On November 18, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, spoke on the phone about Turkey-Niger relations and regional issues. President Erdoğan remarked during the… Continue reading "Niger To Acquire Bayraktar TB2 UAVs and HÜRKUŞ Trainer Aircraft From Turkey"
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (Forsvarsmateriell) accepted Norway’s first Boeing P-8A Poseidon on 18 November. The aircraft, named Vingtor after one of the P-3 Orions it will replace, will be handed over to the Royal Norwegian Air… Continue reading "Norway Receives First P-8A “Vingtor”"
On 27 August, a Russian Su-24 fighter jet crashed during training over a forest near Perm, Russia. “During its flight to the maintenance center to be repaired, the Su-24 crashed… Continue reading "Su-24 Fighter Jet Crashes Near Perm, Russia"
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"
On Sunday, Iran unveiled its latest defense and combat equipment developed by its Ground Forces Command. During the ceremony attended by Assistant Coordinator of the Military of the Islamic Republic… Continue reading "Iran Unveils New Defense and Combat Equipment"
India and France are to conduct a joint exercise named VARUNA-21 in the Arabian Sea between the 25-27 April. This exercise is set to be the 19th VARUNA naval drill… Continue reading "Indian and French Navy Conducting Bilateral Exercise In The Arabian Sea"
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries has released a video outlining its plans for 2021, including the first trials of an indigenous engine for the Altay main battle tank project. … Continue reading "Altay Tank Indigenous Engine Trials Among Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries’ Plans For 2021"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Makina has displayed its latest Akinci unmanned combat air vehicle on static display at the TEKNOFEST Istanbul Aerospace and Technology Festival. This is the first time… Continue reading "First public display of Baykar Akinci UCAV at TEKNOFEST 2019"
Portugal’s Council of Ministers announced the order of 5 Embraer KC-390 multi-mission aircraft on July 11 for a reported price of €827 million (US $933 million). The order comes nine… Continue reading "Portugal Confirms Embraer KC-390 Order"
France’s Dassault Aviation and multinational Airbus Defense and Space unveiled a mock-up of their New Generation Fighter (NGF) at the Paris Air Show 2019. The unveiling was performed by Eric… Continue reading "Future European Fighter Unveiled by Dassault and Airbus"