Indian Navy Issues RFI For New Missile Corvettes
The Indian Navy has issued a Request for Information for six new Indian-built missile corvettes primarily as surface warfare vessels. Under the Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme, the navy requires...
North Korea Test-Fires Five Short-Range Missiles
North Korea fired five short-range missiles on Sunday, demonstrating its improving missile technology. The five projectiles were launched from locations near Wonsan, a coastal town east of Pyongyang and flew about...
Aero India Warming Up To ‘Make in India’
Prime Minister Narendra Modis ‘Make in India (MII) call seems to have rung a bell with the global aviation majors, who have military manufactures in their portfolio. They, 330 of...
Rostec Offers Communication Systems Upgrade For India’s Su-30MKI Fighters
Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has offered to upgrade the communications systems modules of the Su-30MKI fighters. A press release from Rostec, the parent company of UIMC said that presentations...
UAE Re-joins Anti-ISIS Airstrikes, Orders F-16 Squadron for Jordan
The UAE has ordered the stationing of a UAE Air Force F-16 squadron in Jordan, marking it return to the coalition airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria and Iraq. The UAE...
Asia Spending More Than NATO on Defence: Singapore Def Minister
Asia is spending more than NATO in absolute terms and the rate of increase has even surpassed Europe. Singapore Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen commented during a speech at the 51st Munich Security Conference...
Chinese Offshore Patrol Vessel Received by Nigerian Navy
Nigerian Navy received a new patrol vessel built in China which arrived in the African nation on Friday. The first of the two P-18N Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) ordered by Nigeria was delivered in November 2014...
Naval LCA Tested With Indian-made Landing Gear
The second prototype of the naval version of Indias Light Combat Aircraft has been tested with a complex landing gear designed by the Aircraft Research and Design Centre, a wing of the DRDO. Called the LCA-NP2...
Lockheed Martin Still Has A Chance In $5 Billion Polish Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin still has a chance in $5 billion missile defense tender as Poland may review its decision to drop Lockheeds MEADS system, Reuters quoted a senior source at the Polish Ministry of Defense as...
India Cancels $3 Billion Medium Lift Military Aircraft Tender
India has cancelled the tender for 56 medium-lift military aircraft worth $3 billion. Instead it will now purchase Multi-Role Transport Aircraft (MRTA) manufactured jointly by Russia and India, Tass reported today
Harris Corp Acquires Exelis For $4.75 Billion
Harris Corporation will acquire Exelis for an approximate $4.75 billion at $23
Oshkosh Wins $77 Million Contract to Reset M-ATVs
Oshkosh Defense has won a contract from the US Army to reset 800 Oshkosh-produced Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs). This M-ATV Reset program will help the US Army achieve its goal of standardizing...
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