Turkish MoD Holds Press Meeting at the 401st Squadron’s Home
The Turkish MoD held a press meeting in front of the test aircraft of the 401st Test Squadron and the indigenously developed munitions alongside them.
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Country
Analysis
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Regional / Strategy
NATO's Red Flag Against Russia: Ramstein Flag
The balances have changed after Russia’s attempt to invade Ukraine. NATO tries to respond with the Ramstein Flag Exercise.
Air
ROK Retires remaining F-4E Phantom Fighter-Bombers
Korean Air Force (ROKAF) has retired its remaining F-4E Phantom fighter-bombers jet with a flight ceremony in Suwon Air Base. ROKAF's plans may include F-35As.
Air
The Republic of Korea Air Force to retire F-4E jets in 2024
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) prepares to retire legacy F-4E jets in June 2024. Four aircraft conducted the fleet's final flight on 9 May 2024.
Unmanned Systems
Ammunition
Baykar's AKINCI UCAV Launches Tubitak SAGE’s HGK-82
TUBITAK-SAGE’s Precision Guidance Kit (HGK), developed for the fighter jet, was tested on Baykar’s Bayraktar AKINCI AUAV to open new era on unmanned systems.
Ammunition
HGK-82, with the Highest Local Production, Passes the Tests
TÜBİTAK SAGE's Mk-82 bomb with Precision Guidance Kit-82 (HGK-82) certified for the F-4 and F-16 platforms, passed the serial production acceptance tests.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Turkish Systems Are Used in the “Free Fire 21” Exercise
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that the “Free Fire-2021” exercise was held at “General Nahit Şenoğlu Test Range and Exercise Area” in Polatlı, near Ankara.
Air
Logistics
The USAF Solicits Information for F-4 and its engine parts
The U.S. Air Force wants to procure F-4 aircraft and J-79 engine parts. The aircraft has a twin J-79 engine.
Land
Navy / Maritime
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Unmanned Systems
Bluehomeland (Mavi Vatan) Exercise Began
Turkish Navy’s planned drill “Blue Homeland 2021” have started. The drill will be executed on the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea simultaneously.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
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