BAE Systems Helo Countermeasures Against Shoulder-fired Missiles Ready For Export
BAE Systems announced today that its advanced threat infrared countermeasures (Atirm) system for helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles has been approved by the Pentagon for export. BAE and the US Army developed...
Indian Firm Develops Self-Destructive Missile Technology
An Indian firm Kaynes has developed a technology which allows missiles to self-destruct after the launch, if it veers off-course or if it detects unauthorized access to controls. A senior DRDO...
Sagem To Integrate SIGMA 30 Pointing Systems On Vertical Launch MICA Missiles
Sagem (Safran) announced today that it has signed a contract with MBDA to integrate SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing systems on several VL MICA surface-to-air weapon systems. Sagem designed SIGMA 30...
Iran To Have Home Made Drones With Increased Flight Duration For Asymmetric...
Iranian Air Force is planning to increase the amount of home-made long range drones with increased flight duration in the next five years, Sputnik reported today. "We are also after increasing...
F-35B 'Incapable' Of Carrying Small Diameter Bombs
The Pentagon's most expensive fighter F-35B is "incapable" of carrying the military's highly advanced bombs because of a design flaw, the joint program office confirmed this week. The F-35B's internal weapons...
Indian Navy Seeks 50 Ship Borne Drones
Indias Directorate of Naval Air Staff has issued Request for Information (RFI) last month seeking 50 ‘Naval Ship-Borne Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (NSUAS) that can augment various patrolling and search-related tactics on its vessels. Indian Navy currently...
Airbus Delivers Super Puma Helicopters To Japan Coast Guard
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) took delivery of EC225 helicopter equipped with advanced search and rescue mission systems from Airbus Helicopters Monday. This is the last of three EC225s ordered by JCG in July 2011; the...
Russian Arms Manufacturer Kalashnikov Mulls Drone Production
Kalashnikov is eyeing to produce unmanned aerial vehicles in a joint venture with ZALA Aero, the companys CEO Alexei Krivoruchko said at the International Defence Exhibition IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. Kalashnikov has decided to purchase...
Russian Firm Manufactures Similar US Humvee Variation
Russia has come up with a new variation on the US Humvee or HMMWV that can seat 10 soldiers and weighs an approx. 4
Indian DAC Awards Goa Shipyard To Build 12 Minesweepers For $4.8 Billion
India's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has awarded INR 30,000 crore (US$4.8 billion) contract for 12 mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) or minesweepers to Goa Shipyard
India To Buy 38 Swiss PC-7 Pilatus Trainer Aircraft
Indian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared the purchase of 38 PC-7 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft for Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday. The original contract was for 75 and had an option clause of buying...
India’s Battlefield Management System Prototype To Be Ready By 2017
Indias INR 50,000 crore (US$8.01 billion) Battlefield Management System (BMS) project prototype will be ready by 2017, KK Singh, CMD of Rolta India said during an interview with an Indian News Channel
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