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Air Platform

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 […]

  • Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce 80 General Electric F414 Engines for KF-21 Fighter Jets

    July 1, 2025 0
    Hanwha Aerospace has received a contract to supply propulsion systems for South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fifth-generation combat aircraft. GE Aviation delivers the first F414-GE-400K engine to KAI for KFX fightersDateJuly 7, 2020In-depth Look At KAI [...]
  • Algeria to receive Su-34 fighter-bomber from Russia.

    September 4, 2025 0
    An export-configured Su-34M, featuring an unusual desert-tone camouflage, has been spotted at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow. These images, notably shared on X by @OsintWarfare, have fueled the view that Russia is preparing to deliver its [...]
  • Turkiye’s Drone Carrier LHD TCG Anadolu Starts Sea Trial

    July 10, 2022 0
    The Turkish Navy’s future landing helicopter dock (LHD), TCG Anadolu (L-400), was spotted at sea on June 20, 2022. Company officials confirmed that the LHD has begun official sea trials. Turkish TCG Anadolu Completes First [...]
  • Spain Orders 16 Airbus C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

    June 8, 2024 0
    The Spanish Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 Airbus C295 aircraft in Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) configuration and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) configuration. The contract amounts to €1.695 billion. US to Fund RMAF’s Maritime Patrol [...]
  • PLZ52 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer was displayed on 10th Airshow China

    August 9, 2020 0
    The opening ceremony of 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) was held in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. A PLZ52 155mm self-propelled howitzer, researched and manufacured by China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO GROUP), [...]
  • Sikorsky Takes Defiant X Helo To NFAC Complex For Wind Tunnel Testing

    February 19, 2021 0
    Sikorsky-Boeing is returning to the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC), located at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, in March for additional wind tunnel testing of its US Army Future Long [...]
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 […]

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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  • Europe

    German-made Marder 1A3 tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle survived direct missile hit

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    Russia’s Navy Started Using 63 Years Old Be-12 Aircraft As Its Air Force Struggles To Fly Soviet-era Su-35 Aircraft

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    European Union To Build Unified Air Defense System

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    Australian Army to acquire AS-9 self-propelled Howitzers

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    Indian Army’s T-90 Tank Lost Multi-nation Tank Biathlon Due To Engine Oil Leaks

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkiye successfully test fires Tayfun ballistic missile.

  • Europe

    Russia imported Chinese turboprop engine for its locally made kamikaze drones

  • C4iSR

    Turkiye locally develops electro-optical sight system for homegrown drones.

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Awarded $521 Million Contract To Produce HIMARS Rockets

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    Babcock Floats Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate HMS Venturer

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  • Europe

    Production at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries halted due to Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz

  • Europe

    Roketsan unveils Turkish-first 1000 km range CENK ballistic missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s new Plustan-SN armored vehicles

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    Azerbaijan plans to purchase 48 Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy Loses Contact With Submarine Near Bali

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    How Russia Rebrand Same Fighter Jets And Sale Soviet-era Su-27 As Su-30 and Su-35?

  • Europe

    Russia lacks military gear to protect soldiers from harsh winter, and soldiers dying of hypothermia

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Europe

    Baykar Defence Prepares Bayraktar Naval Variant TB3 Drone For First Flight

  • Africa

    Turkish HISAR ADS Shot Down Russia-made Mi-35 Helicopter in Libya

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. to send Avenger air defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine

  • Uncategorized

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  • Europe

    Russian Retreating From Northern Ukraine Exposed Russian Propaganda About Its Military Might

  • South Asia

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  • Europe

    Why Did Russia’s Navy Repeatedly Fail To Defend Its Warship?

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    UAE’s Air Defense System Intercepts Iranian Cruise Missiles and Drones.

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    Turkish Rocketsan added 30 high-tech products to its sales portfolio

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  • Defense Industry

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  • Europe

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