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IAF To Test Fire Astra Missile During Iron Fist 2016
The Indian Air Force will officially test fire Astra, the Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), from the Su-30MKI aircraft for the first time during the Iron Fist exercise this week. The missile...
HAL Delivers First Dornier Ship-Set To RUAG
HAL has delivered the first ship-set of the new generation Dornier Do-228-212 NG aircraft to RUAG, Germany at a function held at its Transport Aircraft Division (TAD) at Kanpur recently. “We...
India's Tejas Aircraft Integrated With Russian, US missiles
Indias indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), the Tejas will be integrated with the US- and Russian-origin missiles and is expected to fly this month during the Indian Air Force show. The...
Human Error Tops Dhruv Helicopter Accidents
Since 2002, 14 military and 2 civil Indian home-grown Dhruv helicopters have been involved in accidents, out of which 11 occurred in India and 5 abroad. Out of 16 accidents, 12...
New Indian Defence Procurement Policy Shortly: Minister Parrikar
India will soon roll out a new Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP) and will concentrate on promoting indigenization and self-reliance in defense through public and private sector. The Indian defense minister, Manohar...
Indian Government To Disinvest 10 Percent In State-Owned HAL
Indian government plans to disinvest 10 per cent of its share from Indias only defense aircraft manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and 5 per cent from Bharat Electronics (BEL). Indian Defense Minister...
Russia Expects 40 More Sukhoi-30MKI Sales To India
India may buy additional 40 Su-30MKI multipurpose fighter from Russia for local assembly. "Indian Air Force faces a number of problems
Russia Helicopters, HAL To Commence Formal Talks On KA-226T Project Implementation
Representatives of Russian Helicopters and Rosoboronexport are expected in Bangalore next week to hold talks with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on implementation of a project to manufacture the KA-226T helicopters...
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
Ukraine Struck 18 Russian Oil Facilities in May, the Farthermost being 1700 km From Frontline
Throughout May 2026, the geographic scope of Ukrainian deep-strike operations extended to more than ten regions of the Russian federation, including Moscow, Vladimir, Kirov, and Samara oblasts with the longest-range strike reached 1,700 kilometers from the state border
After Australia, Korea Next in Line to Acquire Nuclear-powered Submarines
As Australia is concertizing plans to acquire three-used Virginia Class submarine, South Korea has initiated talks with the U
Missed Patriot Interceptor, Not Iranian Drone Hit Kuwait Airport
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced Thursday that damage to Kuwait’s airport was caused by a US Patriot missile that missed an Iranian drone headed towards a U
Spanish Navantia to Localize Warship Parts Production in Saudi Arabia
Navantia has signed with the Ministry of Defence of Saudi Arabia a follow-on support contract for services associated to the life cycle support of the first batch of five corvettes already delivered, with a duration of five years
Russia Begins Building Prototype of Supersonic Airliner
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has commenced building the prototype of a supersonic civilian airliner, the successor to the legendary Tu-144 that flew for the first time in 1968 but was abandoned after a crash during the 1971 Paris Air Show
Anduril to Supply $1.98 Billion Worth Counter-UAS Platforms to Kuwait
Iran Deployed Mach 9 Speed Missiles in Attacks Against Israel
Eurofighter Typhoon Jet to Become More Lethal with New Aerodynamic Modification
Tehran Claims to Have Hit Israeli Airbases in Response to Overnight Israeli...
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