Russia To Get Five S-400 Triumf Missile Systems In September-October
Almaz-Antey will deliver five regiment sets of the S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems to the Russian Defense Ministry ahead of schedule this year, the company press office said Monday. Almaz-Antey CEO...
UK Navy’s Latest Submarine Test Fires Torpedo Using BAE System’s Control System...
The UK Royal Navys advanced submarine, Artful has test fired a torpedo using a £50 million BAE Systems designed Common Combat System (CCS). The CCS is a command and control system...
BAE Systems Wins Electronic Warfare Contract For US Navy Ships
BAE Systems has won $11 million contract from the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop next-generation electronic warfare (EW) technology that will quickly detect, locate, and identify sources...
China's Boeing C-17 Competitor, Y-20 Cargo Plane To Enter Service
China will put its home-grown military cargo jet, Y-20 into service later this year. “The test flight period for the aircraft is generally between three and five years
USAF Awards $161M Rocket Propulsion Contracts To Replace Russian Launch Vehicle
The US Department of Defense announced Monday two US Air Force contracts estimated $161 million for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The announced contracts is for building rocket propulsion system...
Japan To Supply Defense Equipment And Technology To Philippines
Japan has signed an accord to supply defense equipment and technology to Philippines alarmed by Chinese actions in South China Sea. This is the first such Japanese defense pact in the region where the US allies...
Boeing Wins $276 Million US Navy Contract For Two P-8A Aircraft
Boeing has been awarded a $276 million US Navy contract for production of two P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft. “The Boeing Co
US Working On New Cyber Attack Tactics To Overload IS Computer Networks
The Pentagon has accelerated the anti-IS campaign with the new cyber war tactics to be used against Islamic States widespread computer networks. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told AFP today that the US-led coalition is working to...
Thai Navy To Build Second Offshore Patrol Vessel Worth $154 Million
The Royal Thai Navy is planning to build second offshore patrol vessel (OPV) armed with guided missiles, at an estimated cost of 5.5 billion baht (USD 154 million) in three years
Procurement Delays May Have Led to Low Defense Budget in India
Non-finalization of big ticket defense projects in the current fiscal and under-utilization of defense acquisition funds during the previous fiscal may have led to a hike of just 4.8 per cent in the defense allocation...
Russian Electronic Equipment For Egyptian Mistral Carrier
Egypt has shown interest in procuring radio and electronic equipment from Russia for its Navys mistral class helicopter carrier. Serious progress has been made in talks between Russia and Egypt on the preparation and delivery of...
Is Indo-Japanese US-2 Amphibious Aircraft Deal In Limbo?
Japan has no immediate plans for ‘selling or delivering the US-2 amphibious aircraft to India, a senior diplomat was quoted as saying by the Hindu news daily Friday. “There is no decision about its delivery nor...
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