BAE Unveils New RG21 Protected Vehicle At AAD 2014
BAE Systems hsas introduced the new RG21 vehicle at AAD 2014. The vehicle combines the battle proven protection of the RG series — in service in many theatres around the...
US, China In War of Words Over Alleged Cyber Attacks On American...
The US and China have launched a war of words over allegations made by a US congressional panel that Chinese government-linked hackers had launched dozens of cyberattacks on American defence...
Weaponized Turboprops Edging Out Fighter Aircraft?
Transport and business aircraft equipped with weapons and sensors could be emerging as low-cost alternatives to fighter planes as recent procurements have shown. Boeing announced today at AAD 2014 that...
V-22 Flight Tests Validate Rolls-Royce AE 1107C Engines
Flight tests have validated a new engine upgrade for Rolls-Royce AE 1107C engines powering V-22 aircraft, maximizing "hot and high" capability up to 6,000 feet of altitude and 95°F. The enhanced...
India’s Panchi UAV Preparing For Flight Tests
India is reportedly preparing the wheeled-version of the indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant for its maiden flight, according to local media reports. The Panchi UAV will reportedly be capable of...
AVIC To Debut Y-20 Air Freighter, Fighter Jets At Airshow China
China will debut the Y-20 heavy air freighter and other advanced aircraft and weaponry this November at the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China. "There will be more than...
Spain Will Deploy Patriot Missile Battery To Turkey After Netherlands Backs Out
Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said on Wednesday that his country will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey's southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative replacing the Netherlands' contribution to...
US Laser Weapons Inch Closer To Deployment
The US Navy will outfit the USS Ponce, an amphibious vessel with a Laser Weapon System (LaWS) and will begin sea testing in the Persian Gulf later this year heralding an era of practical laser...
Orbital Corp Delivers First UAV Propulsion System To Insitu
Orbital Corporation Limited (Orbital) has delivered the first purpose-built ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) propulsion system to Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, for in-house testing and development
Rosoboronexport Seeks To Develop Ties With African Countries
Rosoboronexport, a subsidiary of the Rostec State Corporation, will present items of military equipment highly popular in armies, navies and air forces of African states at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014 exhibition in Pretoria,...
Lockheed Martin Delivers Enhanced F-35 Lightning II Logistics System
Lockheed Martin has delivered the new software called Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) which will be the installed at all F-35 locations and deployed for military operations beginning in 2015. Military services manage their F-35 fleets...
Mexican Navy To Develop Two Vessels Under Damen Technical Cooperation Programme
The Mexican Navy has won a contract from Damen Shipyards Group signed in August 2014 to develop two vessels under the Damen Technical Cooperation programme, which enables customers to build their vessel on the location...
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