Canadian Supplier to Turkey's Bayraktar Drones Goes Bankrupt Following Embargo
Canadian firm Telemus Systems Inc. has gone bankrupt after it had to stop supplying military equipment components to Turkey following the Ottawas embargo on defense exports to Turkey
Ukrainian Military Deploys Turkish-made Bayraktar Drone in Donbas
The Turkish-made deadly Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been deployed at Donbas by the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation (JFO) for the first time. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valeriy Zaluzhny, has ordered the deployment of Bayraktar TB2s in Donbas to force the “enemy” for a ceasefire...
DRDO Tests High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target ABHYAS
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) flight tested ABHYAS High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha. The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for evaluation of various missile systems
Kyrgyzstan Orders Byratkar Drones from Turkey, Orlan-10E UAVs from Russia
Kyrgyzstan had ordered Bayraktar drones from Turkey besides Orlan-10E UAVs from Russia, Deputy Head of the Kyrgyz government, Kamchybek Tashiyev was quoted as telling local reporters on Friday. "Currently, funds are allocated from the republican budget for the purchase of Bayraktar drones from Turkey
Turkish Navy Gets First Aksungur Drone
The Turkish Navy took delivery of its first Aksungur medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Wednesday. “The first Aksungur UAV produced by TUSAS (Turkish Aerospace Industries) has been delivered to the Turkish Naval Forces after completion of tests,” the head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), Ismail Demir...
Russia’s Ruselectronics Tests Acoustic System to Detect Stealth Drones
Russias Ruselectronics has completed testing of an acoustic reconnaissance system that can detect drones flying in radio silence by virtue of the noise they make during flight. Called “Ataka-Shorokh” acoustic reconnaissance module, the system has successfully passed the factory acceptance tests, Ruselectronics holding company, Rostec reported today
U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Tritons Complete First Deployment to Japan
A pair of U.S
AeroVironment Demos Maritime Sensor-to-Shooter Capability with Puma 3 AE, Switchblade 300 during
AeroVironment announced the successful maritime demonstration of a Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft system and Switchblade 300 tactical missile system sensor-to-shooter (S2S) capability as part of NATO REP(MUS) 21, Europes largest maritime unmanned systems operational experimentation exercise. The exercise was hosted at the Portuguese Navy Centre for Operational Experimentation held in Troia, Portugal in September
U.S. Marine Corps Receives MQ-9A Reapers
General Atomics transferred two MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S
IAI and KAI Signs Additional MOU on Loitering Munitions
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a Loitering Munitions Program. The MoU aims to secure a new concept weapons system that will maximize the effectiveness of Suppression and Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD & DEAD) missions along with the ability to perform long-endurance reconnaissance missions, and attack targets immediately when necessary
UMS Skeldar’s V-200 VTOL UAV Completes Flight Trials in Finland
UMS Skeldars V-200 medium-range VTOL UAV has completed five-day long surveillance flight trial demonstrations aboard the OPV Turva as part of the Valvonta2 project led by the Finnish Border Guard and funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The project aims to achieve an understanding of how authorities could use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for diverse and demanding operations at sea both now and in future scenarios
Defects Found in $812 million South Korean Global Hawk UAVs
All four Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft that the South Korean Air Force procured from the United States have defects in them, a ruling party lawmaker claimed Thursday. Rep
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
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