Cubic Wins US Army I-MILES Simulation And Training Contract
Cubic Corp has won a $20 million contract for its Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Individual Weapon Systems (I-MILES IWS) for the US Armys Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training...
Is Russia Offering China, Pakistan A Su-35 Aircraft Package Deal?
Russia may be working out a deal to sell Su-35 aircraft simultaneously to Pakistan and China, making it the biggest order of the most advanced in-production fighter in Russia. While Pakistani...
American Industries Identify 25 Defense Technologies For Transfer To India
American and Indian industries have identified 25 new technologies for transfer to the latter under the defense trade and technology initiative (DTTI) to be made in India. This follows an earlier...
Venezuela May Order 12 Russian Sukhoi Su-30 Jets
Venezuela plans to order 12 new Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to bolster its air force, President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday. "I will talk to [Russian] President Vladimir Putin to deliver at...
Indian Finance Ministry Green Lights Boeing Apache, Chinook Purchase
The Indian Finance Ministry has given a go ahead for New Delhis plans to acquire 22 Apache attack and 15 Chinook heavy lift helicopters for $3.1 billion from Boeing
DARPA Demos Close Air Support Tech on A-10 Thunderbolt, MV-22 Osprey
The US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has demonstrated the Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) technology on an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft, the primary ground attack plane of the US Air Force. The A-10 demonstration flights, conducted...
Chinese J-11B Fighters Equipped With Home-Grown Engines
The China's PLA Air Force J-11B fighters have been equipped with indigenously-built engines. The PLA Air Force held an aviation open-day activity in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province, on September 10, 2015, during which a J-11B...
China Introduces Next-Gen Wing Loong II Drone At Beijing Air Show
Chinas Chengdu Aircraft Corporation has introduced its second-generation Wing Loong II unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) at the Beijing Air Show earlier this month. The system is similar to the MQ-9 Reaper high-altitude long-endurance UCAV, which...
US To Deploy 12 Attack Planes In European Bases
The United States Air Force will deploy 12 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to bases in Europe as a continuation of Theater Security Packages in favour of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft are...
Russia Highlights BMP-3 Dragun Armored Vehicle At Russian Arms Expo
Russia highlighted its latest version of BMP-3 Dragun armored vehicle at the Russia Arms Expo that concluded recently. An updated version of BMP-3, the BMP-3M Dragun AFV features an uninhabited combat module with a front-loaded...
Japan Allows Military To Fight Overseas
Japan's parliament has voted into law on Saturday a defense policy shift that relaxes the constitutional limits on its military power for fighting overseas. A main feature of the new laws is removal of long-standing ban...
Australia To Build Next-Gen Submarines Locally
Australian Defense Ministry is considering developing its next generation submarines locally instead of buying it from Japan as favoured by former prime minister Tony Abbott. France, Germany and Japan are in the running to...
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