Six Percent Rise In Cost Of US Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Program
Program cost of the US designed Ballistic Missile Defense System has increased by 5.9 percent, making a total of nearly $140 billion
Malaysian Company Offers RMAF MiG29N Aircraft Upgrade
Aerospace Technology Systems Corp (ATSC) has offered to upgrade 10 MiG-29N Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft to Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) Bernama news agency reported Today. “The enhancement proposed by...
THAAD Units To Be Deployed To S. Korean City By 2017: Media
The US Forces Korea has decided to deploy a single THAAD battery to Daegu, a southeastern city in South Korea by 2017. “A survey team from the U
Arianespace To Launch Two Reconnaissance Satellite For UAE
Arianespace has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to launch two Falcon Eye satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) by using two Vega (or Soyuz) launchers from the...
Dassault Offers 10 Year Loan Package To Malaysia For Rafale Aircraft
Dassault has offered a 10 year financial package to Malaysia from a French bank guaranteed by the government of France for procurement of its Rafale fighter jet, Bernama News Agency...
Rockwell Collins, DRS Tech Partner To Provide Secure Air Combat Training Maneuvering...
Rockwell Collins announced today that it has partnered with DRS Training & Control Systems to provide next-generation secure Air Combat Training capability for both domestic and international air forces. The delivered capability will leverage newly developed...
Russia To Develop Fifth Gen Subs
Russia is planning to develop fifth generation submarines and has formulated the task for defense and industrial sector for the work, Russian Navy Chief Viktor Chirkov said on Thursday. “This work is ongoing
Rockwell Collins To Provide GPS Receivers For Harris' Tactical Radios
Rockwell Collins has won a contract for providing MicroGRAM GPS receivers for Harris Corporation's tactical radios, the company announced on Wednesday. Under this contract, Rockwell Collins will provide 5,000 MicroGRAM GPS receivers to Harris over a...
Final Decision On Mistral Helicopter Carriers Expected By May, No Sanctions On...
A final decision regarding the fate of the two Mistral-class helicopter carriers that France has to deliver to the Russian Navy can be expected by May, Rosoboronexport General Director Anatoly Isaikin said. “Both the nations are...
Malaysia To Boost Su-30MKM Serviceability Following MiG-29 Decommissioning
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will make up the loss of fighter power following the decommissioning of the MiG-29 fighters by improving the serviceability levels of its Su-30MKM fleet. The MiG-29s are expected to be...
Malaysia Signs $2.5 Billion Worth Contracts During LIMA 2015
Malaysian Defense Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein announced today that RM9.3 billion (US$2
China Displays FD-2000 Missile Defense System, F-22P Frigate During LIMA 2015
China is displaying FD-2000 air defense missile system, F-22P frigate and LPD dock landing ship eyeing South East Asian defense market at LIMA 2015. On Tuesday, media falsely reported that a representative of China Precision Machinery...
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