Taliban Shows off Scud-B Missiles in a Military Parade
Commemorating one year of the departure of United States troops from Afghan soil, Taliban held a military parade on September 1, 2022.
Defence News
Country
Air
Embraer Releases the First Photos of Portugal’s KC-390
Embraer released photos of the first KC-390 Millennium aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force. FAP is the first international customer of the Kc-390 .
Land
Slovakia Signs Contract for Patria AMV XP
Slovakia established a joint production line to produce CV90 armoured vehicles, with Czechia to procure Finland’s vehicles.
Air
Boeing has been Awarded a Contract for 23 KC-46s
USAF to build 19 KC-46 Pegasus tankers for the USAF and four KC-46s for the Israeli Air Force (IAF). The contract was worth 3.1 billion USD.
Investment
SYS acquires English Defence Company AEI Systems
Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) purchased a United Kingdom-based defence company, AEI Systems, for 1 billion TL.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Slovakia and Czech Republic to Procure CV90
Czechian Defence Minister Černochová and her Slovak counterpart Naď signed an agreement on the joint procurement and operation of the CV90 MkIV.
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
Hanwha Defence signs 2.4$ billion contracts with Poland
ROK Hanwha Defence signed an execution contract to supply K9 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPHs) to Poland.
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Raytheon to upgrade AMRAAMs
Raytheon has been awarded a $972 million contract for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) upgrades.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
US Naval Forces Central Commander paid a visit to the UAE
Commander of the UAE Naval Forces Mohammed Al Nahyan met the Commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), to strengthen relations.
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Navy's Submarine Floating Dock Launched
Turkish Navy’s 3,000-ton submarine floating dock is launched today. The dock is built following Turkish Lloyd Classification Rules at the Hicri Ercili Shipyard.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Iran Caught Towing US Unmanned Platform
The US Navy prevented an Iranian ship from capturing an American unmanned maritime vehicle also known as a Saildrone Explorer USV, in the Persian Gulf.
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
TEI is about the start the production of the TF6000 engine
TEI has developed the TF-6000 turbofan engine which aims to complete the production and ignite it for the first time in the first months of 2023.
Country
ASELSAN’s New Goal is to Grow in Exports
Turkish defence giant ASELSAN will receive state support to open to competitive world markets. The company is titled ASELSAN Foreign Trade Capital Company.
Weapon / Missile
Saab Completes Test Fire of The Gripen E Meteor Missile
Saab, announced the completion of the first test firing of the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on Gripen E.
