Hindustan Aeronautics ltd (HAL)
Remove Hurdles For Indian Firms In Defense Manufacturing: ASSOCHAM
Dilution of stringent conditions, removing nomination based Defense Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) contracts, and setting indigenization target with a time frame will encourage Indian domestic companies to take part in...
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...
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