South Korean DAPA, KAI Sign Formal Agreement For KF-X Fighter Aircraft Program
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have formally signed an agreement to develop KF-X fighter aircraft. According to the agreement signed today, DAPA will finance...
Saab Pitches Joint Production Of Naval Gripen Fighter Jet With India
Saab has offered to jointly develop a naval version of its fighter jet Gripen with transfer of technology. “We have a great opportunity for technology transfer,” said Ulf Nilsson, head of...
Russian Air Force To Receive First T-50 Fighter In 2017
Russian Air Force will receive the first of its newest fighter T-50 in 2017 after the final tests are completed. Russian Air Force commander in chief, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev in...
Israeli Air Force Aircraft To Receive Elbit Electronic Warfare Systems
Elbit Systems has won $70 million contract for the supply of Electronic Warfare systems to Israeli Air Force. The contract was awarded by the Directorate of Production and Procurement of the...
Philippines Saves $16 Million On Defence Procurement
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) claims to have saved more than P765 million (US $16 million) in defense procurement in 2015, double the savings recorded last year. In a...
New Missile Ready For Buk-M3 Air Defense Systems
Russian-built Buk-M3 medium-range air defense missile system will get a new cutting-edge missile that will further boost the capability of the system. "The self-propelled systems transport and firing boxes are designed to hold six missiles
Indo-French Draft Contract On Rafale Purchase Ready
A draft contract between India and France for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jet is ready, according to local media reports. According to the draft contract, the first fighter jet must be supplied in the...
A 1000 Chinese Private Firms Allowed To Develop Weapons
Thousand private companies have received permission to develop and produce weapons or other military equipment, accounting for about 40 percent of defense equipment contractors in China. Xu Dazhe, director of the State Administration of Science Technology...
10 Killed In Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Crash
At least 10 people were reported killed in a Russian Mi-8 helicopter crash in the countrys northern Krasnoyarsk region Thursday. "Latest data showed that 10 people have died in the crash and 15 others have been...
DARPA Plans GPS Replacement With Atomic Clocks For Military Applications
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to replace Global Positions Systems with Atomic Clocks with Enhanced Stability (ACES). “All of our modern communications, navigation and electronic warfare systems, as well as our intelligence,...
Russia To Supply Egypt with ‘President-S’ Anti-aircraft, Anti-missile System
Egypt will receive President-S onboard defense systems from Russia to protect aviation from anti-aircraft missile systems and air-launched missiles. "There is a contract and were working within this contract
Chinese Su-35 To Counter US Military Movement In South China Sea
Chinas recent purchase of 24 Su-35 fighter jets will be used to patrol South China Sea to counter US. China entered into a contract to purchase the fighter jets for US $2 billion in November
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