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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 […]

  • Trump administration set to launch drone facility in Bangladesh to strengthen Bangladesh army and navy.

    September 26, 2025 0
    The US is collaborating with Bangladesh’s Army and Navy to develop an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capability for Bangladesh. A joint Bangladesh Regiment comprising personnel from both the Army and Navy will manufacture and operate [...]
  • Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

    April 18, 2025 0
    India’s homegrown 155mm/45-calibre gun has taken a hit following a row of failed trials for over three months by the Indian Army, according to a top source in the army. India’s DRDO developed 155mm howitzer [...]
  • Kosovo purchased Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

    July 18, 2023 0
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  • Another Sabotage Attack With Massive Explosion Derailing Crimea Train

    May 19, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin has been hit by another sabotage attack as a massive explosion derailed a train in occupied Crimea. Russians Fleeing as Sabotage Caused Huge Explosion at Ammunition Depot in CrimeaDateJuly 19, 2023A Second Ukrainian [...]
  • Russia’s Kuibyshev oil refinery halts production after drone attacks, a big blow to Putin

    March 26, 2024 0
    Two industry sources told Global Defense Corp that the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia’s Samara halted CDU-5, one of two primary refining units, knocking out half of its capacity following a drone attack over the [...]
  • U.S. pledged to expedite delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to Australian Army

    November 2, 2023 0
    The United States has pledged to accelerate its delivery UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Australia’s armed forces after a fatal crash forced the grounding of the ADF’s Taipan fleet. Australia retires MRH90 Taipan transport helicopters [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

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