Turkey May Buy French-Italian Air Defense System
Turkeys Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar today hinted at a possible purchase of air defense systems (ADS) from France and Italy. Speaking to
Turkish S-400 Missiles strike 3 Targets in Tests
Missiles from Turkish S-400 air defence systems (ADS) struck three airborne targets in the first of its kind test after Ankara purchased the ADS from Russian in 2019. The S-400 was tested from near the town of Sinop in the countrys north, a source in military and diplomatic circles told TASS...
Turkey Conducts First Test of Russian S-400 Missile Systems: Social Media Reports
Turkey has reportedly conducted the first test of S-400 air defense system (ADS) it bought from Russia, today. On October 16, photographs and video from the purported test being circulated in the social media show a column of smoke rising
Northrop, Dynetics & ECE Join Lockheed in DARPA’s OpFires Program
Lockheed Martin today Northrop Grumman, Dynetics, and Electronic Concepts & Engineering, Inc (ECE) joined the company to work on DARPAs OpFires Phase Three Weapon System Integration program. “As Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) continues the work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the unique hypersonic technologies of its...
South Korea to Deploy M-SAM II Air Defence in Response to North’s...
The South Korean military plans to soon deploy its locally-made M-SAM II air defence system (ADS) in response to the Pyongyangs new missiles and rocket launchers shown at last Saturdays military parade. Speaking about Seouls anti-artillery and missile defense capabilities against the Norths short-range missiles, MoD spokesperson Col
Turkey Preparing for S-400 Test in Black Sea
Turkey is all set to test its S-400 air defense systems near Sinop on the Black Sea coast next week. Turkish authorities have closed the area from October 13-16 saying “Practice shooting will be carried out” in the region
Russia Commenced Hypersonic Missiles Program 30 Years Ago
A Russian Agency, now a part of Tactical Missiles Corporation (TMC) commenced work on the Avangard hypersonic missile system in 1985 in response to the US Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) during the Ronald Reagan era. “A proposal of the Research and Production Association of Machine-Building (RPAM-B) (which later merged with the TMC) began to be implemented in 1985," Company Honorary CEO and Honorary Chief Designer Gerbert Yefremov was quoted as saying today by
L3Harris, SpaceX Selected to Build Satellites that Track Hypersonic Missiles
The Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris and SpaceX contracts worth $342 million combined to build satellites to provide missile tracking data for hypersonic glide vehicles and next generation advanced missile threats. The two companies won bids to build out Tranche 0 of the tracking layer for the National Defense Space Architecture
Turkish Armed Forces to Activate, Test S-400 Air Defence System
Turkish armed forces have commenced the process of activating and testing the S-400 Air Defense System (ADS) purchased from Russia at a training ground near the northern city of Sinop. In preparation for the test, 10 Banshee air targets will be delivered to the Sinop missile range for the S-400 tests, which are to take place from October 5 to 16,
US to Sell Switzerland PATRIOT Missile Units Worth $2.2 billion
The US State Department approves a possible Sale to Switzerland of five Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units for an estimated cost of $2.2 billion
Latest Chinese GJ-11 "Sharp Sword" Drone Seen at an Air Base in...
North Korea Reveals Hwasong-20 ICBM Capable of Reaching U.S. Mainland
Denmark Allocates $4.5B to Buy 16 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Sanctions French Automaker Renault for Producing Drones for Ukraine
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...