US To Sell Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile to South Korea
The US Department of State has approved the delivery of $110 million worth 19 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and maintenance kits to South Korea. The Harpoon is an all-weather anti-ship missile system...
Raytheon Delivers Hull-mounted Submarine Detection Sonar For DARPA Program
Raytheon has delivered latest fifth-generation hull-mounted sonar system, for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program. The company announced today that it delivered the prototype...
US Approves Bell 412EP Helicopters Sale to Argentina
The United States has authorized a $80 million sale of Bell 412EP helicopters to Argentina, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on Wednesday. "The State Department has made a...
Russia Confirms Sale of 24 Su-35 Fighter Aircraft To China
Russia has signed a contract with China to sell 24 Sukhoi 35 multi role fighter aircraft worth US$ 2 billion. Russias state technologies corporation, Rostec head Sergey Chemezov announced that Russia...
Russia To Introduce High-Speed Patrol Boats Into Its Navy
Russia will be introducing two new generation boats Raptor into the Navy by the end of November after all technical and formal tests are passed. The boat Raptors are the last...
Boustead, DCNS Joint Venture Bags Malaysian Submarine Refit Contract
Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation (BDNC) has won a contract to refit the Royal Malaysian Navy's two Scorpène-class diesel-powered attack submarines. The BDNC is a joint venture between Malaysia's Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) Defence Technologies and...
Nigeria Orders Arrest of Top Officials in Arms Purchase Scandal
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of former national security adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, and other officials, after they were involved in arms purchase scandal. The officially were charged in $5
Philippine Navy To Receive 2 US Ships For South China Sea Patrol
The United States will transfer two ships, US Coast Guard cutter ship and another research vessel, to the Philippine navy to help it navigate and patrol its territorial waters. The two ships were part of a...
Russia's Raduga Kh-101 cruise Missile Spotted on Syria Bound Strategic Bomber
Russian long range Raduga Kh-101 cruise missile mounted on the Tu-160 strategic bombers was spotted a footage released by the Country's MOD. The Kh-101 could have been launched from Russian territory and hit targets in Syria...
New Zealand Defence Force Commences CAE SH-2G(I) Simulator Training
CAE has commenced the provision of maintenance and support services on the New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) SH-2G(I) helicopter synthetic training devices. The company announced at the New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA) annual forum Tuesday...
Airbus To Set Up Romanian Factory For H215 heavy helicopter Production
Airbus Helicopters is reviving Romania's aircraft manufacturing industry for assembling the latest H215 helicopter to join the H Family of aircraft. The H215 is an evolution of the former AS332 C1e/L1e, offering a new business and...
Russia Attacks Islamic State Targets Using Long Range Strategic Bombers
Russia bombed Islamic State (IS) targets yesterday using its Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear) and Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) strategic bombers, as well as Tupolev Tu-22 (Blinder) medium bomber. This marks the first time in Russian Air Force history...
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