Arrow 4 missile illustration.
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) is collaborating with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop Arrow 4 missile defense system that will be part of the country’s multi-layer ballistic missile shield.
In a statement Thursday, the defense...
An RAF Atlas A400M airlift aircraft was recently showcased in Kazakhstan to the Kazakh government who are considering an order. The visit promoted bilateral military co-operation between the UK and Kazakhstan.
Turkey plans spaceport in Somalia for $1bn moon mission
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed an ambitious timetable with the aim of making contact with the moon on unmanned missions (Turkish Space Agency TUA)
By Ragip Soylu in Ankara
Turkey’s recently announced space programme, which aims...
The rocks along the shoreline of Lake Salda in Turkey were formed by microbes that trap minerals and sediments in the water. Studying these ancient microbial fossils on Earth help Mars 2020 scientists prepare for their mission.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
When the agency’s newest rover mission...
Turkey lobbies to get back in F-35 program
The Turkish defense industry has hired one of Washington’s most prestigious law firms to try to remain in the F-35 jet fighter program after the Donald Trump administration said it would kick Turkey out two years ago over its purchase of Russian air...
CON COUGHLIN| 17 February 2021
DEFENCE EDITOR
The Army's size matters less than its lethal fighting impact
In modern war-fighting, technology is obviating the need for large numbers of boots on the ground
It is little more than six years since the British military ended combat operations...
The first of seventeen B-1B Lancers to be retired this fiscal year 2020 under a Congressionally-approved divestiture plan flew to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), or the “boneyard”, at Davis-Monthan AFB (AZ) on 17 February 2021 as the Air Force Global Strike...
Both the older and newer Teng Yun models had been seen on trials at Chihhang AB. The updated model was developed in response to ROCAF feedback and incorporates a new airframe design, larger wings, a more prominent engine inlet and a different powerplant.
A Taiwan NCSIST Teng Yun UAV crashed...
Local media have reported that HMS Queen Elizabeth will anchor at Souda Bay and, possibly, Piraeus.
News outlet Kathimerini say that Queen Elizabeth’s arrival is part of British participation in the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, but is “also related to...