Kalashnikov claims its new AK-12 assault rifle will become the basic weapon for Russian troops in the coming years. "The AK-12 has served as a replacement for the AK-74 since 2018 and will become the basic gun of the Russian Armed Forces in the next few years," press office of Kalashnikov told Russian state media at the Army 2021 Forum
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) said it inked a contract with Pakistan's National Engineering and Science Commission (NESCOM) to produce components for TAI's medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) combat drone, Anka. TAI opened its first office in Pakistan in December 2019 at the country's National Science & Technology Park
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A Russian MiG-29 fighter crashed in the Astrakhan region on Wednesday night, making it the third such incident involving a Russian military aircraft in a week. Pilot of the MiG-29 was killed in the accident
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The Swedish defense procurement agency, FMV which recently received the first unit of the PATRIOT air defense system (ADS) is currently assembling the first unit for tests that will be carried out during autumn. The tests will be spread over a period of six weeks
Pilots and staff of the Afghan military reportedly utilized 22 aircraft and 24 helicopters to Uzbekistan in an attempt to flee their now Taliban-controlled country. Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani also reportedly fled the country aboard a helicopter, after the Taliban took Kabul
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Members of the Ukrainian armed forces met with a variety of U.S
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, on 8 Aug