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TAI’s Aksungur completes 1,000 flight hours

August 13, 2021 GDC 0

Aksungur, a domestically produced medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) marked a major milestone by reaching 1,000 flight hours, TAI said in a Twitter statement late Saturday. Aksungur […]

Air Platform

Turkish AKSUNGUR drone started its first field mission

June 7, 2021 GDC 0

AKSUNGUR started its first field mission by flying from Ankara TUSAŞ facilities to Adana Şakirpaşa Airport. AKSUNGUR, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), started its first field mission by flying from Ankara TUSAŞ facilities to […]

  • Thyssenkrupp Delivers Fourth Submarine To Egyptian Navy

    July 16, 2021 0
    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems handed over S44, the fourth Type 209/1400mod-class submarine, to the Egyptian Navy. Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over fourth S44 submarine to Egyptian NavyDateAugust 4, 2021Thyssenkrupp Launches Egyptian Navy’s Type 209 SubmarineDateOctober 1, [...]
  • Chinese Army Inducts New Armored Vehicles, Howitzers and Rocket Launchers

    June 8, 2021 0
    The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s Xinjiang Military Command has taken delivery of three new advanced weapon systems – armored vehicles, howitzers and self-propelled rocket launchers – over the past week. Australian Army to acquire [...]
  • China deployed J-20 fighters near Indian border

    August 22, 2020 0
    The Hotan airbase lies about 200 miles from Ladakh where the Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brutal clash, killing 20 Indian soldiers and an unconfirmed number on the Chinese side. Both sides [...]
  • The TAI Anka-S Armed MALE UAV

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  • Ukraine deploys its Grom-2 tactical ballistic missile to fight Russian troops

    April 12, 2023 0
    According to a video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on March 30, 2023, the Ukrainian armed forces will have deployed its new locally-made Grim-2 short-range ballistic missile system. In the video released by [...]
  • Romania plans to purchase Turkish Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel

    July 23, 2025 0
    Romania plans to procure an “almost new” Turkish warship to help protect a strategic gas project being developed in the Black Sea. Turkish Hisar-A missile hits target aircraft in test-firingDateMay 26, 2021Pakistan Navy Commission Second [...]
Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

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