The Bangladesh Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of the first batch of Roketsan’s TRG-300 Tiger missiles with a ceremony this week. The Bangladesh Army has already received two TRG-300… Continue reading "Roketsan Delivers The First Batch of TRG-300 Tiger Missile Systems To Bangladesh"
At NATO headquarters in Brussels, a summit meeting attended by the heads of state and government of NATO countries saw Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meet President Biden for the… Continue reading "Erdoğan And Biden Meet at NATO Summit To Lay The Groundwork For A New Alliance"
At least 19 civilians have been killed following an artillery attack on the city of Afrin in northern Aleppo in the evening of 12 June. An initial attack on Afrin’s… Continue reading "“Double Tap” Attack On Afrin’s Al Shifa Hospital Kills 19 Civilians"
An Afghan government official told The National that, as part of a $130 million arrangement with NATO, the Turkish government has agreed to take over Kabul’s major airport, Hamid Karzai… Continue reading "Turkey To Take Over Kabul International Airport From NATO"
In March 2020, UN officials presented a report on military operations in Libya. The Turkish-made drone became the first drone in history to strike its target independently, according to a… Continue reading "The Turkish Kargu-2 Carries Out The First Autonomous Drone Attack, UN Report Says"
Geçitkale airport, which was established in 1982 to land Turkish warplanes, is 40 kilometers east of Ercan, Northern Cyprus’ only civilian airport. Training planes were stationed at the airstrip, and… Continue reading "Turkey Constructing A New Drone Base in Northern Cyprus"
A busy week saw us, here at Overt Defense, covering interesting news from all over the World. WeekeThis week we examined a number of equipment transfers including JF-17 fighters to… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 May)"
The recent purchase of Turkish TB-2 drones announced by the Polish Ministry of Defense came as a surprise to some observers of Poland’s domestic military affairs. It comes as the… Continue reading "Polish Defense Policy Shift Towards Turkey?"
This week was very busy at Overt Defense. We covered a range of topics, ranging from the conflict in Israel to new technology developments including the palletization of JASSMs and… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 May)"
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has begun converting the Simsek Training System into a Loitering Munition System, alternatively known as kamikaze or suicide drones, Temel Kotil, head of TAI revealed in… Continue reading "Turkey to Use Target Practice UAVs as “Kamikaze Drones”"