China’s New Aircraft Carrier To Be Equipped With J-15 Jets
Chinas newest aircraft carrier will be larger than the first aircraft carrier Liaoning but will carry similar aircraft including J-15 fighter jets, according to media reports. The second aircraft carrier will...
India Considers Second Line Of Indigenous Fighter Aircraft For Air Force
India is considering manufacturing indigenously a second line of fighter aircraft and a decision on the issue will be taken within a year, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief...
Boeing’s Second KC-46A Tanker Aircraft Completes First Flight
Boeings second KC-46A tanker aircraft completed its first flight Friday. The aircraft took off from Paine Field and landed later at Boeing Field in Seattle
Indonesia Plans Su-35 Squadron Buy, Will Ink Deal for 10 Aircraft Next
Indonesia plans to buy a squadron of 18-20 Su-35 aircraft from Russia in a bid to replace its aging F-5 Tiger squadron, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said. "We need a squadron...
Nuclear Weapons Need To Be Ready For Use: N. Korean Leader
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday ordered the country's nuclear weapons to be made ready for use at a moment's notice. He also said the communist country will revise its...
Lockheed Martin Wins $116 million Contract For JASSM Missiles
Lockheed Martin has won the US Air Force contract worth $116 million for the development of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program. The contractor will provide JASSM production, system upgrades, integration, sustainment, management and logistical support,...
Indian MOD Sets Up $2.3 Billion Corpus For US FMS Payments
The Indian Ministry of Defence has fine-tuned the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) procedure with the US Government. Rather than raising bills case-wise every quarter, all the funds against various cases have been pooled together in a...
India Allocates $10.4 Billion For Defense Procurement in Fiscal 2016
Indian Defense Minister announced Friday that the government has allocated INR 70,000 Crore (US $10.4 billion) for defense acquisition for the 2016 fiscal year
Finmeccanica Demos Mine Clearance Technology
Finmeccanica today demonstrated D-BOX (Demining tool-BOX), a comprehensive solution for mine clearance operations. Finmeccanica, through its Land and Naval Defence Electronics division, lead the projects technological innovation component and was responsible for the final demo
India To Purchase Two More Israeli Surveillance Aircraft
Indias Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday cleared the purchase of two more surveillance aircraft from Israel at a cost of INR 7,500 crore (USD 1.1 billion)
Saudi Anti-Tank, Anti-Aircraft Missiles For Syrian Rebels
Saudi Arabia is willing to supplu Syrian rebel groups with anti-air and anti-tank missiles capable of striking Russian T-90 tanks and MLRS rocket launchers. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi defense minister, plans to...
Russia To Test Launch 16 Bulava Missiles From Nuclear Submarines
Russia will soon conduct a massive launch of 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles from nuclear-powered submarines, during an exercise to test the combat readiness of its nuclear deterrence forces. The missiles will include the new...
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