French Guidance Kit Spotted on Ukrainian Fighter Jet
A French AASM-250 guidance kit has been spotted onboard a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet, as French President Emmanuel Macron announced in January 2024.
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AKINCI UCAV Fires New Members of MAM Munitions Family
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV has fired the TV-guided MAM-L and IIR-guided MAM-T IIR of ROKETSAN’s MAM series of munitions.
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Defence Politics
U.S. Army Increases Budget for NGSW Infantry Weapons
The U.S. Army increased the Fiscal Year 2025 budget to acquire M7 rifles and M250 machine guns from $132.9 million to $367.3 million.
Ammunition
Barzan Presents ASELSAN’s LGK-82 as Barq
Qatar’s Barzan Holding presents ASELSAN’s laser-guided munition LGK-82 at Dimdex as Barq.
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Expo and Air Show
Robit Brings AZAB Kamikaze UAV to DIMDEX 2024
Robot Technology, having made its entry into the defence industry with the AZAB family of kamikaze UAVs, has taken a booth in DIMDEX 2024.
Ammunition
Four in a Row: F-16 Hits Targets with TOLUN SDB
In the latest test, four ASELSAN TOLUN small-diameter bombs were dropped from an F-16 fighter jet simultaneously, hitting four separate targets.
Ammunition
ROKETSAN’s MDK Fuse-Correction Kit Passes Qualification
MDK, developed by ROKETSAN for 155 mm artillery shells, providing multi-mode fuse capability and correction, has completed qualification tests.
Air
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Modernisation
U.S. Opens a New Page on Defence Industry with Turkiye
After the Turkish veto on Sweden’s NATO membership was lifted, U.S. officials showed interest in deepening U.S.-Turkiye defence industry relations.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Australia Begins Training Personnel with Smart Sea Mines
Air Vice Marshall Leon Philips revealed that the first batch of smart sea mines have been delivered, and the personnel have begun their training.
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Expo and Air Show
ST Engineering Reveals Next-Generation SAR Rifle
Singaporean ST Engineering has revealed the follow-up to its SAR-21 assault rifle with new features during the Singapore Airshow.
Ammunition
HÜRKUŞ Light Attack Aircraft Releases LGK-81
Turkish TUSAŞ’s turboprop light attack aircraft HÜRKUŞ has released a bomb fitted with ASELSAN’s LGK-81 laser guidance kit and hit the target.
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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.
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U.S. Strikes 85 Iranian Targets with 125 Guided Munitions
U.S. Central Command stated that its forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s IRGC Quds Force.
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Greece may have asked for 12 F-35A
DSCA announced the Greek F-35A acquisition plan for 40 aircraft with an approximately $ 8 billion budget. The actual plan might be for 12 stealth aircraft.
