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The Australian Army Operated an Autonomous Truck Convoy
Australia

The Australian Army Operated an Autonomous Truck Convoy

The Australian Army has operated an autonomous truck convoy as part of the “Leader-Follower” trial.

Only Half Of the F-35 Fleet is Mission-Ready
USA

Only Half Of the F-35 Fleet is Mission-Ready

U.S. Air Force JSF Programme Director revealed that only about half of the F-35 fighters in the U.S. fleet are ready to perform war missions.

U.S. Approves CAD/PAD sale of Kuwait’s F/A-18 and KC-130J
Kuwait USA

U.S. Approves CAD/PAD sale of Kuwait’s F/A-18 and KC-130J

The State Department has approved a possible FMS to Kuwait of additional Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) and support.

Philippines to Procure Çukurova Defence 4X4X4 FABL
Philippines Turkiye

Philippines to Procure Çukurova Defence 4X4X4 FABL

The PA is expected to formalise an order for four armoured backhoe loaders from Çukurova Defence to improve the service's combat engineering capabilities.

Pentagon’s 2024 Priority; Replacing Ammunition Stocks
USA

Pentagon’s 2024 Priority; Replacing Ammunition Stocks

U.S. President Joe Biden will present the U.S. defence budget. The total amount of budget for next year could exceed $835 billion.

Otokar Exports 4x4 Armoured Vehicles Worth 54 million USD
Turkiye

Otokar Exports 4x4 Armoured Vehicles Worth 54 million USD

Otokar has signed an export contract amounting to approximately USD 54 million to sell 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicles.

Jacques Chevallier-class LSS completes the first sea trial
France

Jacques Chevallier-class LSS completes the first sea trial

The French Navy’s future lead Jacques Chevallier-class LSS has completed the initial sea trial series, which took place between January 25 and 28, 2023.

DARPA Selects Liberty Lifter X-Plane Performer Teams
USA

DARPA Selects Liberty Lifter X-Plane Performer Teams

Two teams will design DARPA’s Liberty Lifter Seaplane Wing-in-Ground Effect full-scale demonstrator.

SAF Leap of Voyager
Germany United Kingdom

SAF Leap of Voyager

The RAF Voyager and Airbus completed a significant leap in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to bypass fossil fuels. .

Third Locally Retrofitted A400M for Turkiye
Turkiye

Third Locally Retrofitted A400M for Turkiye

Turkish Air Force continues to sustainment efforts. The third retrofitted A400M has been delivered to the Turkish Force.

Modernised KC-135R Returned to the Turkish Air Force
USA Turkiye

Modernised KC-135R Returned to the Turkish Air Force

Turkish Air Force continues to modernisation efforts. In this line, another aircraft was re-joined to inventory.

Explosions damaged Russia’s key bridge linking Crimea
Russia

Explosions damaged Russia’s key bridge linking Crimea

The Crimean Bridge, also called Kerch Bridge, which Russia built the bridge after it annexed Crimea was partly destroyed by the explosions.

MİLSOFT and BİTES Sign Defence Co-operation Agreement
Turkiye

MİLSOFT and BİTES Sign Defence Co-operation Agreement

At the Military Logistics and Support Summit, BİTES and MilSOFT signed an agreement in the Augmented Reality Based Maintenance System Integration field.

ROK Frustrated by Operating F-35
Republic of Korea

ROK Frustrated by Operating F-35

The Republic of Korea (ROKAF) is frustrated due to the low operational capability of Lockheed Martin's F-35A fighters.