Philippines To Acquire Ammunition For Korean-made FA-50 fighters
The Department of National Defense (DND) of Philippines has allotted P106.138 million (US$2
Production Facility For India’s Light Combat Vehicle Production Underway
Indias Tata Motors has proposed to set up a production facility for light combat vehicles, military jackets, rifles and other items on one of its units in Dharwad, Karnataka. Tata had...
India Tests Newly Developed Thermobaric Ammunition
Indias Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted ‘mote firing of its newly developed ammunition from a tank targeting another tank. DRDO carried out two firings of the ammunition...
Blind Bombing By Saudi-Led Coalition Consumes Yemeni Home for the Blind
Missiles are reportedly fired by Saudi Arabian coalition aircraft and struck the al Noor Center for Care and Rehabilitation of the Blind in Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Saudi Arabia after the Saturday...
US Transportation Command Awards Multiple Contracts Worth $968 Million
Twelve companies have been awarded contracts worth $968 million for international ocean transportation and intermodal distribution services through US Transportation Command. The contractors are: American President Lines LTD Inc, awarded an...
Rafale Draft Contract Sent to French, Indian Governments For Approval
The draft contract on the purchase of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets for India has been sent to both Indian and French governments for approval. The government-to-government deal is expected to be signed during the visit...
Spain, Belgium To Take Over NATO’s Baltic Air Patrolling Mission
The 40th rotation of NATOs Baltic Air Policing mission will take place this week (7 January 2016) in Lithuania and Estonia. Responsibility for the mission will be transferred from Hungary and Germany to Spain and Belgium,...
Algeria Orders 12 Su-34 Bombers From Russia
Algeria has ordered 12 Su-34 long-range strike bombers from Russia. “We have resumed talks on the sale of export Su-32 bombers to Algeria,” Sergey Smirnov, director general of the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association was quoted as...
Sri Lanka Signs MoU For Eight Pakistani-made JF-17 Thunders
Sri Lanka has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan on Tuesday to purchase at least 8 JF-17 Thunder fighter jets. The deal was signed during a visit to Sri Lanka by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz...
North Korea Claims H-Bomb Test, South Detects Artificial Tremors
The North Korean government has claimed to have successfully tested its first Hydrogen bomb in Juche, Korea. In an announcement by the DPRK government, it said, “the first H-bomb test was successfully conducted in Juche Koreaat...
Northrop Grumman Wins Full-Scale Demonstration Program Of Tern Next-Gen Unmanned System
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded the third phase of the Tern unmanned systems program by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), for maritime ISR and strike. Phase three plans to include final design, fabrication...
Hanwha Thales Wins $140 Million Tactical Communication Systems Contract
Hanwha Thales is awarded 166.3 billion won ($139
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