SSI's Financial General Assembly is held
The Ordinary Financial General Assembly Meeting of the Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters' Association (SSI) was held.
Defence News
Country
Bilateral Relations
Canada issues Military Embargo to Turkey
The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the export permits suspended last autumn have been cancelled as of today.
Bilateral Relations
Another Round for Libya
Turkish Defence Ministry stated that Minister Akar met with Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of Libya Government of National Unity and Minister of Defence.
Bilateral Relations
Greece’s Mysterious visit to Libya
Itamilradar, a website that tracks military flights over Italy and the Mediterranean Sea, caught a Greek visit to Libya.
Air
Hürjet Moves Towards Assembly Line
TUSAŞ Training Aircraft Program Manager Tuncay Çopur said they aim to start assembly activities in the last quarter of 2021.
Navy / Maritime
Air
AV-8B Harrier II to stay operational until 2029
The AV-8B Harrier II vertical or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) attack aircraft will stay operational for U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), until 2029.
Defence Politics
Biden requests $715B for Pentagon
Biden made his first request for a defence budget. He asked for $753 billion in national security funding for the Defence Department.
Space
First Ignition for the Lunar Mission
The vertical firing test of the Probe Rocket’s propulsion system (SORS) is successfully performed.
Air
Investment
3D Printing Era at TF-X
TUSAŞ have signed a cooperation agreement that will lead to the 3D printing of Turkish Fighter with Additive Manufacturing Group “FIT AG”.
Air
Turkish Air Force KT-1T Crashes In The Sea
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that a KT-1 aircraft crashed into the sea during a training flight near the coastal town Foça, İzmir.
Air
Republic of Korea unveiled its fighter jet KF-21 Boramae
Republic of Korea unveiled its 4.5 generaition fighter jet KF-21 Boramae. The country financially cooperates with indonesia for the production of aircraft.
Air
AVCI Helmet Integrated Cueing System on T129 helicopter
ASELSAN shared an image from the T129 helicopter. A female pilot is featured inside the cockpit where she wears AVCI Helmet Integrated Cueing System (HICS).
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy Visits Donbas
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was visiting eastern Ukraine on Thursday, following a rise in tension with Russia over a long-running conflict.
Land
Second Tour of Kenya Mystery
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) plan to acquire 8X8 Armoured Vehicles to manage its counterterrorism operations against Al-Shabaab terrorists better.
