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Turkey’s SAHA Expo 3D Virtual Defense Fair Launched
November 9, 2020 @ 12:02 PMTurkey's SAHA Expo virtual defense fair commenced today on Monday with the participation of many major local industry players as well as professionals from abroad. Organized by SAHA Istanbul Defence and Aerospace Cluster Association, the 3D virtual event will be held using the XperEXPO, an application developed by Turkish technology firm BITES, an affiliate of Aselsan
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Rheinmetall to Supply Thermal Imaging Aiming Devices for Bundeswehr's Marder IFVs
November 9, 2020 @ 08:49 AMRheinmetall has been awarded a €27 million contract to extend service life of German Armys Marder infantry fighting vehicles. The contract includes supply of advanced Saphir 2
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Turkish Bayratkar Attack Drone Gets Deadlier with New Targeting System
November 6, 2020 @ 06:53 PMThe Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) conducted a successful test-fire using an ASELSAN-developed Common Aperture Targeting System (CATS). Guided by the CATS targeting system, the Bayraktar TB2 drone fired its MAM-L munition, made by another Turkish firm, Roketsan – at its target with pin-point accuracy
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BAE Systems Outlines Support Proposal to Japan’s F-X Fighter Programme
November 6, 2020 @ 08:30 AMBAE Systems has responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Japanese Ministry of Defence (JMOD), proposing a package of integration support to Japans F-X next generation fighter development programme. Japan wants to build
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France Launches Future Mine Warfare Weapons Program
November 5, 2020 @ 11:20 AMThe French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, approved the launch of the Système de Lutte Anti-Mines – Futur (SLAM-F) or Future Anti-Mine System program. This new system will allow sailors to operate remotely from the danger zone through the use of underwater and surface drones
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Modernized Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bomber Flies with all-New Engines
November 3, 2020 @ 06:17 PMDeeply modernized Russian strategic bomber Tu-160M "White Swan" flew for the first time with new serial NK-32-02 engines. The nuclear-weapons capable long range bomber took part in Russsias operation against Islamic State militants in Syria during 2017 firing cruise missiles while hovering away from Western Europe, hundreds of kilometers away
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SAHA Defence & Aerospace Virtual Exhibition, Turkey to Run for 5 Months
November 2, 2020 @ 08:03 AMAs the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way trade exhibitions are held, a new defence and aerospace event in Turkey- SAHA EXPO 2020- is showing the way forward for virtual exhibitions. The SAHA EXPO Virtual Exhibition, organised by SAHA Istanbul Defence & Aerospace Cluster, will be held online between 09 – 13 November 2020, with over 300 exhibitors
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Navy Aviators Learn to “Fly” MQ-25 Before Boeing Delivers First Aircraft
October 30, 2020 @ 01:09 PMU.S
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Airbus A330 MRTT ‘Voyager’ Achieves Clearance to Refuel A400M Aircraft
October 27, 2020 @ 09:21 AMThe Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) has granted the Voyager Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) clearance for the A400M using the centreline hose and drogue system, known as the Fuselage Refuelling Unit (FRU). The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the only MRTT customer to make use of this system, which is used to refuel large probe-equipped aircraft such as the A400M or C295
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US Navy Asks Sikorsky to Build CH-53K Helicopters
October 27, 2020 @ 05:05 AMThe U.S
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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...