Poland To Repair Bulgarian MiG-29 Fighter Jets
Bulgaria plans to sign a contract with Poland to repair its MiG-29 fighter jets. Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Thursday that nine of the country's nineteen MiG-29 fighter jets...
USAF Tests Guided Nuclear Bomb Launch
The US Air Force and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have conducted the first flight test of the B61-12 guided nuclear bomb launched from a Boeing F-15E. The NNSA announced yesterday...
India’s Nuclear Powered Submarine To Undergo Missile Tests This Year
Indias nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant will undergo first underwater missile and deep diving tests this year. “INS Arihant will go for deep sea diving this year and along with a series...
Japan To Hold Conference For Countering Hacker Attacks
Japan will hold international cyber conference on November 7 that is focused on mechanisms of international cooperation in countering hacker attacks. The conference held at the nations Okinawa city will discuss...
Russian Air Force To Get 50 New Tu-160M Strategic Bombers
Russian air force will purchase at least 50 new Tu-160M strategic bombers besides commencing production of the T-50 (PAK-FA) fighter by 2017. “In order to cover the expenses at least 50...
Indonesia Eyes C-17, A-400M As C-130 Hercules Replacement
Indonesian Air Force is planning to replace its C-130 Hercules aircraft with either Airbus A400M or Boeing C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. The Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Marshal Agus Supriatna told ANTARA News Tuesday "We...
Andy Jazwick Appointed Vice President Of CAE Defense And Security
CAE today has appointed Andrew Jazwick as Vice President, Washington Operations for its Defense and Security business unit. The company announced today that in this new position, Jazwick will serve as the senior executive for CAE...
US Approves $100 million Border Security Surveillance System To Egypt
The US State Department has approved a sale of a $100 million Border Security Mobile Surveillance Sensor Security System to Egypt. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Wednesday that it delivered the required certification notifying Congress...
Boeing Extends Price Deadline For Indian Chinook, Apache Deal
Boeing has extended the price deadline for the Indian $2.5 billion contract to procure 22 Boeing Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook Heavy-lift helicopters by another three months
Ukraine Records Increase in Defence Exports During 2014
Ukraine exported over 27000 firearms to 19 countries in 2014, over two thirds of them to the US and Canada. According to a report by the Ukrainian State Export Control Service on international shipments of certain...
Thieves Steal Munitions From French Military Base
Grenades, detonators and plastic explosives have been reportedly stolen from a major military base in France. According to a report by the Telegraph quoting judicial sources, the "Very well informed" thieves broke into the Miramas arms...
Raytheon Delivers Border C4ISR Systems To Jordan
Raytheon has delivered operational capability under a $79 million Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) contract to assist Jordan (GoHKJ) for securing its borders with Syria and Iraq. The contract included the delivery of key command, control,...
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