North Korean Naval Ships Used Japanese Civilian Radar Components
According to an investigation report by the United Nations, it revealed that North Korea has reconfigured Japanese made civilian radar systems for use by naval ships as showcased at an...
Foreign Customer Interested In India’s Combat Hawk Jet Trainer
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics is hoping to export combat version of Advanced Jet Trainer, Hawk aircraft besides using it domestically. A foreign country has shown interest in the combat Hawk, PTI agency...
Iran To Start Receiving Russian S-300 Defense Systems In 2016
Iran will receive the first batch of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system in the first quarter of this year, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan told state news
Lockheed Martin Wins $141 million Modernization Contract For Greek P-3 Orion Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $141 million modernization contract for the Greek P-3 Orion – a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft. “Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Georgia, is being...
Russia’s UIMC Develops Attack, Surveillance Robotic Copter
Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has presented plans for a multifunctional air robotic system, which includes a reconnaissance and attack roles with rocket-launching capabilities. The reconnaissance copter can fly to...
CAE Wins USAF Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Support Contract
CAE has won contracts under the KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) program to upgrade a range of KC-135 aircrew training devices to be used on the US Air Force's Distributed Training Center Network (DTCN). In addition,...
Iranian Defense Minister To Discuss Su-30 Purchase During Moscow Visit
In the first major defense deal following the lifting of sanctions, Iran is expected to purchase undisclosed number of Su-30 fighter jets from Russia. Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehgan is likely to sign a contract for...
Indonesia Grounds Super Tucanos Following Recent Crash
The Indonesian air force has temporarily grounded 11 Super Tucano aircraft after one of the planes crashed from mid-air into a residential area on Wednesday. The Super Tucanos will be grounded until the investigation on the...
Belarus Air Force Yak-130 Combat-Trainer Launches R-73 Guided Missile
Pilots of the 116th Guards Assault Air Force Base and Air Defense of the Republic of Belarus carried out missile launches from the Russian-made Yak-130 combat training aircraft. During the exercise, R-73 air-to-air guided missiles were...
Singapore Air Force F-15SG Fighters, Apache Helicopters To Perform Unique Manoeuvres At...
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15SG multi-role fighter aircraft and Apache choppers will perform the Vertical Punch, a new integrated manoeuvre that is being showcased for the first time, at the Singapore Airshow...
BAE Systems To Design UK Navy's ‘Nuclear Deterrance’ Submarine
BAE Systems has been awarded a £201 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design successor of the Royal Navy's Vanguard class submarines. The contract is to design the new class of submarines,...
North Korea Executes Chief Of Military Staff Citing Graft
North Korea has executed the Chief of its military on corruption and other charges earlier this month. Army General Ri Yong Gil, Chief of Staff of the Korean Peoples Army faced charges of pursuing personal gain...
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