France Hands Over Armoured Vehicles to Tunisia
The French Embassy in Tunis handed over the first batch of all-terrain Technam’s Masstech T4 armoured vehicles for the benefit of the Tunisian army.
Defence News
Land
Bilateral Relations
Air
Indonesia is Near Purchasing F-15D fighter
Indonesia's defence minister Subianto met U.S. Secretary of Defence Austin and said that the F-15D fighter jets acquisition project is awaiting final sign-off.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Australia tests new unmanned marine surveillance technology
Australian Defence Forces (ADF ) have recently tested the unmanned maritime surveillance vessel, Bluebottle.
Air
Logistics
SAF Leap of Voyager
The RAF Voyager and Airbus completed a significant leap in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to bypass fossil fuels. .
Air
Defence Politics
New Agreement for FCAS
German Defence Minister stated that Germany, France and Spain had reached a political agreement further to develop the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
Air
PAF’s A-29B Super Tucano’s Operational for CAS
Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced that all six Embraer A-29B “Super Tucano” Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft are in service.
Land
Russia’s T-14 Armata Halts Again
Putin has reportedly changed the prioritisation of long-term military projects. The riddle of Russia’s T-14 Armata continues. The program halted again.
Navy / Maritime
Indonesian Navy Conducts Keel Laying for Two New OPVs
Indonesian shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama has reached a milestone in its contract to build Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL).
Air
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA Initiates Taxi Tests
Baykar reached an important milestone for the KIZILELMA jet-propelled fighter unmanned aerial system. The aircraft started taxi tests at Çorlu Airport.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TB2 Bayraktar Armed UAVs to UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has acquired TB2 Bayraktar unmanned aerial systems from Turkiye. The process is carried out silently.
Sensors
Norway Acquires Lockheed Martin’s TPY-4 Surveillance Radar
NDMA has awarded Lockheed Martin, a contract to supply eight next-generation TPY-4 ground-based air surveillance radars.
Land
Bangladesh Army Tests New VT5 Tanks
Bangladesh Army continues its investments in military system acquisition. Newly delivered tanks tested in the line of efforts.
Land
Sweden Orders two new CV90 variants
The Swedish Defence Materials Administration has awarded BAE Systems contract for producing two variants of the new Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90).
Air
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Pakistan displays the JF-17 that downed India’s MiG-21
PAF displayed the JF-17 Thunder with the claim of hunting the Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 at the IDEAS 2022 defence exhibition.
