India Gifts Fast Interceptor Boat To Seychelles Coast Guard
India has gifted a fast interceptor boat to Seychelles Coast Guard as a token of appreciation for their cooperation in the fight against maritime crime in the Indian Ocean. Vice Admiral...
Armenia To Get Refurbished Il-76 and Su-30SM Aircraft From Russia
Armenia is to be supplied with refurbished Il-76 and Su-30SM aircraft alongside armored vehicles, artillery and missiles from Russia. The news follows this weeks Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation which...
General Atomics Wins US Air Force $34 Million Contract For MQ-9 Software
General Atomics has been awarded a $34 million order to develop and field MQ-9 Medium Altitude Long Endurance Tactical (MALET) Lead-Off Hitter (LOH) software line for the US Air Force...
AAI Wins $97 Million Contract For US Army Shadow UAV Retrofits
AAI Corp has been awarded the US Army contract worth $97 million for the full-rate production of tactical data link retrofit for the Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft systems. “AAI...
Not Sure Of Rafale Deal During Hollande Visit: French Envoy
There is no certainty that the Indo-French Government to Government multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter deal will be signed during the French Presidents visit to New Delhi next week. "The discussions are...
India’s Home-Grown LCA Tejas To Enter Full Scale Production In 2017
Full scale production of Indias indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas will begin next year. "As per my primary report, it is appreciated by other countries who are interested
Six South Korean KF-16 Prototypes To Fly By 2021
South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced Thursday that six prototypes of KF-16 indigenous fighter jet would be ready by 2021. DAPA in a commencement meeting in the headquarters of contractor Korea Aerospace Industries in...
US Congress Stalls F-16 Fighter Sale To Pakistan
The US Congress has stalled the sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Islamabad citing anti-Pakistan sentiments over its reluctance in taking action against terrorist groups. "The hold reflects the growing anti-Pakistan sentiments on Capitol Hill...
BAE Systems Nulka Decoy Launched From US Aircraft Carrier
The US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower completed the first successful carrier launch of the MK 234 Nulka countermeasure fired from the MK 53 Decoy Launching System (DLS), on Dec
US Deploys 8 F-22 Raptors To Japan To Stabilize Region: Media
The US has deployed eight F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to Japan in the wake of North Koreas fourth nuclear test and Taiwans elections. Japans Fuji Television carried a report suggesting the deployment may be part of...
Russian Strategic Forces Receive Modernized Bombers, Missile Cruisers
The Russian strategic aviation forces have received 10 modernized bombers Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22 whereas the Navy has received two strategic missile cruisers. “We have received new means of weaponry, new missiles…We have received for the...
India To Finalize Design For Second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier By Year End
India expects to finalize the design for the largest aircraft carrier weighing about 100,000 tons for the navy. “The indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-II) would be of 65,000 tons and will be capable of carrying over 50
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