Russian Aerospace Forces Receives Upgraded Mig-31BM Fighter
Russia has delivered a wing of new modernized MiG-31BM fighter-interceptor aircraft to the Aerospace Forces base in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Pilots and maintenance personnel of the air base located in...
Sukhoi Delivers Su-34 Frontline Bombers to the Russian Defense Ministry
Sukhoi Company has delivered a batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The aircraft took off from the V
China To Set Up First Overseas Military Support Facility In East Africa
China is planning to set up a naval facility in Djibouti, East Africa, to strengthen the nation's counter-piracy and peacekeeping efforts. "The construction of the relevant facilities will assist China's navy...
Russia Tests New Chemical Reconnaissance Armoured Vehicle
Russia is trail testing its RKhM-5M Chemical reconnaissance vehicle prototypes that are designed to conduct chemical, radiation and biological reconnaissance within Airborne Force units. The vehicles, which are able to transmit...
India's Nuclear Capable 'Arihant' Submarine Test-fires Unarmed Missile
India's first home-made nuclear-powered nuclear attack submarine, Arihant, has test fired a dummy missile on Wednesday. The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), which is tasked with creating nuclear deterrence, has test fired...
India Completes Agni-I Nuclear-Capable Missile Test
India has test fired home-made nuclear capable Agni-I missile that can hit target from a distance of 700kms. The missile was launched from off the Odisha coast as a part of Strategic Forces Command (SF) training...
India To Finalise Amphibious Aircraft Agreement With Japan
India and Japan will be finalizing the agreement to jointly produce amphibious military aircraft during the upcoming visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to India. The US 2 amphibious aircraft, that has applications for search...
Israel Tests Advanced Barak 8 Surface-to-Air Missile
Israel has tested an advanced surface-to-air missile from a ship intercepting a small drone simulating an enemy craft. “The system extends the range of Israel's aerial defense and that the system, being developed with India, should...
US Air Force Denies Plans To Buy New F-15 Fighter Jets
The US Air Force has denied reports of it considering buying new 72 F-15 fighter jets due to cost overruns of the F-35. "At this time the Air Force has no plans to acquire 72 new...
Germany’s Tornados, Frigate And Refueling Planes To Back France To Fight ISIS...
Germany will back France in Syria and Iraq by deploying Tornado reconnaissance jets, frigate and refueling planes to fight the Islamic State. "Germany will be a more active contributor than it has been until now," Henning...
Airbus Releases Next generation Data Encryption Technology
Airbus Defence and Space has developed a next generation Ectocryp Blue high grade data encryption technology that enables government as well as military users to communicate Secret and above information over public networks. The latest version...
Russian Helicopters Delivers First Arctic Helicopter To Defence Ministry
Russian Helicopters has delivered first Arctic helicopter to Russias Defence Ministry for operation in the countrys north in temperatures lower than -40°С. The Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopter, with auxiliary fuel tanks, has a range of over 1,300 km...
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