The Turkish Naval Forces Command received the first delivery of TAI’s domestic and national Aksungur UAV, according to Defense Industry President İsmail Demir. İsmail Demir pre-empted the announcement with a… Continue reading "The First Aksungur UAV Is Delivered To The Turkish Navy"
Taliban officials arrived in Ankara on Thursday, October 14 at the invitation of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, seeking international support, just after meeting with US and EU representatives in… Continue reading "A Taliban Delegation Visits Turkey To Meet With Turkish Officials"
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday, October 12 that the Project 636.3 Kilo class ‘Magadan’ diesel-electric attack submarine has entered service with the Russian Pacific Fleet. The announcement… Continue reading "Project 636.3 ‘Magadan’ Submarine Joins the Russian Navy"
The second phase of the Malabar 2021 naval exercise, involving the Quad nations, will be held from October 12 – 15 in the Bay of Bengal. The first phase of… Continue reading "Second Phase Of Malabar 2021 Announced, JIMEX Conducted"
On 28 August, Iraqi Defense Minister Jumaa Inad Saadoun, a guest on Iraqi TV channel Al Sharqiya, made a series of statements, including that Iraq had “reached an agreement” with… Continue reading "Iraq Announces That They Plan To Procure Bayraktar TB2 UAV’s And ATAK Helicopters From Turkey"
Baykar Defense’s AKINCI Offensive Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TİHA in Turkish) has been added to the inventory of the TSK (Turkish Armed Forces). The delivery ceremony of the AKINCI (‘Raider’ in… Continue reading "Akıncı UAV to be Delivered To The Turkish Armed Forces"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (23-27 August)"
The Nazar System, which began to be developed by Meteksan Defense in 2016 to meet the demands of naval forces and was featured for the first time in an official video… Continue reading "The NAZAR Laser Electronic Warfare System Unveiled at IDEF-21 For the First Time"
As the Afghan government crumbles before the Taliban advance and the international community rushes to evacuate its citizens and Afghan allies from Kabul, the future of Afghan military personnel training… Continue reading "Future of Afghan Cadets in India Uncertain"
In Turkey, NATO’s Afghan special forces units have begun their first training program outside of Afghanistan. A detachment of Afghan special forces flew to Ankara for training, according reports from… Continue reading "Afghanistan’s Special Forces Start Training In Turkey As Part Of NATO’s Mission"