India To Get Its First Electronic Warfare Test Facility In A Year
India will soon have a test facility including a test range for Electronic Warfare (EW) at Defence Electronic Research Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad. “The project to set up the EW test facility...
Embraer To Showcase A-29 Super Tucano At DefExpo 2016
Embraer will be showcasing its A-29 Super Tucano basic trainer at the forthcoming DefExpo in India next month. “Embraer is already present in India and we will be getting the A...
No Mention Of Blacklisting And Strategic Partnerships In Indian DAC Meeting
There was no mention of decisions relating to blacklisting of companies and the report on strategic partnerships in the Indian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting press briefing Tuesday. India has already...
Cyber Five More Vulnerable To Cyber-Attacks In Asia Pacific Region; DTTL Report
South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore appear nine times more vulnerable to cyber-attack than other Asian economies. “We're seeing a huge shift in defense focus across the region as...
Panama Settles Contracts Dispute With Finmeccanica
The Government of the Republic of Panama and Finmeccanica today reached a settlement related to the contracts awarded to the companies - Selex ES and Telespazio. The settlement reached by the...
Bittium Signs Tactical Communications Software Upgrade Contract With Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces has contracted Bittium for developing a new software package (waveform) for the Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) system under a EUR 2.8 million agreement
Swedish A26 Submarines To Feature iXBlue MARINS Inertial Navigation System
Saab has selected iXBlue as part of a 7-year contract to equip the two type A26 next-generation submarines with MARINS units, the state-of-the-art in fiber-optic gyroscope technology. Scheduled to be operational in 2024, the A26 is...
Sikorsky To Assemble S-70 Black Hawk Choppers in Saudi Arabia
Sikorsky today signed an agreement with Saudi Arabian company, Taqnia Aeronautics to explore helicopter production opportunities in the Kingdom. The new agreement outlines the investment, technology and skills needed to establish production jobs for Saudi citizens,...
Russia Deploys MiG-29 Fighters, Bombers And Mi-8MT Helicopter To Armenia Base
Moscow has deployed four MiG-29 fighter jets, modernized MiG-29S bombers and a Mi-8MT transport helicopter to Russia's airbase in Armenia near the border with Turkey. Located at Erebuni airport outside the capital, Yerevan, the Russian base...
India’s First Nuke Submarine Ready For Commissioning
Indias first of five nuclear submarines, INS Arihant is all set for operations and formal induction in the Navys fleet. The nuclear submarine has cleared all the tests and is said to be technically ready for...
South Korea, US Plan To Deploy THAAD Missile Defense System
The US and South Korea are planning to sign a deal on placing a US THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system in the country. South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun was quoted as confirming by Yonhap...
Submarine Sales Buoyant: SIPRI Study
With a total of 48 submarines on order in export deals by the end of 2015 and other orders that include Australian, Indonesian and Indian submarine contracts coming up this year, submarine sales are expect...
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