Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, has described the crisis on the Poland-Belarus border, Minsk’s threats to cut off natural gas transiting Belarus, and a Russian military buildup on its border… Continue reading "Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Eastern European Crises A Single “Hybrid Front”"
The Eastern Mediterranean exercise, which will be hosted by Turkey and runs until November 12, began on November 2 with the participation of NATO Standing Maritime Groups (SNMG-2, SNMCMG-2) and… Continue reading "The ‘Invitex Eastern Mediterranean-2021 Exercise’ Hosted By Turkey Kicks Off"
On October 21, General Kamchybek Tashiev, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for National Security, announced that the country has ordered Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey.… Continue reading "Kyrgyzstan Purchases Bayraktar TB2 UAVs From Turkey"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing our regular round up of the week’s defense news. This week saw Japan’s Izumo undertake historic F-35B trials, USS Connecticut was involved in an… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 October)"
On 27 September, Turkmenistan held a military parade in Kopet Dag, the border area between Turkmenistan and Iran in the southern portion of the capital Ashgabat, to commemorate the 30th… Continue reading "Bayraktar TB2 UAVs Join The Inventory Of The Turkmenistan Army"
In a recent publication titled “Anticipating Adversary Military Interventions”, RAND attempted to discover “what drives US adversaries to use military forces abroad”. In order to find an answer, researchers focused… Continue reading "RAND Report Asks What Pushes America’s Competitors to Send Military Abroad"
Babcock’s plans for the Arrowhead 140 hit a setback this week, with Greece announcing that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with France’s Naval Group and MBDA to… Continue reading "Babcock Suffers Setback in Greece, Outlines Opportunities in Poland & Ireland"
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"
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service accused Belarusian border guards of illegally crossing the border between Lithuania and Belarus on Tuesday, during an attempt to drive a group of 35 Iraqi… Continue reading "Lithuania Accuses Belarus Border Guards Of Illegal Border Crossing"
According to a ministry statement posted on Facebook, “The Naval Forces of Ukraine have received the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle system. We’re running the final approval tests at… Continue reading "Baykar Defense Delivers The First Bayraktar TB2 UCAV’s to the Ukrainian Navy"