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"
Last week, the Philippine Air Force received the final two of six T-129 Atak helicopters ordered from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in July 2020 at Danilo Atienza Air Base on… Continue reading "The Philippine Air Force Receives The Last Two T-129 Atak Helicopters From TAI"
The Portuguese Air Force (PRTAF) returned to service the first of four Lockheed Martin C-130H military transport aircraft that it decided to modernize under the European Commission’s Single European Air… Continue reading "Portuguese Air Force Receives Its First Modernized C-130H Military Transport Aircraft After A Long Delay"
US-Filipino relations have been turbulent over the last few years with former President Duerte pushing back against US State Department influence. The potential for improved relations between Manila and Beijing… Continue reading "US Army’s Multi-domain Task Force Concept Tested with Tomahawk Deployment to Philippines"
The Chad National Army (ANT) procured an unknown number of Aksungur unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in order to build up its Air Force damaged by storms… Continue reading "The Chadian Air Force Revealed as the Latest Known Operator of TAI Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
At the end of March 2024, the Republic of Poland suspended its participation in the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty. According to a press release from the Polish president’s… Continue reading "Poland Suspends Membership of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty"
The Swedish government has awarded contracts to Saab and GKN Aerospace for conceptual studies of a future fighter aircraft system for Sweden. Saab’s contract runs from 2024 to 2025, with… Continue reading "Sweden Contracts Saab, GKN Aerospace For Future Fighter Studies"
On February 15, a Turkish delegation led by General İrfan Özsert, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, visited Pakistan Air Forces Commander Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber… Continue reading "Turkey and Pakistan Join Forces on the Development of Air-to-Air Missiles"
On February 6, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) put into service the first two T129 ATAK Attack Helicopters procured from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) at a ceremony held at the… Continue reading "Nigerian Air Force Puts Its First Two T129 ATAK Attack Helicopters Into Service"
On January 16, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (FDRE Defense Force) received Russian-made 4th generation Sukhoi Su-30 fighters and Turkish Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicles with a ceremony at Harar Meda… Continue reading "Ethiopian Air Force Receives Russian Sukhoi Su-30 Aircraft and Turkish Akıncı Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"