Rosoboronexport will exhibit popular “battle-tested” drones at an exhibition that will be part of the second Russia-Africa Forum slated to take place in St. Petersburg from July 27-28
Turkeys Meteksan Defense will reveal its new Retinar AESA radar designed to detect aerial threats such as kamikaze drones at the upcoming IDEF-2023 exhibition in Istanbul (July 25-28). According to Meteksan, Retinar AESA has following features: New generation active electronic scanning and MIMO structure, 90 x 90 degree coverage with a single radar panel, Hemispherical (90 x 360 degrees) coverage with the use of quad radar panels, Ability to detect air and ground targets simultaneously at long ranges with an expanded target set, Increased tracking performance with high update frequency, High-performance target classification with low speed sensitivity, 3D (3 dimensional) high resolution radar imaging capability and Protection from weather...
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