Lockheed Martin Delivers Additional MC-130J Commando II To US Air Force
Lockheed Martin has delivered an additional MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Crews from the US Air Force ferried the aircraft to Cannon...
Japan Launches Latest Helicopter Carrier 'Kaga'
Japan has launched new Izumo-class helicopter carrier, Kaga, at the Japan Marine United shipyard in Yokohama on Thursday. The 24,000-ton DDH-184 carrier is considered as second largest ship since world war...
Russian T-50 fighter's Phased Array Radar "Ready"
The radar system for Russian Sukhoi T-50 combat aircraft is 99 per cent ‘ready to enter serial production after a series of development tests are completed. The Tikhomirov NIIP active phased...
HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier's Radar Switched On
The UK Royal Navy's Elizabeth-class (QE) aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeths crew has first time switched on the vessel's S1850M radar. The flashing up of the long-range radar was part of...
Boeing, Saudia Aerospace, Al Salam To Establish Saudi Rotorcraft Support Center
Boeing has won a contract with Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Al Salam Aircraft Company to create the Saudi Rotorcraft Support Center in Saudi Arabia. The joint venture will have...
Vietnam Looking to Buy 14 Fast Patrol Boats From India
Vietnam is interested in buying 14 fast patrol boats for an approximate US $212 million from Indian Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE). “Tomorrow a Vietnamese delegation is coming to see our facility and to...
Australia Awards Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher Contract to Nioa
Australian company Nioa Pty has won a $47 million contract to provide and support a Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher capability for the countrys Defence Force. As part of project Land 40 Phase 2, the acquisition...
Saudis Patriots Intercept Yemini Scud missiles
Saudi Arabia has shot down the scud missile fired by Yemens rebels towards the territory on Wednesday. The kingdom's air defence further said that they directed air attacks against the source of fire and destroyed missile...
Russia, Iran Sign Memorandum For S-300 Deal Implementation
Russia and Iran have signed a memorandum on the implementation of an earlier agreement to supply S-300 missile defense systems to Tehran. "This week, a memorandum on the implementation of the agreement to supply Russian...
Subsystem Technologies Wins ARDEC, Rapid Prototyping and Technology Initiative Contract
USAs Subsystem Technologies has won an Army Rapid Prototyping and Technology Initiative (RPTI) contract as part of a major Joint Munitions & Lethality (JM&L) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) Strategic Sourcing Initiative. RPTI is designed to...
Aussie Firm To Provide Components For US Navy's MQ-4C Triton UAS
Mincham Aviation has won an Australian supplier contract from Northrop Grumman for the US Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) initial production lot. South Australia-based Mincham Aviation will manufacture aircraft structure components for the first...
Hypersonic BrahMos Prototype In 6-7 Years
The development of Indo-Russian first BrahMos hypersonic missile prototype may take six to seven years. Sudhir Mishra, Director General of the joint company BrahMos Aerospace in an interview with Ria Novosti at MAKS-2015 on Wednesday said,...
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