NATO Tests Integrate Floating and Flying Unmanned Systems
Floating and flying robots have been successfully tested and demonstrated at CMRE during the 2014 sea trials, according to NATO Science & Technology Organisation.The NATO Centre for Maritime Research and...
China To Ramp Up Cyber Defence Capabilities Following Increasing Attacks
China is implementing stronger cybersecurity measures as cyber attacks grow more rampant and deadly. Lu Wei, minister of cyberspace, told a Beijing press conference last week that in the past...
Sigma Labs To Develop ICME Framework To Predict Metal Component Properties For...
Sigma Labs today announced that it has received a contract from Honeywell Aerospace as part of a Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Phase II award to develop Integrated Computational...
Astronics Wins UK’s Bowman Tactical Communication Support Contracts
Astronics has won two five year contracts to support UKs Bowman tactical communication systems, the company said in a statement. The contracts include full logistical support for Bowman Radio Test solutions...
F-35C Fighter Successfully Completes First Aircraft Carrier Landing
The F-35C fighter jet made its first successful aircraft carrier landing off the coast of San Diego aboard the USS Nimitz Monday, US Navy said in a statement. The F-35 Joint...
Letter Offering Mistral Delivery Provides Legal Ammo To Russia
DCNS may have unwittingly given Russia cause to sue the French company over the non-delivery Mistral-class helicopter carrier after its Project Director wrote a letter inviting the Russian Navy to take delivery of the ship. ...
Neurotechnology Ranks Second In MINEX Ranking For Fingerprint Matching Algorithms
Neurotechnology today announced that the latest version of its fingerprint matching algorithm has achieved second place in the Ongoing MINEX evaluation organized by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The MINEX test measures the interoperability...
Airbus DS Chooses Hughes As Its Satellite Terminal Development Partner For XeBRA...
Airbus Defence and Space has chosen Hughes Network Systems as its terminal development partner for a new X-band satellite terminal device service named XeBRA (Zee-brah). Utilizing Hughes waveform technology is less than 12 lbs terminal...
Eurofighter joins Sukhoi 30, Saab Gripen and F-16 for a bid to...
What was earlier believed to be a sure win for the Sukhoi will now be an international competition which could take years to complete. The Eurofighter consortium will showcase the Typhoon at the 2014 Indo Defense...
DCNS Sacks Project Director Responsible For Mistral Carrier Delivery To Russia
DCNS has terminated Yves Destefanis, the project director responsible for delivering Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia on Thursday after the confusion created by letter inviting Moscow to take delivery of the first of two Mistral...
China Develops Laser Defense System To Shoot Down Small Drones
China has successfully tested a laser defense system capable of shooting down small scale drones within a two kilometer radius in five seconds after locating the target, Xinhua news agency reported Sunday. The drone defense system...
India To Export Hull-Mounted Sonars To Friendly Nations
India is interested in exporting indigenously developed hull-mounted sonars to three to four friendly nations, The Hindu reported today. Three units of sonars (Sound Navigation and Ranging) were installed by Naval Physical and Oceanographic Lab (NPOL)...
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
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