Australia Not To Operate F-35B Fighters For LHDs
Australia has dropped plans to operate Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) fighter aircraft for its Landing helicopter Ship (LHD) HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide. According to...
Ukraine Boosts Tanks, Armored Vehicles Production
Ukrainian armorers have built 105 tanks and armored vehicles, almost 3,000 rockets, 605 missile and artillery systems, 459 radio communication, electronic jamming and navigation units since January this year. It is...
Kalashnikov Details Three Assault Boats
Kalashnikov has showcased its three new military assault boats for the first time at the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS 2015) in St. Petersburg
Indian Navy To Buy Additional Four P-8I Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
The Indian Navy plans to buy additional four Boeing P-8I Maritime Surveillance andanti-submarine warfare Aircraft. “The Cost Negotiating Committee (CNC) has recently completed the negotiations
DCNS Validates Maritime Surveillance Solution in Piracy-hit Gulf of Guinea
Together with the French Navy, DCNS conducted three demonstrations of its POLARIS mission system and the interoperable NIDL tactical data link solution. These tests took place in the coastal waters of...
Applied Nanotech Tests Armor Panels with Printed Electronic Antennas
Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI) has successfully tested fiberglass ballistic and blast-resistant armor panels that incorporate printed electronic antennas
French Army Selects Renault Trucks To Extend Light Armored Vehicle’s Service Life...
Renault Trucks Defense has won a design contract from the French defense procurement agency (Direction Générale de lArmement - DGA) to extend the service life of its light armored vehicle (VBL) for next 15 years. In...
South Korean Arms Agency Countersues Raytheon, BAE Systems For KF-16 Deal Failure
The Korean arms procurement agency has filed a counter suit against US defense contractor Raytheon and the UK's BAE Systems demanding to pay $60 million for their failure to implement a KF-16 upgrade deal. The Defense...
Hackers Breach German Patriot Missile Battery In Turkey
Suspected hackers issued ‘unexplainable commands to Germany's Patriot missile defense battery on the Syrian-Turkish border Tuesday. German monthly Behördenspiegel reported Tuesday that attackers might have found vulnerable spots in the system
Buying Subs Better Than Having Funds Misappropriated: Thai PM
Defending the proposed purchase of Chinese submarines, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said that state funds can be better utilized in purchasing the three subs than leaving it open for misappropriation. The Prime Minister's comments...
Russia To Create Multi-Role Missile Launchers For Its Naval Warships
Russian Technodynamika is developing a multi-role missile launcher for ship-borne missiles to be equipped on watercraft of the country's Navy. Technodynamika's head Maxim Kuzyuk told RIA Novosti, "We have already completed the preplanning work to create...
Philippines Earmarks $20 Billion To Counter Chinese Threat
Philippines plans to spend US $20 billion on modernizing its forces in the backdrop of growing threat from China in the disputed South China Sea. “The blueprint includes installing radars and sensors and buying submarines, frigates,...
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