Pyongyang Jamming GPS Satellites, Flight Paths of 962 Aircraft Affected: S.Korean Reports
North Korea has been jamming Seouls Global Positioning System (GPS) signals since last month, according to South Korean officials. The signals began last week and continued on and off till February...
Egypt Planning to Buy French Frigates, Military Satellite Systems Worth Euro 1
Egypt and France are planning to seal agreements worth €1 billion this month for the sale of fighter aircraft, navy vessels and a military satellite communication system. The agreements will be...
DARPA To Fly Unmanned XS-1 Spaceplane Ten Times In 10 days
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARPA announced Thursday Phase 2 of its Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which seeks to design and fabricate an experimental unmanned spaceplane and...
Iran To Produce Octogen Explosive Materials To Power Weapon Systems
Irans Defense Ministry announced this week the countrys plans to produce the powerful explosive Octogen to boost the penetration and destructive power of missile payloads. "Concurrently with its efforts to increase...
Boeing Wins $922 Million Apache Helicopters Contract
Boeing has won the US Army contract worth $922 million for production of 117 AH-64E remanufactured Apache helicopters. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of...
Australia Orders Boeing GBU-39 Bombs Worth $386 Million
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for up to 2,950 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) worth $386 million. The agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of...
Norway Shortlists DCNS and ThyssenKrupp For Submarines Purchase
Norway has shortlisted the French company Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS) and the German firm ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the countrys future submarines program. “France and Germany are among the biggest nations in Europe...
Pakistan Seeks Thales Damocles Targeting Pod For JF-17 Aircraft
Pakistan is assessing the Thales-made Damocles targeting pod to be mounted on its JF-17 aircraft for giving the fighter precision-targeting capability. Pakistan Air Force deputy chief Muhammad Ashfaque Arain, currently in Paris to discuss the possibility...
Taiwan Plans $12 Million Upgrade To Two Aging Dutch-made Submarines
The Taiwanese Navy has announced a NT$400 million (US$12.35 million) program to upgrade the nations two aging Dutch-made Zwaardvis-class submarines
e2v Wins Microwave Power Modules Contract From Saab
e2v has been awarded a contract from Saab to supply Microwave Power Modules (MPM) for their fighter jets and other applications. The MPMs designed by e2v for Saab are compact, lightweight transmitters for use in airborne...
Albanian Army Chopper Crashes, Two Pilots Killed
An Albanian army helicopter crashed Wednesday into a lake in northern Albania, killing two pilots on board, officials said. Local mayor Tonin Marinaj was quoted as saying by AP that the helicopter crashed into Shkodra Lake...
India Seeks Tech Transfer Guarantee For F-16, F/A-18 Make-in-India Bids
India has sought guarantee from US for technology transfer in case any US based company bids for fighter jet program under the ‘
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