South And North Korean Boundaries Reach Peacetime Levels
South and North Korea militaries have relaxed the defense postures at their boundaries to armistice levels. South and North Korea raised their militaries' readiness levels following the tensions over a land...
Upgraded Mirage 2000’s Multi-Function Displays To Enhance Operational Life By 20 Years
The upgraded Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft will be installed with India-made multi-function displays under Indo-French partnership to enhance operational life of the multi-role fighters by 20 years. The potential project valued...
KRTV Showcases Grom E1/E2 Stand-off Munitions At MAKS 2015
Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) has unveiled Grom-E1/E2 stand-off munitions at the ongoing MAKS-2015 airshow. Both Grom-E1 guided cruise missile and Grom-E2 gliding bomb are undergoing trials, Janes quoted KTRV director...
Switzerland Not To Help India In Rheinmetall Bribery Investigations
Switzerland has denied offering support to India in investigating bribery cases involving two Swiss companies to win arms deals. “As the requesting authority did not deliver information requested by international assistance...
CYBERBIT Awarded Cyber-security Contracts by European and African Customers
Elbit Systems subsidiary, CYBERBIT was recently awarded cyber security contracts by a European and an African country. The contracts will be performed over a two-year period
Russian Helicopters to Set Up Maintenance Center in India
Russian Helicopters are planning to set up new maintenance and repair centers for aircraft in India and also to upgrade the existing ones. Special consideration will be given to upgrading previously supplied helicopters: upgrade work on...
China To Showcase New Strategic Bomber At Military Parade Next Week
China is building a new bomber and will showcase a model in the military parade in Beijing next week. The new bomber is a refitted model independently developed for long-distance precision strikes and will be was...
Combat Effectiveness of Yak-130 Enhanced
Irkut has demonstrated Yak-130 trainer aircraft fitted with laser rangefinder intended for visual identification of ground and surface targets and measurement of slant range to them at the MAKS-2015. Russia has upgraded the the Yak-130 (tail...
Belarus To Purchase 8 More Yak-130 Jet Trainers
Belarus plans to purchase eight more Yakovlev (Mitten) Yak-130 jet trainers from Russia, in addition to four planes, which Irkut Corporation agreed to deliver. "In the near future, the purchase of eight more such planes is...
Boston Engineering Wins USAF Contract For UAV Motor Control Capabilities
Boston Engineering has won a $150,000 contract from the US Air Force to enhance its UAV capabilities and to also reduce drone noise. Specifically, Boston Engineering announced Friday that it will demonstrate an embedded motor control...
Four US F-22 Fighter Jets Arrive In Germany For NATO Training Mission
Four US F-22 tactical fighter jets have arrived at the Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany to begin NATO training exercises. The United States sent four F-22 Raptors, one C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft, and approximately...
US Navy, Lockheed Martin To Launch MUOS-4 Secure Communications Satellite
The US Navy and Lockheed Martin have prepared to launch the fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) secure communications satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Monday. The Navy's Program Executive Office for...
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