Russia’s S-400 Anti-Aircraft System Can “See” Stealth Fighters
Russias S-400 ‘Triumph anti-aircraft missile system can spot low flying planes and those with special radar-evading stealth air-frames. “For the S-400 there is no such thing as “stealth” aircraft, the system...
Belarus Orders More Russian Yak-130 Jets
Belarus has ordered new additional Russian Yak-130 Jets. The country has signed two contracts for four Russian Yakolev Yak-130 Mitten trainer/strike aircraft, Major General Oleg Dvigalev was quoted as saying by...
Vietnam MoD Wants Licence For Drone-Flyers
Vietnam defense ministry is insisting drone operators to have license before they set them flying. The Ministry of Defense said that agencies also have to make sure that all operators, traders...
Sea Trials For BAE Systems' Made UK Nuclear Submarine
BAE systems advanced Nuclear submarine has set sail for Sea trials yesterday from its facility at Barrow-in-Furness town and seaport of England. The design and build of the Astute class is...
Russia To Complete Production Testing Of Armata Tank Next Year
Russia will complete the production testing of new Armata tank in 2016. Land forces will meet their 70 percent equipment modernization target by 2020, Russian Land Forces' commander Col
Super Hornet Service Extension Program In 2017 Due To Delay In F-35
The US Navy will start a service life extension program of F/A-18 E and Super Hornets in 2017 due to delays in fielding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. "Our first Super Hornets are getting to 6,000...
Boeing To Upgrade High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator
Boeing is upgrading its High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) after it successfully tested its Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) by shooting down a drone. The CLWS has been successfully tested numerous times against stationary...
Lockheed Martin To Upgrade US C-5 Galaxy Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has won a $240 million contract from US department of defense for enhancing reliability of the C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft and Re-Engineering program (RERP) Lot 7 installation. Contractor will provide the final lot...
Russia To Display Buk M2E Anti-Aircraft Missile At MAKS-2015
Russia will display its anti-aircraft missile system of medium-range “Buk-M2E” and the simulator at the World Airshow and Aviasalon MAKS-2015 in Zhukovsky held from August 25 to 30. “We will be displaying 24 target SAM “Buk-M2E”...
Google Uses NASA To Leapfrog Aviation Regulations For Drone Testing
Google uses a legal loophole to piggyback on NASA to test drones in US airspace as it exempts the company from federal aviation regulations. The partnership with NASA will enable Google to test its commercial drones...
Israel Prevents Cyber Breach Into Its Defense Ministry Files
Israel has successfully prevented a cyber-breach after suspicious emails containing "malicious files" reached the defense ministry in the recent weeks. The infected email would allow hackers access to classified information
India May Allow Offsets in Non-Defense Areas Under Proposed Defense Policy
India is likely to allow defense offsets obligations to be fulfilled in non-defence areas under the new defense procurement procedure (DPP) expected to be released in mid-October. There is speculation amongst non-governmental sectors that a draft...
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