Thales Ramps Up 70 mm Guided Rocket Production
French defence firm Thales will increase the production of its FZ275 70 mm (2.75”) laser-guided rockets in its Belgium facility located in Herstal.
cirit News
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Land
Weapon / Missile
ROKETSAN Integrates CİRİT Missile on Pickup
During a Nigerian officials’ visit, ROKETSAN’s CİRİT 70 mm laser-guided missile was seen on a pickup fitted with an electro-optical system.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
ASELFLIR-500 Marks Target for MAM-L and CİRİT
ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical system onboard Bayraktar TB2 armed UCAV marked the targets for ROKETSAN’s MAM-L and CİRİT munitions.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Turkish Army Receives new Anti-tank Vehicles
Turkish MoD: "Our Land Forces Command has completed the inspection and acceptance activities of various Armoured Anti-Tank Vehicles."
Air
Nigeria Officially Inducts Two T129s into NAF
Nigeria has put into use the T129 ATAK Attack Helicopters it procured from Turkiye. A ceremony was held to mark the commissioning of two helicopters.
Bilateral Relations
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Land
Niger’s Prime Minister Visits Turkish Defence Firms
Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine visited ROKETSAN, TUSAŞ, and Nurol’s facilities, inspecting the products.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Italy to Use CİRİT Missiles on Astore Armed UAVs
The Italian Air Force will acquire Astore-armed UAVs with Turkish ROKETSAN’s CİRİT 70 mm laser-guided missiles.
Modernisation
Chad Modernises its Army with Turkish Defence Products
Chad President General Deby Itno Visited Adji Kossei Air Base to inspect Turkish Defence products as part of the army’s modernisation efforts.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Surgical Strike Operation with MAM
According to social media images, the Turkish Armed UAV operated a high-precision strike in Northern Syria.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Signs MoU with Tawazun Council
Roketsan signed an MOU with the United Arab Emirates defence Institution Tawazun Council at IDEX Expo in Abu Dhabi.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ROKETSAN Back at IDEX
Roketsan presents its products at IDEX. The company was last time present at IDEX in 2019 and has not attended IDEX 2021 due to the Covid pandemic.
Weapon / Missile
Barbaros to Protect Turkish Coast
Turkish Defence company Roketsan developed Barbaros coastal defence system with its resources.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Hydra Rockets with APKWS Kits Intercept Fast-Moving Drones
BAE Systems announced with a press release that 70mm rockets with APKWS kits hit Class-2 UAVs travelling at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
Air
USSOCOM selects AT-802U Sky Warden for the Armed Overwatch program
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) announced Monday that it had selected L3Harris Technologies' AT-802U Sky Warden and Air Tractor for its Armed Overwatch program.
