China Bans Jet Fuel, Oil Exports To North Korea
Chinese Commerce Ministry has decided to ban trade with North Korea including import of gold and rare earth metals and export of jet fuel, oil products used to make rocket...
F-35 Drops First 1,000 Pound JSOW Bomb
The US Navys F-35 variant fighter recently launched its first test of 1000 pound, air-to-surface Joint standoff Weapon (JSOW) in a test conducted by US Navy. The Lockheed Martin Corp
Pakistan To Buy Nine Bell Viper Helicopters for US$ 170 million
Pakistan has ordered nine AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters from Bell Helicopter under the foreign military sales program, the US Department of Defense announced Monday. "Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
Russia Orders Additional Su-30SM Fighters From Irkut
The Russian Ministry of Defense has signed a new contract with Irkut corporation for the supply of 30 additional Su-30SM fighter aircraft for its Air Force. “The contract was signed by...
Ukraine Overtakes Russia in Signing MoUs with Indian Companies
Ukraine signed 15 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Indian companies during the recently concluded DefExpo in India. Russia could manage to sign a single MoU with Bharat Electronics
US Navy Seizes AK-47s, Grenade Launchers, Machine Guns From Yemen-bound Ship
The US Navy has seized a weapon shipment including 1,500 Kalashnikov assault rifles, 200 rocket propelled grenade launchers and 21 .50-caliber machine guns likely bound to Yemen in the Arabian Sea from Iran
Russian Helicopters, HAL Plans To Set Up Helicopters Production Unit In India
Russian Helicopters is in talks with its Indian partner Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to build helicopters and to establish long-term supply chain network in India. Russian Helicopters (RH), along with its main partner HAL are planning...
Western Sanctions Force Kalashnikov To Increase Civilian Arms Share
Kalashnikov is forced to strive for an increase in the share of civilian products due to the western sanctions against the company since July 2014. The US prohibited imports of Kalashnikov products to the nation citing...
Four Indian Su-30MKIs To Fly At US Red Flag Exercise
Four Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft of the Indian Air Force will be taking part in the US Red Flag air exercise, held from 28 April to 13 May in Alaska. The Sukhois along with four Jaguars, two...
General Atomics Completes First Aircraft Arrestment Of Super Hornet
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) completed the first aircraft arrestment made with the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) on March 31. GA-EMS, in collaboration with the US Navy, conducted the arrestment of an F/A-18E Super Hornet at...
Lockheed Martin Wins UK Trident II Missile Support Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $21 million to provide the United Kingdom with engineering and technical support services and deliverable materials for the Trident II Missile System. “Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co
US Air Force Awards F-15 Support Contract To Saudi Firm
Al-Salam Aircraft Co (AAC) Ltd has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $32 million for the teardown and assessment of three F-15 aircraft and the conversion and repair of one F-15S aircraft to...
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