Havelsan, which operates in the defense and informatics sectors in Turkey, is continuing its efforts to integrate various weapon systems into the BARKAN unmanned ground vehicle. As part of these… Continue reading "Turkish UGV BARKAN Successfully Fires Its First Guided Missile"
Six New Generation Fırtına (FIRTINA-II) Howitzers, equipped with new capabilities by BMC Defense, were delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces with a ceremony held at the company’s facility in Sakarya.… Continue reading "Turkish Armed Forces Receive 6 More FIRTINA-II 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzers From BMC"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
The Indian Navy is looking to lease two vessels to fill gaps in its current fleet. While a vessel will be leased to serve as both Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel… Continue reading "Indian Navy To Lease DSRV Mothership/Submarine Tender And Fleet Tanker"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the US government to purchase Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones. As a result, Lithuania became the second country after the United… Continue reading "Lithuania Purchases an Unknown Number of Switchblade 600 Drones From the US"
The Albanian government, which has been known for some time to be interested in Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 drones, made an official order for the supply of three TB2s from Baykar… Continue reading "Albania Signs A Contract For The Procurement of Bayraktar TB2 Drones"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"
The T70 Utility Helicopter, produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), based on the Sikorsky S70i helicopter, has begun to be delivered. The Turkish Gendarmerie General Command received the first T70… Continue reading "The First T70 Utility Helicopter Produced by TAI Was Delivered To The Turkish Armed Forces"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar announced on Wednesday that its prototype Kizilelma armed drone has officially made its first flight. Baykar Chief Technology Officer Selcuk Bayraktar made the announcement by uploading… Continue reading "Baykar’s Kizilelma Armed Drone Makes Official First Flight"
TCG PIRI REIS (S-330), the first submarine built under the New Type Submarine Project (YTDP) initiated by the Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB) and Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), has… Continue reading "First Reis Class Type 214 AIP Submarine of the Turkish Navy Begins Sea Trials"