Turkeys air portable 105 mm light towed howitzer (LTH), 'Boran,' is being prepared for mass-production and seven pilot units are set to be delivered (to the Turkish Army) in June this year. Made by Turkish Mechanical and Chemical Industry Company (MKEK), the howitzer has an effective firing range of 17 km (10
A powerful underwater current called an internal solitary wave may have caused the Indonesian Navys KRI Nanggala 402 submarine to sink on April 21. The submarine's former commander, Rear Admiral Muhammad Ali, told local media, “The natural phenomenon (internal solitary wave) occurs when different sea depths come together, creating forces that could have dragged the vessel down
Kyrgyzstans Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it has agreed to a ceasefire with Tajikistan after violent clashes erupted along their disputed frontier. In a statement, the ministry said a “complete ceasefire” had been agreed from 8pm local time (14:00 GMT), with military forces returning to bases
The Taiwans Coast Guard Administration (CGA) received a 4000-ton class Chiayi-class patrol vessel, its largest ship till date, on Thursday. While the coast guard took delivery of Chiayi (CG5001), another vessel of the same class Hsinchu (CG5002), was launched
Germanys MTU Aero Engines, Frances Safran Aircraft Engines, and Spains ITP Aero on Thursday agreed to build an engine to power the Next-Generation Fighter (NGF), which is a core element of FCAS (Future Combat Air System). Until the three companies develop a new engine for the NGF, it will be powered by
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Chinas Tianhe (“Heavenly Harmony”) core module of the Chinese Space Station (CSS) is set to be hurtled into space aboard a Long March 5B rocket at the end of April, most likely on Thursday night. The launch will take place from Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said today it developed single crystal blades technology and supplied 60 of these blades to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as part of their indigenous helicopter development program for helicopter engine application. It is part of a program taken up by Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), a premium laboratory of DRDO, to develop five sets (300 in number) of single crystal high pressure turbine (HPT) blades using a nickel-based super alloy
Turkeys ‘Aksungur medium-altitude, long-endurance drone hit a test target 30 km away with a new domestically made missile, Chairperson of the Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) Ismail Demir announced Sunday. The new projectile, named KGK-SIHA-82, weighs 340 kilograms (750 pounds), and was fired by the UAV the first time, Ismail Demir wrote on his official Twitter account
Indonesian military chiefs said Saturday that a scan located the missing Indonesian navy submarine KRI Nanggala 402 around 850m beneath the sea. The submarine was carrying 53 crew members onboard when it lost contact during a dive off the coast of Bali on Wednesday