On 24 August, the Turkish Navy commissioned TCG Piri Reis (S-330), the first Type 214TN REİS Class air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarine of the New Type Submarine Project ( YTDP). The… Continue reading "Turkish Navy Commissioned TCG Piri Reis, The First Reis-Class Type 214 AIP Submarine"
On 23 August, Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Technology company announced in a post on its X account that trainees from Kenya completed their Bayraktar TB2 UAV training at the Baykar… Continue reading "Kenya Will Soon Become The Newest African Operator Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones"
With a coastline of 2,759 km and an exclusive economic zone of more than 72,000 km², Ukraine is a state whose military and economic national interests are closely linked to… Continue reading "From Stability to Asymmetry: The Ukrainian Navy"
The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) recently received the last of five C-130J Super Hercules aircraft purchased from the UK Ministry of Defense in 2018 and 2019 as part of the… Continue reading "The Bangladesh Air Force Receives The Last Ex-RAF C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft"
The Nigerian Army announced last week the entry into service of the first two Bell UH-1H ‘Huey’ helicopters, which it claims are equipped with advanced sensors for reconnaissance, rescue, and… Continue reading "Nigeria Puts Its First Two Bell UH-1H “Huey” Helicopters Into Service"
ASELSAN, Turkey’s leading defense company, exhibited a version of the KORKUT Air Defense Gun System integrated into the chassis of Otokar’s 8×8 ARMA tactical wheeled armored vehicle for the first… Continue reading "ASELSAN Exhibits The KORKUT Air Defense Gun System Integrated on an 8X8 Armored Vehicle For The First Time At Eurosatory 2024"
The Romanian Ministry of Defense is continuing to modernize its air force in accordance with the Romanian Armed Forces’ 2040 transformation program objectives. In this context, the Bucharest government, which… Continue reading "Romania To Procure $19.7 Million Worth of Vector Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) From Quantum Systems"
On June 14, the Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that the Romanian Armed Forces had received the first batch of their order for 18 Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles purchased from Turkish… Continue reading "The First Batch of Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Has Arrived in Romania"
On June 4, a SIAI-Marchetti SF-260D military training aircraft belonging to the Turkish Air Force 12th Air Transport Main Base crashed into an agricultural field near the city of Kayseri… Continue reading "A SIAI-Marchetti SF-260D Military Training Aircraft Belonging To The Turkish Air Force Crashes, Killing Two Soldiers"
When Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by the US Delta Force in Syria in October 2019, the fall of the Islamic State seemed imminent. Without a leader figure, the organization’s… Continue reading "IS-K – An Overlooked Threat?"