Hindustan Aeronautics ltd (HAL)
South Korean K-11 Dual Barrel Assault Rifle Upgrade To Complete By 2016
South Korea will complete major upgrade on its indigenous K-11 dual-barrel air burst rifle by 2016 year end. The use of the assault rifle by the army was suspended last year...
Dorniers Safe, Claims HAL
The Indian Navys Dornier has no safety issues in operations and all customers continue to fly the aircraft. Following the recent accidents involving Dornier aircraft of the Navy and the Coast...
India Test-Fires Helicopter Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HeliNag’
India has successfully tested an indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from a Helicopter. The anti-tank missile, “HeliNa (HELIcopter Nag)” is the helicopter launched version of Nag missile developed by the...
HAL Selects Airborne Navigation System For Light Utility Helicopter Program
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has chosen L-3 Aviations L-3AP Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN+) for its new Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program. The TACAN+ transceiver is a small tactical airborne...
Indian Air Force Receives Kiran Jet Trainers From Navy
The Indian Navy is moving its nine Kiran trainer craft to the Air Force, which is facing shortage of intermediate jet trainers. A senior Navy official said that the initial training...
HAL Selects Honeywell’s Turboprop Engine For Its Military Training Aircraft
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited announced Thursday that it has selected Honeywell Aerospace to provide the engine for its prototype HTT-40 military training aircraft. Honeywells TPE331-12B turboprop engine will enable Hindustan Aeronautics...
India's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Undocked
Indias first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant was successfully undocked on Wednesday after the completion of its structural work at Cochin Shipyard in South India, various media reported. The 260 meters...
Second Indian Dornier Incident In Three Months
A Dornier aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard with three personnel onboard went missing late Monday night shortly after it took off from Chennai. This is the second incident involving Dornier...
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
U.K., India Deploy Aircraft Carriers Together for First Time in Exercise Konkan
The Royal Navy and Indian Navy have deployed their carrier strike groups side by side for the first time as part of Exercise Konkan 2025, a bilateral naval exercise that has been a fixture of U
Anduril, Raytheon Complete Static Fire Test of Highly Loaded Grain Solid Rocket Motor
Anduril Industries and Raytheon completed a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor under contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate
DGA Orders 5 Falcon 2000 Albatros for Maritime Patrol Aircraft Conversion
France’s Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has placed an order with Dassault Aviation for five Falcon 2000 Albatros aircraft under the Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) program
Switzerland Asks Elbit System to Compensate for Reduced Functionalities of ADS 15 Drone
Damen Naval Signs Deal with Terma for Decoy Launching System on Colombian...
Italian Officials Observe Turkish Baykar Drone Flights
Russian Firm Develops Device to Intercept Drone Video Signals
Spain Cancels Missile Projects with Israel, Will Go with European Solutions
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...