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Turkish Barrel Manufacturer Enderus Aims at Export Market
Weapon / Missile Investment Turkiye

Turkish Barrel Manufacturer Enderus Aims at Export Market

Enderus Technology, which produces medium calibre barrels for the Turkish Armed Forces, aimes to export their products.

Cambodia Orders to Destroy U.S. Arms After the Embargo
Bilateral Relations USA Cambodia

Cambodia Orders to Destroy U.S. Arms After the Embargo

Following the U.S. arms embargo, Cambodia ordered the destruction or dumping of warehouses of any U.S. weapons in storage.

GA Announces Mojave UAS for Operations at Remote Areas
Air Unmanned Systems USA

GA Announces Mojave UAS for Operations at Remote Areas

General Atomics (GA-ASI) has offered the first official details about a new unmanned aircraft, the Mojave, which is a derivative of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle.

U.S. Air Force Works On Two New Secret Combat Drones
Air Unmanned Systems USA

U.S. Air Force Works On Two New Secret Combat Drones

USAF Secretary Frank Kendall stated that the agency wants to include two new classified UAV programs in the defence budget for the 2023 fiscal year.

Eren UAV to Detonate Bombs from a Distance
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems Turkiye

Eren UAV to Detonate Bombs from a Distance

TÜBİTAK and ASİSGUARD, under the coordination of the EGM Criminal Department, introduced the "Eren" UAV with flight range of 3,000 meters.

US Approves $9.5 Billion Worth Defence Acquisition for HN
Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations USA Greece

US Approves $9.5 Billion Worth Defence Acquisition for HN

The U.S. to modernise Greek Meko-Class Frigates and approves selling Multi-Mission Surface Combatant to Hellenic Navy the DSCA announced.

ASELSAN Weapon-Locating Radar Entered TAF Inventory
Sensors Turkiye

ASELSAN Weapon-Locating Radar Entered TAF Inventory

ASELSAN’s weapon-locating radar (STR) entered the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) inventory. Turkish Ministry of Defence (MSB/MoD) announced the development.

Somalia may have received a Bayraktar TB2 UAV
Air Unmanned Systems Somalia Turkiye

Somalia may have received a Bayraktar TB2 UAV

According Somalian "The Daily Jubba" the country received a TB2 UAV. The Daily stated that a battalion would be established in accordance with TB2s.

Pakistan begins work on 5th HANGOR -Class Submarine
Navy / Maritime Pakistan

Pakistan begins work on 5th HANGOR -Class Submarine

According to the Pakistan Navy, a steel cutting ceremony for the fifth HANGOR -class submarine was performed at the Karachi shipyard.

Finland Chose F-35A
Air Finland

Finland Chose F-35A

On Friday, the government of non-NATO Finland announced that it had chosen the F-35 fighter jets to replace the current fleet of F/A-18 Hornets.

Russia to Merge Sukhoi and MiG
Air Country Russia

Russia to Merge Sukhoi and MiG

Russia plans to merge two aerospace companies to produce fighter planes. The merger is between Sukhoi and MiG under United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).

Air-Launched BrahMos Cleared for Serial Production
Weapon / Missile India

Air-Launched BrahMos Cleared for Serial Production

The air-launch version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully tested. The missile was test-fired from the Su-30 MK-I fighter aircraft.

Saudi Arabia – Qatar Relations Back to Normalisation
Bilateral Relations Regional / Strategy Qatar Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia – Qatar Relations Back to Normalisation

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Doha for the first time since four years-long blockades of Qatar.

U.S.' 2022 Defence Budget: $768 billion Waits for Approval
Defence Politics USA

U.S.' 2022 Defence Budget: $768 billion Waits for Approval

The United States House of Representatives passed legislation that will allocate $768 billion for the nation's military in the fiscal year 2022.