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Baykar Exported Bayraktar AKINCI to three Countries
Unmanned Systems Turkiye

Baykar Exported Bayraktar AKINCI to three Countries

Baykar exported Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV to a third country. Bayraktar’s AKINCI flew to Azerbaijan to participate in Teknofest.

Roketsan General Manager: Europe emerges as a market for us
Interview / Exclusive File Turkiye

Roketsan General Manager: Europe emerges as a market for us

Roketsan General Manager Murat İkinci talked exclusively to TurDef about the company’s export strategies and gave information about current developments.

Iran launches new domestically made transport aircraft
Air Iran

Iran launches new domestically made transport aircraft

Iran has launched a new domestically made transport aircraft called Simorgh at the HESA aircraft manufacturing facility in Isfahan, central Iran.

MBDA UK to develop anti-tank vehicles with Brimstone
Land United Kingdom Poland

MBDA UK to develop anti-tank vehicles with Brimstone

Nine companies from Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), Poland, have signed a cooperation agreement with the MBDA UK to develop anti-tank vehicles.

UAE's second Gowind Corvette is Launched
Navy / Maritime United Arab Emirates France

UAE's second Gowind Corvette is Launched

Naval Group of France launched the second of two corvettes ordered by UAE in 2019.

PNS BADR is Launched
Navy / Maritime Pakistan Turkiye

PNS BADR is Launched

PNS BADR, one of the MİLGEM ships built by Turkey for the Pakistani Navy, launched. Four ships are being built for the Pakistan Navy.

Turkiye tests the 4th of its multirole helicopter Gökbey
Air Turkiye

Turkiye tests the 4th of its multirole helicopter Gökbey

The fourth Gökbey, Turkiye's first homegrown multirole utility helicopter, has taken off for the first time.

ROK Completes LIG Nex1 Tiger Shark Tor Torpedo Test
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile Republic of Korea

ROK Completes LIG Nex1 Tiger Shark Tor Torpedo Test

Korean defence company LIG Nex1 weapon reported that it had completed the trial phase of the Tiger Shark heavy torpedo.

Ukraine uses buggy with ATGM to hunt Russian tank
Land Ukraine

Ukraine uses buggy with ATGM to hunt Russian tank

The 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian army has deployed a locally made buggy armed with the Corsar portable ATGM weapon system.

Turkish delegation visits UK for TF-X
Air Engine and Transmission United Kingdom Turkiye

Turkish delegation visits UK for TF-X

The planned contacts for the United Kingdom for Turkiye's national combat aircraft TF-X have begun.

ASFAT Launches Pakistan's Third MILGEM
Navy / Maritime Pakistan Turkiye

ASFAT Launches Pakistan's Third MILGEM

Within the framework of Turkiye’s MİLGEM, four ships are being built for the Pakistani Navy (PN). The PN is launching the ship PNS BADR, built in Karachi.

The U.S. Delivers three Mi-17 to Ukraine
Air USA Ukraine

The U.S. Delivers three Mi-17 to Ukraine

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reportedly received its first three Mi-17 utility helicopters due to military and security assistance from the United States.

PT Len and Thales sign cooperation to prepare 13 GCI Radars
Sensors Indonesia France

PT Len and Thales sign cooperation to prepare 13 GCI Radars

Indonesian Defence Company PT Len Industri and Thales from France have signed a cooperation agreement to fulfil 13 GCI Radars.

Tajikistan's TB2 UAVs are actually Iranian Ebabil-2s
Bilateral Relations Unmanned Systems Iran Tajikistan

Tajikistan's TB2 UAVs are actually Iranian Ebabil-2s

Tajikistan's UAV production interest raises questions with TB2 claims and ends in revelation as the drones are confirmed to be of Iranian origin.