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Indonesia Buys 12 Turkish Aerospace ANKA Reconnaissance Drones for $300M
August 1, 2023 @ 11:03 AMIndonesias defense ministry has confirmed the acquisition of a dozen ANKA reconnaissance drones produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for $300 million. According to the statement, the deal was finalized in February
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Fincantieri-Leonardo JV Bags €925 Million Italian Offshore Patrol Vessel Contract
August 1, 2023 @ 10:04 AMOrizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo has won €925 million to build three next generation patrol vessels for the Italian Navy. The contract includes options for a further three units and infrastructural upgrades required for the naval bases in Augusta, Cagliari and Messina, where the vessels will be based
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Four Dead in 'Catastrophic Incident' Involving Australian MRH-90 Helicopter
July 31, 2023 @ 06:07 AMFour crew members onboard the ill-fated Australian Army MRH-90 helicopter that went down during a multinational military exercise have died, the countrys defence ministry confirmed today. Defence Minister Richard Marles said a significant amount of wreckage was recovered, pointing to a "catastrophic incident
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Turkey's KAAN Fighter Jet's First Flight on December 27, Five Years Ahead...
July 29, 2023 @ 05:33 AMTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) plans to fly the
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Lockheed Martin Displays F-16 Scale Model with Turkish Flag at IDEF-2023
July 29, 2023 @ 05:21 AMLockheed Martin displayed a scale model of the F-16 jet with the Turkish flag at the IDEF-2023 exhibition in Istanbul. The company only included F-16 Block 70 fighters at its booth
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Lithuania Requests German Leopard Tanks
July 27, 2023 @ 11:13 AMLithuania has set its sights on signing a letter of intent with Germany to acquire Leopard 2 tanks for their Army. “The Defence Resources Council of the Ministry of National Defence, taking into account the detailed market analysis and military assessment carried out by the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Defence Resources Agency, has approved the proposal to … [propose] to the State Defence Council to send a letter of intent to the German Ministry of Defence regarding the acquisition of Leopard tanks,” Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas wrote in a Facebook post
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Azerbaijan to Join Turkey's KAAN Fighter Project
July 27, 2023 @ 09:00 AMAzerbaijan Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to ‘cooperate” in the KAAN fighter jet project. The agreement was signed today at the ongoing IDEF 2023 event in Isul,
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U.S Program for Countering Radio-Controlled IEDs Achieves FOC
July 26, 2023 @ 10:49 AMThe Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment One Block One (I1B1) program has achieved full operational capability (FOC), the U.S
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Airbus Wins €2.1B Canadian deal for 4 New A330 MRTTs, Convert 5
July 26, 2023 @ 07:10 AMCanada has awarded Airbus Defence and Space with a contract for four newly-built Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft (MRTT) and for the conversion of five commercial A330-200s that have already been used. The current contract has an order value of approximately CAD $3 billion or €2
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Saudi Akinci Deal worth over $3B?
July 25, 2023 @ 03:00 PMSaudi Arabias order for Turkey-made Akinci combat drones is valued nearly $3 billion, a top Turkish official hinted on Tuesday. Drone manufacturer Baykar Defense said it signed its “biggest ever export contract” with Riyadh on July 18, but did not disclose the contracts value or any information on how many drones will be delivered to the Middle Eastern country
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
