Turkey’s Akinci Combat Drone Armed with HGK-84 Bombs
The first mass-produced version of Turkeys Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Akinci S-1, was seen armed with a HGK-84 bomb in its underbelly for the first time. A picture of Akinci S-1 equipped with HGK-84 bombs along with the drones second prototype PT-2 was shared by Selcuk Bayraktar, Chief...
Turkey’s ALPAGU Fixed-Wing UAV Test Fires Ammunition
Turkeys ALPAGU fixed-wing UAV developed by STM, fired ammunition during its tests on Thursday. “The Fixed Wing Intelligent Strike UAV System developed by STM with its national engineering capability, capable of effective operation day and night by a single soldier, successfully carried out the test fire with ALPAGU ammunition,” head of...
French Aster 30 Missile Downs Sea-Skimming Supersonic Projectile in NATO Exercise
During a NATO exercise off the Scottish coast a sea skimming target was destroyed by the French Aster 30 missile. This being the missiles first combat-armed use and was fired from the French anti-missile ship FS Forbin The exercise was an element of the At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 interoperability exercises...
AFRL successfully completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb flight demonstrations
The Department of the Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program completed the final flight test of the modified Boeing Small Diameter Bomb I (CSDB) on May 25, 2021 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M
Turkish Military Receives 6th Locally-Modernized F-16 Jet
The Turkish military has received the sixth F-16 fighter modernized by the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). “Structural improvements of the F-16 Block-30 aircraft are in progress
Third Crash of Indian MiG-21 in 2021
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed near Moga in Punjab in the wee hours of Friday, making it the third such incident this year. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when the accident happened
Chinese Army Inducts New Armored Vehicles, Howitzers & Rocket Launchers
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)s Xinjiang Military Command has taken delivery of three new advanced weapon systems – armored vehicles, howitzers and self-propelled rocket launchers – over the past week. The unit deployed in a snowy plateau region at an elevation of more than 4,500m inducted dozens of Type 08 eight-wheeled armored vehicles of different variants with some of them equipped with large caliber rifled guns, auto cannons, machine guns and howitzer systems, js7tv
Second Fire in 2 Years Onboard India’s INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier
A minor fire broke out onboard the Indian Navys
Egypt to Become Biggest International Customer of Rafale Jets
Egypt will add 30 more jets to its 24-strong Rafale fleet for reportedly for $4.5 billion (~150 million apiece), making it the biggest buyer of the French aircraft, overtaking India and Qatar
Turkey’s Ares Shipyard, Meteksan announce ASW Variant of ULAQ Unmanned Warship
Turkish companies Ares Shipyard and Meteksan have unveiled an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant of the ULAQ Unmanned Surface Combat Vehicle (USCV). “The darkness of the seas is no longer as safe as before! Turkey's First and Only Anti-Submarine Warfare Unmanned Vessel ‘ULAQ ASW DSH very soon,” Ares Shipyard
Armed with Hypersonic & Cruise Missiles, Russian Navy Launches Nuclear Powered Submarine
Baykar Acquires Italian Aviation Firm Piaggio Aerospace
Day after Israel Hammers Sana’a, Yemen Launches Hypersonic Missile and Drones at...
Azerbaijan Suspends Flights to Multiple Russian Cities after Embraer 190 Crash
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...