UK Royal Navy Receives First Carrier-ready Merlin Mk4 Helicopters
The UKs Royal Navy has received the first of a fleet of new Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopters designed for Royal Marine aircraft carrier operations. They have been acquired to replace the veteran Sea Kings
Chinese Navy Demonstrates Night Carrier Landing and Take-off
The China Central Television released a video footage showing People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy carrier-borne fighter jets taking off and landing back onto the carriers deck Thursday. The night landing is a huge challenge for pilots since it is difficult for them to distinguish signal lights at night, Carrier expert Li...
Pakistan Signs Deal to Procure 30 T129 ATAK Helicopters from Turkey
Pakistan and Turkey have signed an agreement for the sale of 30 Turkish ATAK helicopters to Islamabad. Turkeys Undersecretary of Defence Industries (SSM) Dr
Raytheon Wins $395 Million Romania PATRIOT Fire Unit Contract
Raytheon has been awarded a $395 million modification contract for Phased Array Tracking on Radar to Intercept Option Fire Unit for Romania. Work is expected to be completed by April 30, 2020, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Turkey Signs Agreement with Kazakhstan to Develop UAVs
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) have collaborated with a Kazakh aviation firm to co-develop unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). TAI signed agreement with Kazakhstan Aviation Industry (KAI) to jointly work in the production and supply of Anka UAV and Hurkus new generation training aircraft, during the on-going International Exhibition Weapons Systems and Military...
Chinese Satellite Navigation System To Get New Homemade Missile-borne Anti-jamming Antenna
China's domestic Beidou Navigation Satellite System will equipped with the new missile-borne anti-interference antenna developed by a Chinese defense technology firm, this year, local media reports. "The domestically-built missile-borne anti-interference antenna is based on array signal processing technology, and will greatly help the country's People's Liberation Army (PLA) units counter the enemy's jamming efforts against the BeiDou system in battle," Jin Zhongshu, deputy general manager of the Beijing Li Gong Navigation Technology Co, told Global Times on Thursday on the sidelines of the China Satellite Navigation Exhibition at the ongoing 9th China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC) in Harbin of Northeast...
Ukraine Building Infantry Fighting Vehicle to Replace Soviet Era BMPs
A Ukrainian Defence Enterprise has started building a new infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) christened 'BMP-U' which will replace the iconic BMP-1 and BMP-2 IFVs designed during the Soviet era. The new IFV is expected to enter Ukrainian army service in 2020 and will boast of a host of improvements over the old BMPs such as increased firepower, higher speed, lower weight and better crew seating
Ukrainian Troops Test-fire US-made Javelin Anti-tank Missile for First Time
Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko shared a video of US-made Javelin anti-tank missile being fired for the first time by Ukranian troops This is the first time Ukraine has used an American-made missile system which was delivered to Kiev to help it to combat pro-Russian separatists. "Today, for the first time in Ukraine, Javelin missile systems were launched
Sierra Nevada to Showcase X-MADIS at ThunderDrone Rapid Prototyping Event
Sierra Nevada Corporation along with its partners Ascent Vision and RADA Technologies will participate in the SOFWERX ThunderDrone Rapid Prototyping Event (RPE) III demonstration with their X-MADIS (eXpeditionary Mobile Aerial Defense Integrated System). X-MADIS is a self-contained, fully mobile and integrated counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) capability
Russian Basic Trainer Yak-152 Completes Static Tests
Specialists of the Russian Central Aero-hydrodynamic Institute held the final stage of static tests of Yak-152 basic training aircraft. “The design successfully withstood the imposed loads and did not receive any significant residual deformations
Kazakhstan to Receive New Batch of Su-30SM Fighter Jets From Russia
Kazspecexport and Russian state-run Irkut Corporation signed a contract to supply a new batch of Su-30SM to Kazakhstan during the KADEX 2018 exhibition in Astana. The modern Russian fighters will join the fleet of another Su-30SM, which since 2015 have been armed by the Air Defense Force of Kazakhstan, United Aircraft Corporation said in a statement Thursday
Lockheed Martin Wins $282 Million PAC-3 Missile Support FMS Contract
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $282 million modification contract for PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Support Centre post-production support to Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, and Republic of Korea. Work is expected to be completed by May 19, 2019, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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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