Russian Helicopters Developing ultra-light helicopter
Russian Helicopters will venture into ultra-light class of helicopter manufacturing soon. In an interview posted by the company Tuesday, Russian Helicopters CEO, Alexander Mikheev said, “The only segment that “Russian Helicopters”...
India To Become Member Of Missile Technology Control Regime
India is likely to become a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) that would enable the nation to get close to technology control regimes. The move is supported by...
Japan To Launch Defense Procurement Agency On Oct 1
Japan is setting up a new defense procurement agency on October 1st to deal with research and development, procurement and export of defense equipment. The defense ministry plans to curb corruption...
Lockheed Martin Displays Amphibious Combat Vehicle At Modern Day Marine Show
Lockheed Martin has showcased new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 at Modern Day Marine trade show today in the US
Japanese Peacekeepers Can Defend UN Staff Under Attack
The Japanese Self Defense Forces can now go offensive when under attack as per the new legislation. “The defense forces can use force to defend allies under armed attack and expands...
US Marines ‘SPOT’ On With Google’s Robot
The US Marine Corps Warfighting Lab has tested a quadruped prototype combat robot, ‘spot designed by Boston Dynamics, a Google company last week. The US Marines posted pictures of the four legged robot on twitter on...
South Korean Remoeye UAV to Spy on North
South Korea will deploy Remoeye drones to frontline army and Marine Corps units for surveillance of military activity of North Korea. “South Korea received its first home made drone manufactured by UCON system today,” Defense Acquisition...
South Korea To Develop Missile Defense System Instead of Buying US THAAD
South Korea us seeking to develop its own long range missile intercept system instead of paying about 3 trillion won ($2.6 billion) for the US-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
Airbus Delivers 15th NH90 NFH Helicopter To French Navy
Airbus Helicopters has delivered 15th NH90 NFH multimission naval helicopter to the French Navy today. The aircraft is the first to be delivered in the final radar configuration (FRC) in a ceremony that held today in...
US Rejects F-35 Technology Transfer To South Korea Citing Security Concerns
US has denied permission to transfer the F-35 fighter jet technology to Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). "The US government rejected transferring the technologies for security reasons," an official from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration...
China Debuts High-Tech Soldiers’ Helmet
China's new-generation helmet debuted in the China-Malaysia joint military exercise currently underway. According to photos of the Peace and Friendship 2015 joint military exercise, although China's new-type helmet is only equipped with a pair of goggles,...
Boeing Apache, Chinook Helicopter Deal Approved By Indian Cabinet
The Indian Cabinet Committee for Security Today has cleared the purchase of $2.5 billion Boeings Apache and Chinook helicopters deal ahead of Prime Ministers visit to the US
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