This week brought us more interesting military affairs news from around the World. The hunt for Indonesia’s lost submarine, the Nanggala, came to a tragic conclusion, French troops will train… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26-30 April)"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar has begun training the first batch of operators for its Akinci UCAV. The company made the announcement of March 3, releasing photographs of trainees at their… Continue reading "Baykar Begins Training Initial Batch Of Akinci UCAV Pilots"
The US Army recently reminded us its looking to acquire Long Range Precision Munitions (LRPM); a demonstration shoot off is to be conducted near the end of 2022. The new… Continue reading "US Army Sets Timeline for Long Range Precision Munition Shoot Off"
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries has released a video outlining its plans for 2021, including the first trials of an indigenous engine for the Altay main battle tank project. … Continue reading "Altay Tank Indigenous Engine Trials Among Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries’ Plans For 2021"
The UK Ministry of Defence has been conducting trials with a new model of mini-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that is claimed to be far more resistant to environmental issues than… Continue reading "British Army Successfully Trial Bug Nano UAV – More Expected in Future"
The Russian Ministry of Defense accepted the delivery of the first three Orion unmanned aerial vehicles built by the Kronstadt Group. Nikolai Dolzhenkov, the chief designer at the Kronstadt Group,… Continue reading "Russian Military Receives First Shipment of Orion UAVs"
Tunisia’s Interior Ministry have announced a deal with Turkish manufacturer BMC to supply nine 4×4 Multi-Purpose Armoured Vehicles (or MPAVs) after winning the International Armoured Vehicle Tender. In a separate… Continue reading "Tunisia Purchases Turkish Light Vehicles and US drones"
On 5 September, Airbus Defence and Space revealed the existence of the LOUT (Low Observable UAV Testbed) on the second day of the Airbus Trade Media Briefing 2019. According to… Continue reading "Airbus Reveals Stealthy LOUT Demonstrator"
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Makina has displayed its latest Akinci unmanned combat air vehicle on static display at the TEKNOFEST Istanbul Aerospace and Technology Festival. This is the first time… Continue reading "First public display of Baykar Akinci UCAV at TEKNOFEST 2019"
The US Navy and Boeing report that the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray has successfully completed its first test flight at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois on September 19. The Tail 1,… Continue reading "Boeing MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight"