The Philippines Doubled Black Hawk Order
The Philippines decided to procure an extra 32 S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters, which are worth roughly $ 624 million.
Defence News
Air
Air
The Details of Turkish– Pakistan TF-X Cooperation
TUSAŞ CEO Temel Kotil has recently said on a television show that Turkey and Pakistan are working together on the Turkish Indigenous Fighter Programme (TF-X).
Navy / Maritime
HAVELSAN Delivers DBDS-P to Preveze Submarine
HAVELSAN, Preveze Class Submarine Combat Informatıon Centre (MÜREN-PREVEZE) Project passed an important milestone.
Sensors
ASELSAN’s ASELPOD is spotted at Nigeria’s JF-17s
ASELSAN’s targeting pod electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system (ASELPOD) is seen at Nigeria Air Forces’ JF-17 Thunder fighters.
Bilateral Relations
China Imposes ‘Countermeasures’ on U.S. Companies
China announced it would take “countermeasures” against U.S. companies for selling U.S. arms worth $100 million to Taiwan.
Country
Ukraine Imposed Martial Law
Ukraine President Zelensky stated in the decree of No. 64/2022 that Martial law had been imposed from 05:30 on February 24, 2022, for a period of 30 days.
Bilateral Relations
Russia invades Ukraine after Putin’s declaration
Russia has launched a military operation on neighbouring Ukraine while President Vladimir Putin said in a pre-dawn TV statement.
Ammunition
ASFAT Completes Half of HGK-82 guidance kit Production
One step of the project has been completed in producing the HGK-82 Precision Guidance Kit, designed by TÜBİTAK SAGE and produced by Turkish MoD's ASFAT Inc.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
U.S. Navy Wants to Establish a Naval Force of Over 500 Ships’
According to the U.S. CNO the Navy needs a fleet of more than 500 ships to meet its commitments to the soon-to-be-released NDS.
Air
Bangladesh Air Force Received the Fourth C-130J
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) received its fourth C-130J Hercules transport, according to a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Bilateral Relations
US to Construct Kuwait MOD Headquarter for 1 Billion USD
The State Department approved the potential FMS construction for the Kuwait Ministry of Defence Headquarters (KMOD) Complex and related equipment,
Modernisation
Air
Australia gets Protection for Aerial Platforms
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Australia of LAIRCM Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) for an estimated cost of $122 million.
Regional / Strategy
Kazakhstan does not Recognise Donetsk and Lugansk
Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, said they would not recognise the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic.
Weapon / Missile
IDF Completed the Live-Fire Tests of The “C-Dome”
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Monday that it had successfully tested the naval configuration of the Iron Dome missile defence system: The C-Dome.
