US Navy's 'Knifefish' Unmanned Undersea Mine Hunter Completes Testing
The US Navys Surface Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) system called Knifefish has successfully completed all stages of formal Sea Acceptance Testing (SAT). The tests were conducted off the coast of Boston on June 4 using Navy mine test targets and included a variety of undersea, MCM operational scenarios...
Turkey's S-400 Purchase Could Hurt F-35, Other Joint Production Projects: US Official
A senior State Department official has warned that Turkeys purchase of Russian S-400 missiles could reflect negatively on several U.S
Raytheon, 5 Others Awarded $970 Million Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Contracts
The Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts to six firms – Raytheon, Black and Veatch, URS Federal Services, Parsons Government Services International Inc., CH2M Hill Inc
BAE Systems To Supply Payload Tubes For US Navy’s Two Virginia-class Submarines...
BAE Systems has received a contract to produce payload tubes for two of the U.S
Leonardo Unveils New Variant of BriteCloud Countermeasure for Military Transport Aircraft
Leonardo has unveiled the latest variant of ‘BriteCloud missile decoy family at the ongoing Electronic Warfare Europe 2018 conference. The BriteCloud 55-T is able to protect large military transport aircraft such as Leonardos C27-J and third party platforms including the C-130, KC-390 and A400M from radar-guided missiles, the company said in...
Qatar Seeking NATO Membership: Defense Minister
Qatari Defense Minister on Tuesday said that the country is eyeing NATO membership. "Regarding the membership, we are a main ally from outside the NATO… the ambition is full membership if our partnership with NATO develops and our vision is clear,” Defense Minister Khalid al-Attiyah said in an interview with Altalaya, the official magazine of the Qatari Defense Ministry,
China Tests Unmanned 'Swarm' Boats
China has tested a ‘Swarm of 56 unmanned boats in Wanshan Archipelago near South Chinas Guangdong Province. The unmanned boats reportedly avoided islands and reefs, crossed bridge tunnels, made turns and changed their formation while navigating through the area
Ukrainian Air Force Gets Repaired Su-24MR Reconnaissance Aircraft
Ukroboronprom delivered repaired reconnaissance aircraft Su-24MR to Ukrainian Air Force ahead of the schedule, the Ukrainian firm announced Tuesday. The medium repair of the aircraft was carried out at Mykolayiv Aircraft Repair Plant "NARP", having checked all of its nodes and components, having repaired/replaced those
US Marines Deploy Drone-killing Machines
The US Marines are using a new system to detect, identify, track and defeat hostile unmanned aerial vehicles,
Canada to Get First Two Used Australian F-18 Fighter Jets in 2019
Canada will receive the first two of 18 used Australian F-18 fighter jets in 2019. The first two used Australian F-18s to be delivered in 2019, Canadian procurement minister Carla Qualtrough was quoted as saying by
US 'Double Agent' Charged with Spying for China
The US Defense Intelligence Agency Officer has been arrested on charges of selling classified country information to China in exchange for money, AFP reports. The US Justice Department said Ron Rockwell Hansen, 58, had regular secret meetings with Chinese intelligence agents, and used cellphones provided him by Chinese sources and retained classified information to which he was not supposed to have access
Boeing to Re-manufacture 94 Air Launched Cruise Missile Warhead
Boeing has been awarded a $7 million contract for the Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) warhead arming devices remanufacture. This contract provides for the remanufacture of 94 ALCM warhead arming devices
US Warships Forced to Retreat after Iranian Navy Fires Warning Shots in...
Ukraine Struck 18 Russian Oil Facilities in May, the Farthermost being 1700...
After Australia, Korea Next in Line to Acquire Nuclear-powered Submarines
Missed Patriot Interceptor, Not Iranian Drone Hit Kuwait Airport
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