Taiwan’s Military To Implement New Missile Activation Procedure
Taiwan's Armed Forces have requested a top military research facility to come up with a safety measure which will be applied ahead of any missile launches in future following a...
China Unveils Largest AG600 Amphibious Aircraft
China unveiled the worlds largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600 on Saturday, which will be used to perform marine rescue missions and fight forest fires. The production line was rolled off in...
Boeing Anticipates Production Approval For KC-46 Tanker Following Milestone C Testing
Boeing has completed all necessary Milestone C testing to receive customer approval to enter production for the KC-46 tanker. The airborne tanker recently refuelled F-16, A-10 and C-17 aircraft to signal...
No Ground Troops, Only French Weapons For Iraq : Hollande
France will supply weapons to Iraq but will not deploy troops in its fight against the Islamic State group, President Francois Hollane said Friday. "This morning at the defence council, I...
China Showcases New Weapons After South China Sea Judgement
China has unveiled a range of new weapons that include long-range missiles and others for sea and air combat amid calls by its top officials to be combat-ready following UN-backed...
Lockheed Martin Partners Submergence To Manufacture Dry Combat Submersibles For USSOCOM
Lockheed Martin has signed a partnership agreement with Submergence Group to manufacture Dry Combat Submersibles (DCS) that will transport personnel to their mission sites while submerged. These vehicles have longer endurance and operate at greater depths...
EASA Certifies National Test Pilot School For Flight Test Training
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the National Test Pilot School (NTPS) as the first Part-ORA Approved Training Organisation (ATO) for Part-FCL Flight Test Training. This means that NTPS is the first Test Pilot...
IAF AN-32 Transport Plane Goes Missing With 29 People Onboard
An Indian Air Force AN-32 plane enroute to Port Blair from Chennai has gone missing with 29 people on board on Friday morning. The plane took off from the Tambaram air base near Chennai at 8
Bell-Boeing To Supply MV-22 Tiltrotor Flight Training Device To Japan
Bell-Boeing has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract worth $9 million for the procurement of one MV-22 Tiltrotor Containerized Flight Training Device for the government of Japan. “Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is...
Technodinamika Developing Filter Elements For MC-21, Tu-214 And Be-200ES Aircraft
Technodinamika is developing filters and filter elements for the MC-21, Tu-214 (including its derivatives) and the Be-200ES aircraft. Work is underway under a contract with Russias Ministry of Industry and Trade to carry out research and...
Lockheed Martin Conducts Controlled Flight Test Of LRASM
Lockheed Martin conducted a controlled flight test of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant from the Self Defense Test Ship. This was the third surface-launched LRASM test to showcase the missiles ability to load...
Airbus To Provide Heron 1 Surveillance Drones To German UN Peacekeeping Forces
Airbus will provide Heron 1 surveillance drones to the German military for use in their deployment to Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. The drones will be leased from Israel Aerospace Industries and...
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