Russian S-300 Missile Defense System To Iran Not in Nearest Future
Russian S-300 missile defense system will not be supplied to Iran in the nearest future, a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday. "It is more important that a political...
India Delivers Three Multi-Role Cheetal Helicopters To Afghanistan
India has delivered three multi-role Cheetal helicopters along with allied equipment and spares to Afghanistan, Minister of State for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply, told the Parliament...
GD NASSCO Wins US Navy LCS Sustainment Contract
General Dynamics NASSCO announced Wednesday that it has won US Navys Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) sustainment execution contract. The LCS sustainment contract is in support of ships that are home-ported in...
China To Deliver 50 JF-17 Thunder Multirole Fighters To Pakistan In 3
China will be sending last batch of 50 FC-1 Xiaolong multirole fighters to Pakistan over the next three years, Li Pei, the former head of the aircraft project under the...
Thales, Dutch MoD Partner For Air Defense Systems And Services
Thales announced Wednesday its partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense (MOD) for the service of four SMART-L Early Warning Capability (EWC) radars for the nations Navy and delivery of...
Thales Opens Facility In Australia
Thales announced Wednesday the opening of its new facility in Townsville, Queensland to support Australian Defense Forces. Major General Paul McLachlan, Head of Land Systems at the Defense Materiel Organisation, officially opened the facility in a...
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Performs Autonomous Air Refueling
Pratt & Whitney announced today that its F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system powered Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) has successfully performed an autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) flight test. This test marks the first...
AgustaWestland Back In Indian Defense Deal If CBI Clears It: Indian Government
A clearance certificate from the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will enable AgustaWestland participation in ‘Make In India initiative, Economic Times News Daily reported Thursday. According to the news daily, Indian government has sought views...
GRSE Wins $3.1 Billion Indian Navy’s Frigate Order
Indian Defense PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has won $3.1 billion (INR 20,000 crore) order to build three advanced stealth frigates for the countrys navy
Canada To Test Small Drones Capable Of Hunting Submarines
Canadas Federal government researchers will be testing a small drone to see if such unmanned aircraft could eventually be used to hunt for submarines and ships, Local media reported Wednesday. It is the first time that...
South Korea, Peru To Co-operate In $1 Billion Trainer Jet Project
South Korea, Peru have agreed on mutual co-operation in Perus US$1 billion next-generation light attack aircraft project, Yonhap Agency reported Tuesday. South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday she agreed with her Peruvian counterpart Ollanta Humala...
First Of 13 Japanese Tsunami-Damaged F-2B Fighter Jet Repaired
Japanese first of 13 F-2B fighter aircraft which suffered damage due to 2011 Tsunami completed repairs, IHS Janes reported Tuesday. The Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) rolled out the overhauled F-2B fighter aircraft in a...
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