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Turkish TAI developed advanced derivative of Anka drone
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Year: 2020
Europe
Greek-Turkey tensions are not going away soon
Cyprus has been in dispute between Greece and Turkey ever since Turkish forces invaded the island in 1974, and the subsequent unilateral declaration of a Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It builds upon a much […]
Middle East
United Arab Emirates to get F-35 and MQ-9 Reaper drones
The Gulf state has long expressed a desire to acquire the F-35 jet made by Lockheed Martin, which Israel has used in combat. The United Arab Emirates’s accord to normalise ties with Israel should remove […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship is ready, but China can’t make an aircraft
World’s third-largest ship of its type finishes 18-day trial and could be commissioned next year. Work continues on its Z-20J aircraft, modified from Z-20 armed helicopters. China’s first Type 075 landing helicopter assault dock completed […]
Air Platform
RAF’s Third and fourth P-8 Poseidon enter final stages of production
The third and fourth Poseidon MRA Mk1 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) destined for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) are in the final stages of production, the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation announced on […]
Naval Platforms
HMAS Arunta tests fire evolved sea sparrow missile
Royal Australian Navy’s first frigate to complete the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade, HMAS Arunta, has successfully fired surface-to-air missiles at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in Hawaii. Conducted alongside ships from […]
Middle East
Bangladesh Navy’s BNS Bijoy destroyed in Beirut explosion
Turkey will restore a Bangladeshi naval ship that was damaged during the deadly blast at the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut earlier this month, the Turkish National Defence Ministry said yesterday. According to Anadolu, the […]
Air Platform
Taiwan to open F-16 maintenance and upgrade facility
A Taiwanese plane maker will on Friday open a maintenance centre for F-16 fighter jets in collaboration with US defence contractor Lockheed Martin, the first such facility in the Indo-Pacific, as tensions across the Taiwan Strait […]
Air Platform
F414 (RM12) engine to be installed on to NASA’s X-59 aircraft
The engine that powers Gripen E and Super Hornet will power NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft. Mark the big one-of-a-kind engine, designed and built just for NASA, as delivered. Nearly 13 feet long, three feet in […]
Air Platform
Where Is Indian Tejas MKII And AMCA In The Global Fighter Jets Competition?
The Balakot air strikes in February 2019 and the air combat thereafter in which multiple licensed produced Su-30MKI of Indian Air Force (IAF) had to engage a American-made F-16 of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has […]