Philippines' New Strategic Sealift Vessel To Serve As Command Centre
The Philippines' New Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) built by an Indonesian Shipyard arrived in Manila Harbour post its sea trials and will serve as command centre to the countrys Navy. “The...
Chinese Army To Be Capable Of Informationized Warfare by 2020
China aims to complete military reform and make the armed forces capable of informationized warfare by 2020. China's armed forces will realize "a significant increase of key combat capabilities," according to...
US Naval Test Pilot School To Use Leonardo-Finmeccanica AESA Radar
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has signed a contract with Elbit Systems of America to supply the Vixen 500E AESA radar for the US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) in Patuxent River, Maryland. The contract...
Damen Wins Dutch, Swedish Tugs Maintenance Contract
Damen Shipyard has signed a contract with the Dutch and Swedish Ministries of Defence for a seven-year, in-service maintenance contract covering a total of five vessels. All of these are tugs...
Lockheed Martin Delivers Two Additional C-130 Transport Aircraft To US
Lockheed Martin recently delivered two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft: one HC-130J long range surveillance/search and rescue aircraft to the U.S
UK Typhoons Intercept Russian Aircraft Near Baltics
The UKs Royal Air Force Typhoons have intercepted three Russian aircraft approaching the Baltic states. The military transport aircraft identified as AN-26, AN-12 and IL-76 were intercepted as they were not transmitting a recognised identification code...
Japan To Fly First F-35 Fighter Jet By Year End
Japan will fly the F-35A Lightning II fighter jet for the first time by years end. The first four stealth planes earmarked for Japan will roll off a production line in Fort Worth, Texas, in November,...
Chinese Naval Fighter Jet Crashes Into Factory
A Chinese naval fighter jet crashed into a factory in East China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday while conducting a nighttime drill. No casualties were reported
Iran Equips M60 Tanks With Anti-TOW Jamming Systems
Iran has equipped its M60 tanks with jamming system to improve performance of TOW and other anti-tank guided missiles. "We have mounted fire-control and jamming systems on M60 tanks to be able to divert TOW and...
US Delivers First MRAP Vehicle Shipment To Egypt
The US has delivered the first shipment of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to the Egyptian military Thursday. The US is delivering a total of 762 MRAP vehicles to be used to combat terrorism
IAF Air Chief Inaugurates eMaintenance Management System For Su-30MKI, Jaguar fighters In...
Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha inaugurated the Electronic Maintenance Management System for Su-30MKI and Jaguar fighters at the Pune Air force station today. The eMMS has been conceptualized to address the need of...
France Offers $8.56 Billion Final For 36 Rafale Fighters To India
France has offered to sell 36 rafale fighter jets to India for nothing less than $8.56 billion
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