Defense Industry
Iraq ditches Russian MiG-29M2/MiG-35 fighters, opts for Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2
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Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III
ISLAMABAD (GDC) – The Iraqi government is planning to acquire 12 JF-17A Block III fighters from Pakistan and has reportedly set aside more than $600 million in funding for the purchase of the said aircraft, […]
Defense Industry
Iraq Plans To Buy Bayraktar TB2, T-129 And Koral EW From Turkey
Iraq has reportedly expressed its interest in buying Turkish-built unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), helicopters and military hardware. Speaking on Iraqi television, Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Anad Saadoun reportedly said that Iraq had “reached a […]
Middle East
U.S. Military Launches Airstrikes On Iraqi And Syrian Militia Targets
The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, has conducted airstrikes against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby […]
Middle East
Turkey To Establish Military Base In Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced today that Turkey will establish a military base in Metina, a mountainous area close to the Turkish border in Iraqi Kurdistan, to surveil the broader region. Speaking to members of the ruling Justice and […]
Defense Industry
KF-21: South Korea Joins Elite Club Of A Few Countries
South Korea unveiled a prototype of its first domestically developed fighter jet on Friday and President Moon Jae-in hailed the KF-X as the future backbone of the air force and a step toward the U.S. […]
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South Korea Rolls Out Homegrown KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jets With Huge Export Potentials
South Korea unveiled its homegrown supersonic jet fighter on Friday, joining an exclusive club of military aviation giants and setting the stage for a $5.2 billion program it hopes will be a top export driver […]
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South Korean Stealth KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jet Will Fly In 2022
South Korea’s new KF-X (Korean Fighter eXperimental) multi-role stealth fighter has begun final assembly despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and will be rolled out in the first half of next year, as planned. The KFX […]
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M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tank Is More Lethal Than It’s Predecessors
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Iraqi Security and Defense Committee recommends acquiring Russian S-400 ADS
An Iraqi parliamentary committee has recommended acquiring the S-400 ground-based air-defence system, learned GDC quoting Iraqi Press. Iraq has become the latest country to consider acquiring the Russian-made S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name SA-21 ‘Growler’), […]