiler Muhendisilik (STM). The fleet tanker...
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