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Tel Rifat and Menbic operation is about to start. President Erdoğan declared the first target of new Syria operation.

The consortium, which includes Turkish businessmen and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) teams, is in talks to acquire American business jet manufacturer SyberJet Aircraft. If the deal is reached, a majority stake in the company is planned to be purchased. The manufacturer, whose production...

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has unveiled a large unmanned underwater vehicle (LUUV) that the service is developing with Melbourne-based defence electronics company, C2 Robotics. It is known as Speartooth, and three variants of the LUUV are under various stages of land-based and sea-based...

The Polish Armaments Agency has signed a PLN2 billion (USD450 million) contract on the strike-reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system (UAS), dubbed Gladius. The deal was signed on 6 May by the Armaments Agency Chief Col Artur Kuptel and WB Group's president Piotr Wojciechowski. “Gladius is a...

This is what would happen If different nuclear bombs were detonated in the central park of NewYork. Check the source: https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

Once again people are questioning the reason of this withdrawal or in Greek perspective kicking Tr out of the drill. One or another, the essence of the act is well known for decades let's dig it out. 1st of all Greece has started a campaign to impede Turkish F16 acquisition. The campaign is...

The first "Red Tail" T7A Red Hawk coming out of production is making its debut. Carrying tails of red to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, it'll be the first advanced trainer jet delivered to the USAirForce.

The USArmy has selected Spike NLOS (Non-Line of Sight) as its interim Long-Range Precision Munition. Spike NLOS allows helicopters to engage threats from safe stand-off ranges...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posited a future Ukraine as a sort of “big Israel” — security-focused, unbound by liberal European sensitivities, yet still democratic and fully backed by the West — and acknowledged the need for a hard-nosed strategy amid the certainty of long-term...

The current and future Greek governments face a seemingly dangerous reality in our relationship with Turkey. A recent survey conducted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation noted that “many Turkish respondents, 56%, believe that some territories beyond [Turkey’s] borders actually belong to Turkey.”...

Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan is reported to be visiting Saudi Arabia in order to perform the Eid prayer in Mecca alongside Saudi King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz. Crown Prince Mohammad is said to have been closely monitoring the internal political...

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - The Biden administration believes a potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey would be in line with U.S. national security interests and would also serve NATO's long-term unity, the State Department said in a letter to Congress that fell short of explicitly...

French private equity firms Tikehau Ace Capital, Bpifrance, and Société Générale Capital Partenaires have entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire France-based aircraft parts manufacturer Crouzet, the prospective buyers announced on 4 April. The future owners plan to use their combined...

Ukraine received almost 30 times as much defence industry equipment from Turkey in first quarter as it did a year earlier, while it prepared for and fought against Russian invasion, official data showed. Turkey exported $59.1 million of such products to Ukraine in the period, compared with $1.9...

Sonobuoys are ejected from aircraft in canisters and deploy upon water impact. An inflatable surface float with a radio transmitter remains on the surface for communication with the aircraft, while one or more hydrophone sensors and stabilizing equipment descend below the surface to a selected...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) plans to induct approximately 230 Type 16 manoeuvre combat vehicles (MCVs), Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) told Janes on 1 April. According to the MoD's Defense Programs and Budget of Japan 2022 document, the MoD plans to acquire 33 Type 16 MCVs...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) are receiving new tow ropes, and once the change is made, marines are authorised to use them for all types of water-related operations, the service told Janes. This material upgrade stems from a 2021 service decision to suspend all ACV...

Japan has started converting the second of two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter carriers into aircraft carriers capable of supporting the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). A JMSDF spokesperson told Janes on...

Slovakia has selected the Patria 8×8 Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) XP, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Finnish company announced on 30 March. The Slovak MoD said on its website that the government had mandated it to conclude a contract for the procurement of 76 AMV XPs with the Finnish...

The vehicle is built on an HMMWV chassis and is powered by a 6.5-liter turbodiesel engine developing 205 hp at 3,200 rpm. The vehicle can reach 110 km/h and cover about 440 km on hard surface. The empty weight is 5,000 kg, with a 1,400 kg payload, which gives a gross weight of 6,500 kg. With a...