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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 […]

  • Desperate Russia Wants To Buy Medi-vac Vehicles From Estonia

    September 16, 2022 0
    Russia-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies said last week it was offering a reward of up to $16,330 for the Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System unmanned ground vehicle, or THeMIS. Swedish Military Procures [...]
  • Russian army is no longer capable of ground-based tactical warfare, UK defense intelligence report

    December 27, 2022 0
    The Russian military has veered away from an integral part of its military doctrine the past decade, according to a new intelligence report from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD). Putin’s forces already lost [...]
  • Sanctions Buster: Russian Orlan-10 UAV Made Of American, Japanese, German And Chinese Components

    April 14, 2021 0
    Multirole unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Orlan-10 is actively used by the Russian Army in combat operations against Ukraine in the Donbas. According to the open sources, the system was developed by the Russian company Special [...]
  • Amid Tensions With China, Taiwan Started Building Submarines

    November 28, 2020 0
    Taipei, Taiwan (GDC) – After years in the making, Taiwan on Tuesday officially began work on its first domestically produced submarine in an effort to beef up its coastal defences against an invasion from China, reports [...]
  • China is a nuclear cartel that promotes covert nuclear proliferation in Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

    April 26, 2026 0
    China’s preliminary inclination was to promote nuclear proliferation as a way to undermine the military strength of the established world powers, but it quickly reversed its course in both rhetoric and action after its October [...]
  • President Trump Agrees to Sale F-35 Stealth Jets to Türkiye

    March 24, 2025 0
    U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly prepared to move forward with the long-pending sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and is open to reconsidering Ankara’s participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, according [...]
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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    Turkiye will use flagship indigenous TF35000 engine on its KAAN fighter jet.

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    Ukrainian soldiers captured Russia’s armored vehicles in the Donbas region

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    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Strikes in Aleppo For The First Time

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    Greek Parliament Releases FDI Frigate’s Specification

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    Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

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    Israeli Rafael Unveils Sixth-generation Spike NLOS With Extended Range And Fire Powers

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    China Quietly Supplying Arms To Central Asian Nations

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    Japan launches fourth multi-mission Mogami-class frigate

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    Ukrainian Air Force Confirms Use Of JDAM In Battlefield

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    Soviet-era Bomber Fired Missiles At Sea Instead Of Ukrainian Territory In Latest Humiliation

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    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Produce Eighth THAAD Battery

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  • Industry

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  • Europe

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    Australian Army Started Trialling Battery Powered Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

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