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The long-awaited Turkish Altay main battle tanks enter mass production.

September 11, 2025 GDC 0

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South Korea’s firm to supply armor for Turkish Altay main battle tank

May 29, 2025 GDC 0

South Korean defense firm Samyang Comtech has secured its first direct overseas export contract, supplying advanced ballistic armor for Turkey’s Altay main battle tank. According to Seoul Economic Daily, South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration […]

Turkiye to sale tanks, missiles and warships to Saudi Arabia worth $6 billion

February 4, 2025 GDC 0

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Turkey to equip Altay tanks with AKKOR active protection system

January 9, 2025 GDC 0

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Turkish Army Receives First Altay Main Battle Tanks

April 26, 2023 GDC 0

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SNT Heavy Industries To Provide Transmission For Turkish Altay Main Battle Tank

March 23, 2023 GDC 0

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Turkey To Mass Produce Altay Main Battle Tanks From 2025

March 6, 2023 GDC 0

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South Korean Companies to Supply Engines for Turkey’s Altay Tank

October 28, 2021 GDC 0

Turkey’s BMC said that the company signed an agreement with Doosan and S&T Dynamics to supply Altay’s engine and transmission mechanism. “Kang Eun-ho, the Minister responsible for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), said that […]

Turkey develops homegrown 1,500-horsepower tank engine

May 25, 2021 GDC 0

Turkey successfully completed the ignition of its first-ever nationally developed 1,500-horsepower engine, BATU, that will power various armored vehicles and tanks, Defense Industries Presidency Head Ismail Demir said Wednesday. Demir shared the news on his […]

Turkey To Use South Korean Engine For Altay Tank

March 15, 2021 GDC 0

Turkey’s BMC has reached an agreement with South Korea for the provision of engines for Altay tanks built by the former. A senior official with BMC told Defense News that the company signed deals with […]

Iranian Navy’s Warship IRIS Sahand Capsized Twice And Sinks

July 10, 2024 0

An Iranian Navy frigate, IRIS Sahand (74) has capsized and sunk in its home port of Bandar Abbas. The ship is 12 years old, and is among the most modern surface combatants in the Iranian [...]
Inaccurate FAB-500 is the primary reason Russia lost so many aircraft in Ukraine war

March 11, 2025 0

Russian air force Sukhoi Su-35 fighters streaked toward Sumy in northeastern Ukraine—and lobbed, for the first time, new kinds of munitions for the Russians: satellite-guided KAB bombs with pop-out wings. Russia lost the highest number [...]
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Received the First Mass-produced Armored Modular Vehicle.

September 11, 2025 0

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has announced the rollout of its first mass-produced Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV), a next-generation wheeled armored personnel carrier set to begin deployment this fiscal year. According to the Ministry [...]
Kingsberg Awarded Contract To Supply Naval Strike Missile (NSM) To Royal Australian Navy

July 8, 2022 0

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed an initial contract valued at $48 million with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability. The order income is booked in second quarter 2022. Australia [...]
U.S. Air Force Received First Airborne Laser Weapons

August 4, 2022 0

The US Air Force has taken delivery of the first LANCE (Laser Advancements for Next-generation Compact Environments) directed energy weapon system from Lockheed Martin. The Dynetics-Lockheed MAXPOWER High Power Microwave weaponsDateApril 14, 2020Lockheed Martin Delivers [...]
North Korean troops received AK-47, but no winter clothes, helmets or body armor to fight in Ukraine

February 4, 2025 0

After months of rapt attention focusing on the thousands of North Koreans battling alongside Moscow’s troops close to Russia’s border with Ukraine, Pyongyang’s fighters appear to have vanished. Captured North Koreans told Ukraine’s military intelligence [...]

Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

December 21, 2025 0

The $2.3-billion deal between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv calls for the delivery of advanced defense systems over eight years. The UAE has been identified as the undisclosed buyer behind a $2.3-billion contract signed last […]

Ukraine partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery system.

December 20, 2025 0

Ukraine has partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems using Mercedes-Benz Zetros tactical transport trucks. Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the project will cost 750 million euros ($879.9 million) and targets […]