General Dynamics Upgrades AV-8B Harrier II Jet MSCs
General Dynamics Mission Systems announced Tuesday that it has delivered software update to the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)s AV-8B Harrier II Jet Mission System Computers. The software release that...
Brazilian Navy Receives Modernized AF-1B Jet Fighter
Embraer Defense & Security announced Tuesday that it has delivered the first modernized AF-1B jet fighter to the Brazilian Navy at the ceremony held at its industrial plant in Sao...
Cubic Wins Canadian C16 Grenade Launch System Adaptation Contract
Cubic Global Defense announced today that it has won a $5.5 million Canadian Army contract to provide enhanced system capability that can adapt the C16 Automatic Grenade Launcher System (AGLS)...
HAL, BAE Systems to Develop Combat Version of Hawk Trainer
HAL and BAE Systems have entered into an agreement to develop a combat version of the HAWK trainer jet for the Indian and export markets. HAL signed an MoU with BAE...
France Fires Naval Cruise Missile From Aquitaine Frigate
The French ministry of defense announced today that the frigate Aquitaine has successfully fired its first naval cruise missile on May 19. Aquitaine is the first unit in the multi-mission frigate...
Egypt To Buy 46 Russian MiG-29 Fighter Jets For $2 Billion
Egypt has agreed to buy 46 MiG-29 fighter jets worth US $2 billion from Russia, Vedomosti news daily reported Monday. This is the largest order for MiG aircraft since Soviet disintegration
Delivery Of Russian S-300 Missiles To Iran "Soon": Iranian Minister
The delivery of the Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Iran will take place ‘quite soon, Iranian deputy foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Monday. "The negotiations on the subject have ended in success
China Seeks Safety in Encounters with US Armed Forces
China will seek to improve rules of behavior for safety of air and maritime encounters with the United States Armed Forces so as to strengthen mutual trust, prevent risks and manage crises. A white paper of...
Chinese Army to Focus on Ocean, Space, Cyberspace, Nuclear Force
A Chinese military white paper has identified the ocean, the outer space, cyberspace and nuclear force as the four "critical security domains" the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) will focus on in the future. Released in Beijing...
US Likely To Sell A-10 Thunderbolt II Jets To Taiwan
The US is likely to sell the refurbished Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II jets to Taiwan, if the aircraft retires from the US Air Force service, Want China Times reported Sunday. Paul Cejas Boeing's chief engineer of...
Western Tanks Are 15-20 Years Behind Armata: Russian Dy PM Rogozin
Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday said that foreign countries in a race to build advanced battle tanks challenging Moscows new Armata tank lag behind by at least 15-20 years and can never...
Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER Helicopter Achieves First Flight
Sikorsky Aircraft announced Friday that it has completed the first flight of S-97 RAIDER helicopter, designed to demonstrate a game-changing combination of maneuverability, hover ability, range, speed, endurance and survivability. Based on the X2 coaxial rotor...
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