Greece Received First Batch of Marder IFV
Greece and the U.S. have realised the swap agreement for Ukraine. Greece will deliver 40 BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine and receive a minimum of 40 Marder.
Defence News
Land
Bilateral Relations
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan’s SRBM Tayfun is Tested
According to DHA Roketsan performed the first test firing of the Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) Tayfun (Typhoon).
Air
Logistics
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.
Air
Classified Composite Fabrication Centre of Boeing Revealed
Boeing opened a new production and development facility for advanced composite components for aviation. The centre is located in Mesa, Arizona.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Korean UGV on U.S. Army Trials
The U.S. Army, which conducted a series of trials about UGV solutions, picked another system of Korean origin for evaluation.
Land
Lynxes are in Hungary
Hungary is rearming and restructuring the armed forces with Western equipment and vehicles.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Russia Denies the use of Loitering Munition on Civilians
Following the bomb attack on the Crimea Bridge, Russia started to target civilians in big Ukrainian cities.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Royal Navy Wildcat Completed SHOL Trials
Royal Navy has passed another milestone for its rotary-wing fleet. Wildcat HMA Mk 2 completed Ship Helicopter Operating Limitations (SHOL) trials.
Navy / Maritime
The Curse of Type 214 Continues
Type 214 submarines continue to cause problems for users. The last issue came from the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
India Completed Nuclear Triad
India, which carried out studies to expand its nuclear force, became the sixth in the world.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Defence Politics
Massive Artillery Rocket Power for Poland
Poland, increasing defence ties with the Republic of Korea (ROK), continues to further defence investments.
Space
Deflection of Asteroid’s Path is More than Expected
United States of America-based NASA tried to change the orbit of an asteroid in the last days of September. The results are better than expected.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Next-Gen Flight Computer of Grey Eagle UAV Passed Tests
General Atomics has passed another critical milestone for the MQ-1C Grey Eagle as the UAV has a new next-generation flight computer onboard.
Navy / Maritime
Egypt Took its first MEKO A-200 Frigate
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems handed over the first MEKO A-200 frigate, “Al-Aziz” (904), to Egypt in Bremerhaven, Germany.
