India Develops AK-47 Variant
Indias Ishapore rifle factory has successfully designed an assault rifle based on the Russian AK-47. According to reports, the prototype of this weapon had successfully cleared field trials by the Army,...
Bulgaria To Stop Using Russian Fighter Jets And Bombers
Bulgaria's military will stop using three dozen of its Russian-made fighter jets and bombers to reassert its independence from Moscow, the defense minister, Velizar Shalamanov said, Bulgaria's Trud newspaper reported...
French Military Receives First Upgraded Rafale F1 Jet
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the first of the ten Rafale F1 naval jets upgraded to F3 standard for expanded mission capabilities on October 3, 2014....
BAE Wins $153 Million US Army’s Hercules Recovery Vehicles Upgrade Contract
BAE System announced in a statement Monday that it has been awarded a $153.6 million contract to upgrade the US Army's M88 recovery vehicles
Israeli SIBAT Gets New Director
Brig. Gen (ret) Mishel Ben-Baruch has been appointed as the new director for SIBAT, International Defense Co-operation Division of the Israel MoD by Israel's Defense Minister, Lt
India's Goa Shipyard Supplies Naval Equipment To Myanmar, Mauritius, Plans To Pursue...
Goa Shipyard Limited today said it has supplied naval equipment to countries such as Myanmar and Mauritius and is pursuing orders from other friendly foreign nations. "Contracts for two Fast Patrol Vessels for Mauritius Coast...
Elbit To Test WideBridge Solution For Mission Critical Secure Broadband Services
Elbit will begin testing the WideBridge solution that integrates mission critical capabilities for US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology, the company announced today. Demonstrations will include the WideBridge with FIPS certified BlackBerry BES10...
Rockwell Collins, Zen Technologies Partner To Strenghten Simulation And Training Indian Forces
Zen Technologies is partnering with Rockwell Collins to combine their strengths in simulation and training to provide solutions to Indian military customers, the company stated in a press release. Rockwell Collins provides aviation simulation and training...
India To Use Mi-17 Helicopters For VVIP Transport
India's Defense Ministry has approved use of Russian Mi-17-V5 helicopters to transport persons of special importance, including the president and prime minister, according to Itar-Tass. According to repoorts, the defence ministry has approved the "conversion" of...
S. Korea, US To Employ Joint Missile Defense System Against North: Reports
South Korea and the United States are reportedly drawing up a joint contingency plan to employ Washington's missile defense (MD) system against North Korea's growing ballistic missiles threats. The two programs are seen as aimed at...
Roboteam To Showcase Portable Command Control System TacSA At AUSA 2014
Roboteam will launch its new portable command and control system with the capability of all-user; real-time ISR feed sharing at the upcoming AUSA 2014, the company stated Monday. The system can stream up to 4 video...
RT LTA Systems To Unveil Skystar 400 Aerostat At AUSA 2014
RT LTA Systems will introduce its Skystar 400 aerostat for use in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications applications at the upcoming AUSA exhibition at Washington D.C from October 13 to 18, the company said in...
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