Japan launches Fifth Spy Satellite
Japan launched a radar reconnaissance satellite on Sunday morning believed to be its most sophisticated ever, various Japanese media outlets reported. The launch was performed from the Tanegashima Space Center in...
Indian DRDO’s Quality Directorate Monitoring New Carbine Development
The Indian Defence Research and Development Organization(DRDO), long pilloried for delivering late and producing tardy products, has set up a Directorate of Quality, Reliability and Safety. The relatively new directorate is...
Pentagon To Store Non-Sensitive Data In Cloud
US Department of Defense will move its non-sensitive data to the cloud storage system in order to reduce costs and enhance security. “We are such a big market that they [commercial...
Denied Information On Ground Ballistic Missile: Journo Sues Pentagon
A Los Angeles Times Journalist, David Willman claims that the Pentagon has denied giving information on bonuses and incentives paid to contractors for delivering flawed $40 billion Ground-Ballistic Missile system...
Serbia Test-Fires Missiles With LRSVM Morava Multiple Rocket
The Serbian Armed Forces successfully test-fired missiles with the newly developed LRSVM Morava multiple rocket launcher on Friday. The system should become operational by year-end, according to InSerbia
Czech Arms Co To Sell T-72 Tanks to Nigeria
Czech arms company Excalibur Group will sell weapons to Nigeria's government forces in its fight with the militant group Boko Haram, local media reported on Friday. Excalibur Group's spokesman Andrej Cirtek confirmed to the Prague...
China’s New Cyber-security Framework to Guard Against US NSA Intrusion
Chinas new cyber-security framework which has upset US business groups may have been setup in response to alleged US intrusion into Chinese business and government networks. China recently announced that it is coming up with a...
India Tests Mobile Canister Version of Agni Nuclear-capable Ballistic Missile
India test-fired its nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni-5', which can strike targets over 5,000 km and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne, from a launch centre in the countrys east coast. Todays launch...
US Approves 6 M88A2 Hercules Heavy Vehicles To Australia
The US has approved sale of six BAE Systems M88A2 Hercules heavy recovery vehicles to Australia for $47 million on Wednesday. The vehicles are expected to enhance Australia's capability to conduct heavy-ground operations and support the...
US Military Explores Behavioral Biometrics To Develop New Identity Verification System
The US military is developing a new identity verification system that could replace passwords, fingerprints and iris recognition systems for web users. The system uses “cognitive fingerprints” instead of physical characteristics such as palms, face, DNA...
Russia's 100 Ton Sarmat Missile To Enter Service In 2020, Test Launch
Russia is planning to conduct the drop test of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile this year and a test launch by 2017, according to ITAR-TASS. The new 100-ton missile is expected to enter service in 2020,...
China To Receive First Batch of Su-35 Fighters By 2018
Russia is likely to deliver the first batch of Su-35 fighters to China between 2017 and 2018, if the contract is signed this year, according to Kanwa Defense Review. Russia has decided to sell only 24...
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