US Navy Tests Aegis' Air Warfare And Ballistic Missile Defense Capabilities
US Navy has successfully tested Aegis Combat Systems air warfare (AW) and ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities. The tests were conducted along with Lockheed Martin
US To Spend $58 Billion On Bombers In Next 10 Years: GAO
The US government expenditure on strategic bombers is expected to reach $58 billion in the next ten years. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released at the end of July projects...
North Korea Covers Rocket Launch Platform To Evade Satellite Surveillance
North Korea has built a cover around its rocket-launching platform possibly to evade from surveillance by spy satellites. On Sunday, the US satellite images indicated the steel platform at Sohae...
Weststar To Procure Starstreak Air Defense System For Malaysia
The Malaysian Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) has appointed Weststar Group as the main contractor for the procurement of StarStreak Very Short Range Air Defense (VSHORAD) system from Thales, Weststar said...
Cubic Upgrades US P5 Combat Training System For More Accuracy, Coverage
Cubic Global Defense has upgraded US P5 Combat Training System for more accuracy as well as expanded coverage. The enhancement includes Earth Center Earth Fixed (ECEF) coordinates to accurately map its...
MRTT, Aegis Destroyer In Japan’s $40 Billion Defense Budget For 2016
Japanese ministry of defense (MoD) plans to spend more than 5 trillion yen ($40.3 billion) for fiscal 2016 to buy new airborne refueling aircraft and continue building an Aegis destroyer
Russian Su-33 Fighters Deployed To Defend Kola Arctic Service
The Russian Su-33 Northern Fleet Navy aircraft have been deployed to guard the air borders of the Kola area of the Arctic region. The aircraft is a naval fighter jet based on the Su-27
Egypt Eyeing Russian Intelligence System 'Strelets'
Egypts Special Forces are eyeing to buy the Russian intelligence system 'Strelets'. An Egyptian military delegation attended a counter-terrorism training session for the districts troops, which involved 1,200 soldiers and 400 units of military hardware
Elbit To Supply DIRCM Self-protection Systems For European, Asian Customers
Elbit Systems has won two contracts to supply its MUSIC family of directed infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) airborne multi-spectral self-protection systems for European and Asian Customers. The first contract is a follow-on contract from an Asian country...
Rheinmettal To Supply Turret Structures For British Scout SV Program
Rheinmettal has won a €130 million contract from Lockheed Martin UK to supply turret structures for the British Armys new Scout SV Reconnaissance vehicle. Rheinmettal will produce up to 245 units, the company said in a...
Thailand to Proceed with Mid Life Upgrade of Six F-16s
The Thai cabinet on Saturday has approved Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to proceed with md life update of the last batch of six F-16 fighter aircraft for 9 billion Baht (US $256 million). Thailand has...
Thai Air Force Plans 2 UAV Squadrons
Thailand is seeking budget approval to create two squadrons of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the countrys air force. The squadrons will be based at wing 4 in Nakhon Sawan, which is currently made up of...
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