Ukrainian F-16 Fighters Perform Demonstration Flight
Two F-16s delivered to the Ukrainian Air Force have performed a demonstration flight during a ceremony attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Defence News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Air
Engine and Transmission
HAL to Fill the F404 Engine Gap with Second-Hand Ones
The Indian Air Force's (IAF) Tejas Mk1A suffers from GE Aerospace's failure to supply F404 engines on time; therefore, it opts for second-hand engines.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Akıncı to Enhance Indonesia’s Naval Air and ISR Capacities
Indonesia will acquire Bayraktar Akıncı to enhance its naval air and ISR capabilities for the maritime operations of island country. The number is unknown.
Navy / Maritime
Russian Submarine Sunk at Port In Sevastopol
The Ukrainian MoD announced that as a result of an attack, a Project 636.3 submarine, B-237 Rostov-na-Donu, was sunk in the Sevastopol Port.
Navy / Maritime
E/W
ASELSAN’s IFF Mod 5 Passes Temporary Acceptance Tests
The Turkish Navy will identify vessels on the sea with the IFF Mod 5 Systems as ASELSAN’s systems pass temporary acceptance tests.
Country
Turkish Defence Export Reaches $430 Million in July
The Turkish defence and aviation sector's July exports reached $430 million 964 thousand in July 2024.
Bilateral Relations
Iran Close to War with Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has approved the decree to declare war following the assassination of Hamas leader İsmail Haniyeh.
Air
Türkiye Gets Closer to Hürjet Export to Spain
Turkish Aerospace Hürjet advanced training aircraft is getting step by step closer to the Spanish Airforce.
Navy / Maritime
RMK Marine Launches the Second Ukrainian MİLGEM
The second Ukrainian MİLGEM corvette, Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi (F-212) was launched in Istanbul.
Bilateral Relations
How did Israel assassinate Haniyeh?
U.S.-based New York Times claimed that an explosive device assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh covertly smuggled into a guesthouse.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkish and Malian Presidents Discuss Security Cooperation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Malian Transition President Colonel Assimi Goïta discussed cooperation on security in a phone call.
Navy / Maritime
Air
F-35C Gets IOC with the Second Squadron
The second F-35C squadron of the U.S. Navy, VMFA-311, has declared Initial Operational Capability. Next will be SOC.
Land
Weapon / Missile
MKE GÜRHAN Hybrid SPH Completes Firing Tests
MKE's GÜRHAN (formerly named E-FIRTINA) 155 mm tracked SPH has performed its firing tests successfully.
Navy / Maritime
Fincantieri Inks Deal for FREMM EVO Frigates
The Italian Shipbuilder has announced a deal worth $1.62 billion for two FREMM frigates in the upgraded EVO configuration.
