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ASELSAN Signs € 135.1 Million and TRY 1.6 Billion Contract
Turkiye

ASELSAN Signs € 135.1 Million and TRY 1.6 Billion Contract

ASELSAN and the Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) signed a contract to produce Air Defence Systems for the Turkish Armed Forces.

Putin Announces the Oreshnik Intermediate-Range Missile
Russia Ukraine

Putin Announces the Oreshnik Intermediate-Range Missile

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the missile used in the mysterious strike on Ukraine as the conventionally armed Oreshnik.

Mysterious Missile Hits Ukraine with Multiple Warheads
Russia Ukraine

Mysterious Missile Hits Ukraine with Multiple Warheads

Ukraine claimed that a conventionally armed ICBM hit the Dnipro region as footage of multiple high-speed projectiles spread.

AUKUS Partnership Enlarges to Hypersonics Missiles
USA Australia United Kingdom

AUKUS Partnership Enlarges to Hypersonics Missiles

The Pentagon announced that AUKUS added Hypersonic Missiles as the second pillar of the strategic partnership, which will be the AUKUS Pillar II.

MKE Delivers 76 mm Naval Gun for TCG Koçhisar
Turkiye

MKE Delivers 76 mm Naval Gun for TCG Koçhisar

MKE delivered a Denizhan 76/62 mm naval gun for the Hisar-class OPV TCG Koçhisar (P-1221), which is set to start its acceptance tests soon.

ROKETSAN Takes Booth in IDEAS 2024
Pakistan Turkiye

ROKETSAN Takes Booth in IDEAS 2024

ROKETSAN is displaying its ATGMs and stand-off munitions for UCAVs in the IDEAS 2024 defence exhibition being held in Pakistan.

France Promotes SAMP/T to Greece
France Greece

France Promotes SAMP/T to Greece

Thales and MBDA of France, operating through their joint venture EUROSAM, are intensifying their efforts to sell the SAMP/T air defense system to Greece.

Turkish Army Uses KORKUT SPAAG For Fire Support
Turkiye

Turkish Army Uses KORKUT SPAAG For Fire Support

Turkish MoD released footage of KORKUT SPAAG being utilised for fire support against PKK terrorists in the Claw-Lock operation zone in Iraq.

Biden Allows Ukraine to Use ATACMS Against Russia
USA Ukraine

Biden Allows Ukraine to Use ATACMS Against Russia

U.S. President Biden allows Ukraine the use of ATACMS for limited strikes inside Russia, according to two senior U.S. officials.

Eurofighter Typhoon Fires SPEAR Mini Cruise Missile
United Kingdom

Eurofighter Typhoon Fires SPEAR Mini Cruise Missile

UK MoD announced the test firing of the SPEAR mini cruise missile from an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, which hit the target tank successfully.

France Evaluates HATSAN BTS 12 Shotgun for C-UAS
France Turkiye

France Evaluates HATSAN BTS 12 Shotgun for C-UAS

French defence news platform Forcesoperations reported that the French Army will test HATSAN’s BTS 12 semi-auto bullpup shotgun.

Israel Destroys Taleghan 2 Iranian Nuclear Research Facility
Iran Israel

Israel Destroys Taleghan 2 Iranian Nuclear Research Facility

U.S. and Israeli authorities report that Israel destroyed a covert Iranian nuclear weapons research facility during its incursion into the Islamic Republic.

AKINCI UCAV Drops LAÇİN IIR-Guided Bomb
Turkiye

AKINCI UCAV Drops LAÇİN IIR-Guided Bomb

ROKETSAN's LAÇİN winged guidance kit with IIR seeker and ELÇİN-82 laser guidance kit dropped from AKINCI UCAV successfully hit the target.

UAV-230 Aeroballistic Missile Breaks Range Record
Turkiye

UAV-230 Aeroballistic Missile Breaks Range Record

Two ROKETSAN UAV-230 aeroballistic missiles launched from AKINCI UCAV successfully hit the target 155 km away, setting a new record.