Northrop Starts Production Of South Korean Global Hawks, To Deliver By 2018
Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Republic of Korea's Air Force. The systems will provide valuable wide-area...
MKU To Showcase 6th Gen Armour Protection Technology At Aero India 2015
MKU will be showcasing 6th Generation armour protection technology ‘Modulare Schutz Technik' at Aero India, held from February 18th to 22nd, 2015. ‘ModulareSchutzTechnik uses advanced materials, and specialized manufacturing processes, to...
Russian Military Base To to Get New Yak-130 Trainers in 2015
Russias Kuban Military Aviation is set to receive five new Yakovlev Yak-130 light attack training aircraft this week, with twenty more to be delivered before the year is out, Rossiyskaya...
China Deploys DF-21D Ballistic Missiles To Guangdong For Blocking US Carrier Groups...
China's strategic missile force has deployed DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles to the southern province of Guangdong to stop US carrier groups from entering South China Sea waters. The DF-21D,...
Iran Shows Offs Home-Made Hovercraft
Iran on Monday unveiled two indigenized hovercrafts in its Northern territorial waters in the Caspian Sea. The Two hovercrafts were unveiled in a ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of the...
Rosoboronexport to Unveil Amphibious Rifle at IDEX-2015
High Precision Systems, OJSC scientific and production association will present the ADS naval commando rifle at the IDEX-2015 Defense Industry Exhibition, in Abu Dhabi. Due to its unique performance characteristics, the ADS is the first rifle...
Indian Navy Operationalizes Radar Network For Coastal Security
A radar network for coastal security has been operationalized on the mainland, Indian Navy stated while submitting its response to the Bombay High Court in response to a public interest litigation filed by an NGO...
ThyssenKrupp Offers Two Subs To Thailand
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has offered Type 209/1400mod and Type 210mod platform submarines to Thailand, IHS Jane's reported last Thursday. TKMS highlighted that the two subs meet Thailands requirements based on a continuing review of submarine...
Pakistan Test Fires New Air Launch Cruise Missile
Pakistan on Monday successfully test fired the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) which can deliver nuclear warheads up to 350 km with pin-point accuracy. The Raad missile enables Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability...
Russia, Iran In Talks To Modernize Tor-M1 SAM Defense System Modernization
Russia is in talks with Iran to modernize Iranian short range Tor-M1 (SA-15 Gauntlet) surface-to-air missile defense systems, Ria Novosti reported 29 January 2015. “Iran has been operating a large number of Russian Tor-M1 SAM defense...
DRDO To Showcase Wheeled UAV At Aero India 2015
Indian Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO)'s in-service surveillance drone, Panchi will be showcased in the upcoming Aero India Airshow commencing from 18-22 Feb 2015. The UAV currently available with the the Army is an un-wheeled version...
Australia Gifts Two LCH To Philippine Navy
Australia has gifted two recently decommissioned Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) or supply ships to the Philippine Navy, Australian Defense Minister Kevin Andrews announced on Thursday, January 29. HMAS Tarakan and Brunei are the two ships that...
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