Kongsberg Wins US Army CROWS Program
Kongsberg has received orders to the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) program valued 190 million Kroners (US $27 million). The orders with the US Army are for engineering support activities...
Cubic Corp To Support US Army’s Force 2025 And Beyond Strategy
Cubic Corp has won a $15 million contract to provide Future Study Plan (FSP)/Unified Quest (UQ) events services under the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)s Capabilities Integration Center...
South Claims North Korea Preparing Thermo-nuclear Weapons
North Korea may have laid ground work to test its thermonuclear weapons at its Punggye-ri test site. According to a report by South Korea's Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Defense Command,...
Indian Navy Plans To Equip 23 Warships With Barak-8 Missile
The Indian navy plans to equip 23of its destroyers and frigates with Indo-Israel Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM), Barak-8. The warships include aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya during its mid-life...
India Tests Pinaka II Rocket System
India has successfully completed user-assisted trials of its multiple launch rocket system Pinaka II, at the Pokhran field firing range in northern state of Rajasthan, local media reported on Sunday. The...
New French Navy Boats To Feature Hybrid Electric Drive With Battery Power
Frances Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has ordered six multi-mission barges – Chalands Multi-Missions (CMM), for the countrys naval bases. The DGA notified 16 December 2015 to companies – H2X (La Ciotat) and Cegelec Defence and...
Indian Navy To Acquire 12 Japanese Amphibious Aircraft
The Indian Navy will acquire 12 US-2i (Utility Seaplane Mark 2) amphibious aircraft from the Japanese firm ShinMaywa Industries under $1.65 billion agreement
Elta, Triton Expected to Bag Contracts from Philippines
The Philippines Defense Department is expected to award military modernization projects to Elta System Ltd and Triton Communication Corp for the supply of air surveillance radars and drones respectively. Data obtained by The STAR showed that...
China To Develop Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
China will consider developing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier after it gains enough experience in operating large vessels, Senior Captain Zhang Junshe with the People's Liberation Army Naval Military Studies Research Institute said. China Shipbuilding Industry Corp,...
Gory New Year For Saudi Arabia: 47 Executions In a Day
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people including a prominent Shian cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on various terror acts over a decade. The ministry statement, published on the official SPA news agency, said the 47 had been convicted...
Goa, New Star On World Defense Exhibitions’ Calendar
Goa is likely to become a major attraction for global defense and aerospace companies following Indian governments decision to make the state, permanent destination for Aero India and Defexpo exhibitions. Based on right to information (RTI)...
Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Needs More Powerful Engines
China needs to work on more powerful engines for its fifth generation fighter aircraft, J-20 similar to that of Pratt and Whitneys F135 engine for F-35. China recently made a deal to buy two-dozen advanced Sukhoi...
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