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Europe

Turkiye’s Akıncı UCAV completes firing test with domestic guidance kit

May 13, 2025 GDC 0

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Europe

Baykar Akinci To Integrate 100km Range Cakir Cruise Missile

September 14, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

World-first, Turkish Akinci drone test fires Cakir cruise missiles

August 16, 2023 GDC 0

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Middle East

Turkish drone maker Baykar signs largest ever sales agreement with Saudi Arabia

July 20, 2023 GDC 0

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Europe

Baykar Defense To Launch Bayraktar TB2 and Alinci Drones Production Line in Ukraine

June 28, 2023 GDC 0

Turkish company Baykar will build a drone strike factory in Ukraine by the middle of this decade. CEO Haluk Bayraktar spoke about the implementation of the project. The construction of the company in Ukraine was […]

Europe

Turkish Akinci Drone Successfully Test-fires Laser-Guided Bomb

July 31, 2022 GDC 0

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Defense Industry

Turkish Defense Industries Will Make Major Deliveries, Says Ismail Demir

October 27, 2021 GDC 0

In 2021, Turkish defense industries will make the first deliveries of the AKINCI Attack UAV. The low altitude air defense missile system HİSAR-A will enter the inventory and its first deliveries will be made, reported […]

Air Platform

UK interested in buying Turkish Akinci drone

October 19, 2021 GDC 0

Turkey has presented options to the United Kingdom, which is “very interested” to buy Turkish-made armed drones, the industry and technology minister said on Friday. “The U.K. is very interested in Turkish armed drones. Now, […]

Air Platform

Turkey Develops Local Manufacturing Capabilities As It Inducts New Akinci Drones

September 6, 2021 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Bayraktar TB3 to perform maiden flight in 2022

September 6, 2021 GDC 0

Bayraktar announced that an upgraded version of Bayraktar TB2 will perform its maiden flight in 2022, said Baykar’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Selçuk Bayraktar during the induction ceremony Akinci drone. Currently under development at the […]

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  • Kazakh Air Force’s Su-30SME Crashed In Karaganda Region

    April 20, 2021 0
    The Kazakhstan Air Defense Forces (KADF) Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker multi-role combat aircraft has crashed in Balkhash, in southeastern Kazakhstan. “During routine training mission at the landing approach at the training aviation center of the city [...]
  • MBDA Deutschland increasing production capacity and developing new capabilities

    November 22, 2023 0
    Considering the current international scenarios and the new threats, MBDA Deutschland, the German arm of MBDA, is increasing its production capacity answering the requests of the German Government, and is developing new weapon systems to [...]
  • Lockheed, Thales to Build LRASM Missile Production Facility in Australia

    May 5, 2023 0
    Lockheed Martin has signed a collaborative agreement with French group Thales to establish a new missile factory in Australia. Lockheed Proposes AGM-184C LRASM Anti-ship Missiles For Australian Army’s LAND 4100 Phase 2DateOctober 21, 2022Australia To [...]
  • Israel Combines All Special Operatives Into Single Elite Force

    July 20, 2020 0
    JERUSALEM (GDC) — Israel has been in intense combat since the day of its foundation. The need to survive, outrun and outgun their enemies has created some of the most elite and well respected units [...]
  • Finland and Sweden could join NATO despite pressure from Russia

    January 7, 2022 0
    Finland has said it could join NATO in defiance of Russia’s warning that the alliance should not be allowed to expand any further to the east. Throughout its short history as an independent nation, Finland [...]
  • Belarus Delivers Modernized MiG-29UB To Serbia

    April 30, 2021 0
    The Serbian Air Force received two more MiG-29 fighters. According to the Ministry of Defense of Serbia, two fighters were delivered from the inventory of the Belarusian Air Force. On April 17, the Russian military [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Central Asia

    Turkish TB2 Drones Are Conquering Central Asia

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Secures First Export Contract for KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

  • Air Platform

    Faulty Engine, Design Deficiencies Resulted Third MiG-29K Crash: Indian Navy

  • Europe

    U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

  • Europe

    Belgium Formally Joins Lockheed Martin F-35 Programme

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Navy Unveils Sixth-Gen F/A-XX Fighter Aircraft Concept

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israeli Elbit Systems Develops Jamming-proof Laser Connected Drones.

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: Indian Air Force MMRCA V2.0

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Azerbaijan purchased the Israeli Iron Dome missile system

  • Europe

    Amid tensions with Russia, Sweden increases defense budget by 40%

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Unveils Plan To Procure Gripen Jets, Drones, GlobalEye AEW&C And Air Defense System

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS destroys Russian Pantsir air defense system

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan arm its F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo fighter jets with Hsing Feng III anti-ship missile

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh reshuffled key Army positions to replace scandal riddled DGFI Director Major General Saiful Abedin

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman turn to Australia to keep the production of Triton UAV running

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Prepared Evacuation Plans To Iran, Belarus Or Myanmar Should The Russian Army Fail In Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia tried to camouflage its warship and painted fake airplanes to deceive NATO military satellites

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia may have only one month of ammunition left unless Iran and North Korea rescue Russia

  • Middle East

    Syrian rebels capture central city of Hama in severe setback to president Assad

  • Air Platform

    Peru to Receive First An-178 Military Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russian Navy’s USET-80 torpedo is floating off the coast of Severodonetsk

  • Europe

    Ukraine reports gains around Bakhmut, Ukrainian MoD says

  • Europe

    Ukrainian MiG-29 And Su-27 Escort American B1B Lancer Bomber Over Black Sea

  • Europe

    Norway boosts defense spending by whopping $48 billion

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Loyal Wingman UCAV Engaged Landing Gear for the First Time

  • Air Platform

    Russia And Pakistan Want Production Sharing Agreements For Bayraktar Drones

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems unveils smart factory that will build the Tempest fighter

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Awarded $241 Million Contact For Eurofighter’s AESA Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Turkiye, South Korea agree to deepen defense, nuclear, green energy cooperation

  • Europe

    Sweden to deliver CV90 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Most components of the Chinese J-16, J-10C, J-20, FC-31, J-35, J-36, and J-50 fighters are sourced from the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

  • C4iSR

    Saab’s Ceros 200 fire control director

  • Europe

    Russia’s ice-class navigation ship Katerina Velikaya caught fire, leaving one dead and three injured

  • Europe

    Damen Shipbuilding Group secured a US$6.7 billion deal to build MKS 180 Frigate for the German Navy

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Navy Achieves First F-35B Fighter Jet Landing on Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge.

  • Europe

    Retired Ukrainian General Predicts Ukraine Will Recapture Crimea By Early 2023

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall win a contract to supply 225 Boxer CRVs to Australian Army

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    South Asia

    Bangladesh Army (Thief) receives BTR 80 simulator

  • Europe

    Germany purchases drones, missiles and assault rifles worth €2.9 billion.

  • South Asia

    Indian RAW involved in political meddling, wiretapping, and intercepting military communications in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, reported Washington Post

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Approves Sale of 54 AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles to Singapore for $133 Million

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korea, India and China Turned Myanmar Navy Into A Blue Water Navy

  • Air Platform

    Philippine Air Force inducts A-29B Super Tucano training aircraft

  • Americas

    US Navy received final Block 2 Super Hornet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Su-30 aircraft violates Taiwanese airspace

  • Air Platform

    Japan to launch sixth generation fighter F-3 in 2031

  • Air Platform

    Badass F-15EX: U.S. Air Force wants 72 of them

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Wants Naval Access to Thailand’s Isthmus of Kra Canal to Counter Indian Navy

  • Air Platform

    The assassin in the sky: General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, MQ-1B Predator and MQ-1C Gray Eagle MALE UAV

  • South Asia

    Indian Authority Demolishes 800 Years Old Shahi Mosque, Shrines And Muslim Cemetery

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