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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 […]

  • Turkish Firm Converted Manned Helicopter into Unmanned Helicopter

    December 21, 2020 0
    A Turkish technology firm has converted a helicopter into an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with high payload and long flight time and range to meet military and civilian needs. Turkish Baykar Defense To Manufacture Unmanned [...]
  • South Korean Cheongung II SAM Enters Mass Production

    August 22, 2021 0
    The Cheongung II missile, considered the South Korean equivalent of the U.S. Patriot air defense system will soon enter mass production following successful completion of quality certification tests. Cheongung II accurately hit a missile and [...]
  • Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu admits Russia lacks quality weapons in the Ukraine war

    May 2, 2024 0
    Russia’s top defense official has underscored the immediate need for a significant increase in both the quantity and quality of weapons being sent to Ukraine as Ukraine received high-tech Western weapons. This is crucial to [...]
  • Royal Australian Navy To Install C-Dome Missiles Onto Arafura Class OPV

    July 23, 2023 0
    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is in talks to procure a containerised variant of Rafael’s C-Dome in an effort to increase the firepower of its future Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV). Naval News understands that discussions [...]
  • President Trump Fired African-American and Female Officers From Army, Navy and Air Force

    February 24, 2025 0
    President Donald Trump’s Friday night purge of the Pentagon’s top officer and five other senior officials has thrust the institution into uncharted territory, with a retired general plucked from obscurity to serve as the commander-in-chief’s [...]
  • Russian troops reportedly began evacuating from Tal Rifaat airbase in Syria

    November 29, 2024 0
    “While Russia is unlikely to retaliate against any large-scale Turkish offensive in northern Syria, it will likely step up its effort to evacuate from Syria.” Russian troops in northern Syria gradually withdrew from the city [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

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 […]

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    India’s First Survey Vessel (Large) Launched by GRSE

  • Defense Industry

    Taiwan To Buy More F-16V Worth $1.4 Billion

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai and Roslavl district

  • Middle East

    Iran shopping for Su-35, missile defense system amid U.S. sanctions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia issues RFI for lead-in fighter trainer for RAAF

  • Europe

    Latvia Purchases Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence Systems

  • Americas

    U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes against S-300

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy Destroyer sets sail through South China Sea

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    India Started Hybrid Warfare Against Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China and the Maldives.

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT Developed Multifunctional Jammer Combining AI and AESA

  • Africa

    Egypt Will Go To War With Ethiopia Over Grand Renaissance Dam, Says President Al-Sisi

  • Naval Platforms

    India bought two mothballed Project 11356 warships from Russia

  • Americas

    Navy officials and shipbuilders have attributed the US shipbuilding issues to long-term and short-term problems

  • Naval Platforms

    Type 039A/B/C AKA Type 041 (S26T): Soveit-era Kilo-class submarine, make in China

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Buys Two Corvettes From South Korea Worth $556 Million

  • Air Platform

    Russian MiG-31 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Novgorod Region

  • Africa

    EDEX 2023: Turkey wants to transfer technology to Egypt

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Donates Fourteen Mi-8 Transport Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Pakistan’s economic trouble worsens as Saudi Arabia and the UAE demand debt repayment as Pakistan failed to keep military promises.

  • Middle East

    Jubilant Iranians: Israeli and American Fighter Jets Fly Uncontested over Iranian Airspace as EA-18G Growler Destroys YLC-8B Radar, HQ-9B and S-400 Missile System.

  • Americas

    President-elect Joe Biden Nominates Retired Army General Lloyd Austin As Defense Secretary

  • Europe

    Romania cancelled Gowind-class corvettes project with Naval Group

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Rafael’s Releases Animated Promo Video of New Missile Hitting Russian Ship

  • Africa

    RSF shot down Russian-crewed Sudanese Air Force’s IL-76 Transport Aircraft.

  • Civil Aviation

    Dassault Aviation Unveils Ultra Longer-range Falcon 10X Aircraft

  • Europe

    Dassault Aviation Sets Plan B For FCAS Program If Tri-nation Fighter Project Fails

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Set To Approve 50 F-15 Fighter Jet Sale To Israel Worth $18 Billion

  • Europe

    KNDS to unveil next-gen main battle tank at Eurosatory 2024

  • Europe

    Russian Army Holt Progress Due to Food and Fuel Shortage, Amid Low Morale

  • Middle East

    Pakistan warned the IRGC that it cannot fend off the U.S./Israel air strikes using Chinese-made anti-air missiles.  

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    Europe

    Here’s why so many Russian generals and commanders are dead in Ukraine?

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-35 wins over Gripen, Eurofighter and Rafale in Europe

  • Air Platform

    Super Hornet Block II can carry Stormbreaker glide bomb

  • Americas

    USS Harry Truman Sustained Damage After Colliding With Merchant Ship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to upgrade K1A2 main battle tank

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Day: Lieutenant Colonel Meng Wang of Australian Army’s Aviation Command Received Conspicuous Service Medal

  • Air Platform

    US Army to induct UH-72B Lakota Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce Deutschland Partner to Service Bundeswehr’s H-47 Chinook Engines

  • Europe

    Serbian Army Tests Modernized T-72MS Tanks

  • Air Platform

    The engineering of the F-35 stealth aircraft makes it impossible for opposing forces to engage with surface-to-air missiles.  

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Rocketsan Unveils BURC Anti-air Gun and Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US DoD Approved Additional Triton UAV For Australia

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For 12 KC-46 Aerial Refueling Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems awarded contract to deliver EW suite for German Chinook helicopters

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh Navy withdraws corvettes from peacekeeping mission in Lebanon after UN terminates UNIFIL mandate.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai and Hanwha To Compete In South Korean KDDX Destroyer Program

  • Europe

    Turkish TAI To Produce Thermoplastics For Boeing Defense

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Su-24 ‘Fencer’ Fighter Bomber

  • Europe

    Ukraine upgrades captured Russian armored vehicles

  • Europe

    No SATNAV and datalink: Russia’s special forces using 1940s paper map to navigate in Ukraine

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