Japan Considering International Joint Development For Its New Fighter Jet
Japan is in talks with western defense fighter jet manufacturers to build its next generation fighter jets to maintain air superiority over rival China. Japan is holding talks with Boeing and...
US Introduces Legislation For Defense Technology Transfer, Co-production With India
US has introduced a new legislation, US-India Defense Technology and Partnership Act amending the earlier Arms Export Control Act in order to formalize Indias status for the purpose of congressional...
SAAB Develops Naval Radar For Surface And Air Surveillance Capability
Saab has developed new naval radar dubbed Sea Giraffe 1X which offers simultaneous surface and air surveillance capabilities, a growing need in the US maritime security sector. Sea Giraffe 1X was...
Oshkosh Wins $243 Million US Army Contract For Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
Oshkosh Defense has won a contract worth $243 million from the US Army for 657 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and logistics support. “Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $243,767,232 modification (P00004) to...
BAE Systems Hands Over 40mm Cased Telescoped Cannon To British Army
The first production standard Cased Telescoped Cannon System has been handed over to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in Bourges, France by CTA International (CTAI) – a 50/50 joint...
Russian Warplanes To Be Fitted With Khibiny Electronic Countermeasures
Russian warplanes including Su-34 fighters and other fighters will be equipped with Khibiny electronic countermeasures systems in the near future. The Khibiny system provides individual aircraft with protection against enemy fighters' missile attacks and ground-based air...
Ask-America-First Campaign To Be Launched At DefExpo 2016
The organizer of US pavilion Kallman Worldwide, Inc. at the DefExpo 2016 is advocating a “Ask America First” campaign to promote the product of countrys exhibitors
Russia To Showcase ‘Verba’ Air Defense MANPADS At DefExpo 2016
Rosoboronexport will showcase newest Russian-made man-portable air defence missile system (MANPADS) “Verba” at DEFEXPO-2016 land and naval systems exhibition in South Goa India from 28 to 31 March. At present the Verba MANPADS is entering into...
Ashok Leyland, Lockheed Martin Tie Up To Develop Combat Vehicles For Indian...
Ashok Leyland Defense Systems (ALDS) has partnered with the US firm Lockheed Martin for its Indian Armed Forces Light Specialist Vehicle (LSV) and Light Armored Multipurpose (LAM) vehicle programs. Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Vehicle or Common...
Finmeccanica Wins Italian MoD Contract For Nine M-346 Trainers
Finmeccanica has signed a contract worth over 300 million Euros with ARMAEREO (Italian National Armaments Directorate) of the Italian Defence Ministry for additional nine Aermacchi M-346 advanced training aircraft for the Italian Air Force. The contract...
Paveway Guided Bombs Miss Target During Indian Iron Fist Exercise
A US-made Paveway laser-guided bomb dropped from a Mirage 2000 aircraft failed to hit a pre-determined stationary target at night during the combat exercise, ‘Iron Fist last week. The Indian air force conducted the combat exercise...
Russian Defense Ministry Accepts MiG-35 Design, Test Flights To Follow
The Russian defense ministry has assessed and accepted designs of its $++ generation multi-purpose fighter jet MiG-35 and will soon carry out flight tests. “MiG has built its first batch of pre-production Mikoyan MiG-35 aircraft
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