MBDA Live-Fires Brimstone Missile From MQ-9 Reaper In RAF Tests
MBDA has successfully conducted live-firing of its Dual Mode Brimstone air-to-surface missile from the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The trials were undertaken on behalf of the UK Ministry...
F-35 Software Glitches To Delay Deliveries, Says US Government Accountability Office
The US Marine Corps F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program would be delayed further due to glitches in software development and testing, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. Earlier reports...
Qatar Launches High-Tech Border Security System
Airbus Defence & Space announced on the sidelines of DIMDEX 2014 that a state-of-the-art border security system for the National Security Shield (NSS) is now up and running in Qatar. Airbus...
Northrop Grumman To Display AEW&Cs, Mine Countermeasures At DIMDEX 2014
Northrop Grumman will highlight a range of its global defence and security solutions, including airborne early warning and control systems, aerial surveillance and mine countermeasures at DIMDEX 2014. “The recent appointments...
Russia To Provide China With Kalina-Class Submarines
Russia President Vladimir Putin will reportedly grant China more advanced Kalina-class submarine instead of providing them with older Lada-class submarines. Earlier last week, the Commander of Russian Navy, Adm
Chile’s Defense Procurement Could Be Hit By Copper Trade
A proposal to delink the copper trade from defense procurement in Chile may upset calculations of defense companies who consider the South American country a potential gold mine for contracts. The new legislation which...
Poland Announces Missile Defense Tender Amid Crimea Tensions
Amid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, neighbor Poland has decided to Accelerate its tender for a missile defence system. Poland Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek was quoted by Reuters as saying that the country wants...
Merex, Chile-Based ENAER Team To Refurbish Northrop F-5 Aircraft Wings
Merex, a Dubin Clark Company, has developed proprietary tooling, fixtures and engineering processes and techniques to cost effectively replace the wing skins on the Northrop F-5 aircraft. A pilot program is underway with ENAER of Chile...
Northrop Grumman Developing Battle Command System For US Army
Northrop Grumman is developing the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) under the direction of Army IAMD Project Office, the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space. The demonstration highlighted how...
DCNS To Showcase Marine Renewable Energy To World Navies At FIDAE 2014
DCNS will present its range of naval solutions at FIDAE 2014 and will use the “opportunity to show its involvement in marine renewable energy, a fast-growing sector in Chile”. Partner of the Chilean Navy for...
Rosoboronexport Denies Loss of Confidential Data in Cyber Attack
Rosoboronexport today denied any loss of confidential data that was said to be the result of a targeted cyber attack a fortnight ago. A group calling itself the ‘Russian Cyber Command (RCC) took credit for...
Airbus To Present Complete Portfolio At FIDAE 2014
Airbus Defence and Space will present its complete portfolio under the same umbrella in Latin America at FIDAE 2014 in Chile. “This region is one of the key markets for the company, which already has a...
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