Belarus To Replace MiG-29 Jets With Su-30 Fighters After 2020
The Belarusian Defense Ministry is eyeing to replace its MiG-29 fighter jets with Su-30SM aircraft after 2020. “Naturally the existing aviation fleet, particularly fighter jets MiG-29, is getting out-dated
Airbus Names Siemens Executive As Head Of Its Defense And Space Division
Siemens executive Dirk Hoke is the next head of Airbus Defense and Space division. Hoke will join Airbus group in January and will take over as the head from Bernhard Gerwert...
Low-Yield Nukes To Counter India’s Conventional Weapons: Pakistan Admits
Pakistan has admitted to possessing an arsenal of low-yield nuclear weapons to counter Indias conventional weapons, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry told journalists on Tuesday in Washington DC. The Dawn newspaper reported...
IAI to Showcase Counter-Drone System At ADEX 2015
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will showcase a drone detection system at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX). IAI and ELTA are offering 3-Dimensional (3D) radars and Electro-Optical (EO) sensors...
Russian Space Agency To Propose Joint Communication Satellite System To India
Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has considered proposing a joint satellite system to India in the 21st India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation. The intergovernmental panel...
Czech Republic To Buy Thousands Of Assault Rifles, Armored Vehicles
The Czech military is aiming to buy thousands of new BREN assault rifles, Phantom pistols, one Iveco APC wheeled vehicle and 56 Tatra lorries to deploy within NATO and also to curb insurgency. The Czech cabinet...
IAI Pitches Front Engine Panther Drone To South Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is ptiching Front Engine Panther (FE Panther) version of its 67kg-class (148lb) vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle to south Korea. IAI is teaming with South Korean Hankuk Carbon and will...
First H145 Helicopter Delivered In Law Enforcement Configuration To German Police
Air bus Helicopters has delivered the worlds first H145 helicopter in law enforcement configuration to German State Police of Baden-Württemberg. The aircraft is the first of an order of six to be handed over to the...
US Issues $50 Billion RFP For Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions
The US General Services Administration has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a $50 billion contract to provide telecommunications and IT services as part of Network Services 2020 program. The RFP which was edited on...
Cobham Wins $51M Worth Order For F-35 Lightning II
Cobham has won a $51 million orders from BAE Systems to equip the F-35 Lightning II platform with microelectronic products. Cobham's offering for the recent orders on the F-35 platform includes microelectronic components and integrated microelectronic...
China To Buy A-050 Ekranoplan Ground Effect Vehicle From Russia
China is talks with Russia to acquire an unknown number of A-050 ekranoplan or ground effect vehicle for the People's Liberation Army. According to the state-run China News Service on Oct
Indian Navy Sign $771 Million Contract With Russia To Refit kilo Class
Indian Navy is signing a $771 million contract with Russia to extend the service life of the old kilo class submarines to 35 years. The navy, which is struggling with a depleted underwater two decade old...
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