Northrop To Upgrade F-16s With HD Video From LITENING Targeting System
Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it has won a $74 million production contract to bring digital and high definition video from the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING G4 Advanced Targeting System to F-16...
Egypt Gets Two Missile Boats From US
The US has provided Egypt with two fast missile boats that would contribute towards “ensuring regional security, countering terrorism, and protecting global commerce,” the US embassy in Cairo said Monday. The...
Russian Navy To Build New Lider-Class Destroyer In 2019
Russian Navy plans to launch construction of a new Lider-class destroyer in 2019, Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Viktor Chirkov said
Sri Lanka To Be First Customer Of Pak-Chinese JF-17 Fighter
Sri Lanka might become the first customer to acquire the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet from Pakistan. According to Pakistan based 92NewsHD reports, Sri Lanka might order around 18-24 lightweight multi-role jets,...
US Navy RFI Issued For Over The Horizon Missile
US Navy has given requests for information (RFI) to industries for an over the horizon (OTH) anti-surface missile for next generation frigate design. The RFI issued on June 15 asks industry...
Russia To Deploy 10 Sukhoi Su-35 Fighters At Western Frontiers By Year-end
Russian Western Military District will have 10 multi-purpose Sukhoi Su-35 and Su-35M fighter jets by the end of this year. "In total, more than 10 Su-35 and Su-30SM multipurpose fighters will go into service in the...
Russia To Build Six New Series Patrol Vessels By 2020
Russia will build new series of six patrol vessels for Black Sea Fleet and two patrol ships for the Arctic by 2020. The first of these patrol vessels will be delivered to Black Sea Fleet in...
General Atomics Receives Contract for Launch & Recovery Systems of US Future...
General Atomics (GA) has been awarded a contract for the production of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAR) for the US Navy's future aircraft carrier to be named John F....
Indian Air Force Receives Kiran Jet Trainers From Navy
The Indian Navy is moving its nine Kiran trainer craft to the Air Force, which is facing shortage of intermediate jet trainers. A senior Navy official said that the initial training takes place with the Air...
Israel Offers Upgraded F-16 Trainers To Croatia
Israel has offered its old F-16A/B model trainers upgraded to ACE configuration as a replacement for Croatias MiG-21 fighters. Israel is phasing out its old trainers to accommodate Lockheed Martins F-35A fighter jets which are expected...
Rafale Exports May Spell Production Headache for Dassault
Even as Dassault basks in recent sales success of the Rafale, it might be hard pressed to scale up production to meet the 84 export orders besides its existing commitment to the French Armed Forces. Dassault...
Russian Navy To Upgrade Ten Nuclear Submarines
Russian Naval Forces have planned to upgrade ten nuclear submarines with the latest armament and ship systems. “The modernization is planned for about ten nuclear submarines of project 971 and 949 at the factory of ‘Zvezdochka...
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