ASELSAN Delivers AKINCI's SatCom
ASELSAN has delivered the Satellite Communication (SatCom) System for the AKINCI Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platform.
Defence News
Unmanned Systems
Communication
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN provides Hard-Killer Göker as Anti-UAV
ASELSAN has completed the tests of the Göker 35-millimetre Multi-Purpose Weapon System, developed for air and land defence missions.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Indonesia Defence Invests $125B Including 50 Warships
The AUKUS deal with Australia and the loss of KRI Nanggala-402 submarine forced Indonesia to make an investment in the navy.
Homeland Security
U.S. Deployed its ‘nuke sniffer’ aircraft in the U.K.
US Air Force deployed a WC-135W “Constant Phoenix”, a nuclear sniffer, to RAF Mildenhall Air Base in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2021.
Bilateral Relations
Biden Names Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally
President Biden assured Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, that he would soon designate Qatar as a significant non-NATO ally.
Navy / Maritime
Fincantieri Delivers First Musherib-Class OPV To Qatar
Fincantieri has delivered the first-in-class OPV – Offshore Patrol Vessel – “Musherib”, ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence.
Bilateral Relations
Turkey and UAE Military Relations to Develop
Turkey and the UAE are in search of increasing bilateral relations as the Minister of State for Defence Affairs received the Turkish ambassador to Abu Dhabi.
Air
Turkey Receives Long Waited A400M but not Sooner than April
Turkey receives the long waited A400m Airlifter which will be the replacement of crashed at maiden flight.
Regional / Strategy
Does the U.S. Have Eyes on the Black Sea?
Pentagon supported Stars and Stripes publication, which investigates the effects of the Ukrainian war on the U.S. Navy and NATO'!s presence in the Black Sea
Country
SSB Presented Its 2022 Defence Projects
President of Defence Industries, Professor İsmail Demir, met with the television and newspapers and shared the 2022 targets of the Presidency.
E/W
National IFF Era in the Navy
The national IFF is being incorporated into numerous naval platforms as part of the Naval Forces Command's most comprehensive modernisation initiative.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Russia Completes Its Biggest Naval Base in The Black Sea
Russia is completing the creation of a new naval base in the Black Sea. The main stage of its construction in Novorossiysk was completed.
Air
Bulgarian Air Force will wait for F-16s
Bulgarian Defence Minister Stefan Yanev stated on January 25 that the delivery of eight F-16 jets would be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Air
QEAF Receives Three Leonardo M-346 Trainers
QEAF recently received its first three Leonardo M-346 trainers. The first aircraft in Qatari colours was spotted parked on January 26, 2021.
