Turkish arms maker, Aselsan is set to unveil its ‘Gurz short range air defense system (ADS) combining a missile and cannon similar to the popular Pantisr-S ADS of Russia. The formal unveiling will take place at the IDEF arms fair starting July 25 in Istanbul
Canada has agreed to develop infrastructure to house Western fighter jets in Ukraine. Before receiving the aircraft, Ukraine must not only prepare pilots and technicians for servicing the planes, but also the corresponding infrastructure
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the first of four planned Replenishment Vessels built for the French Navy under the FLOTLOG program. The Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) Jacques Chevallier was handed over to the DGA at Toulon naval base on July 18
Germany is still dilly dallying over selling six A400M airlifters to the U.A
Leonardo, on behalf of the EuroDASS consortium (Leonardo, ELT Group, Indra and Hensoldt), has unveiled the next package of survivability upgrades to the Eurofighter Typhoons Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS). Designed to meet the requirements of Typhoon operators, the upgrades are being proposed for the Eurofighter four-nation Phase 4 Enhancement (P4E) package and will also be available for export customers
The United States and Turkey are inching close towards signing the $20 billion F-16 contract after a previous F-35 deal hit the snag over Ankaras purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. Turkey has been seeking to buy 40 new F-16 fighter jets as well as nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes from the U
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Lockheed Martins Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor communicated with the AN/SPY-1 Radar, a key component in the Aegis Weapon System, for the first time. The company is investing in a PAC-3 MSE/Aegis integration that could deliver an Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability
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German defense firm Rheinmetalls announcement of a brand-new factory to build some 400 fuselage sections of the F-35 fighter jet is bringing back to Europe what was lost when Washington ejected Turkey from the stealth jet program. Turkish Aerospace and other companies manufactured some 937 parts for the F-35 though not the full fuselage, and were to benefit to the tune of $9 billion over the course of the program