At the port of Douala in Cameroon, Ezder Yalchin vehicles are transported for the Chadian army. These armoured vehicles were produced by the private sector (Nurol Makina company), of course with the support of the Turkish state. Turkey is using its defence industry to spread its influence across the African continent. Ankara now produces and […]
More than 10,000 Russian soldiers are returning to their permanent bases after a month of exercises near Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported today, citing the Russian military. Interfax reported that the drills took place in several areas near Ukraine, including Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, as well as in the southern Russian regions of Rostov and Kuban. Russia‘s deployment of tens […]
Kalekalıp Business Development Director Türker Özcihan said the KMG 556 is Turkey‘s first 5. 56mm machine gun for which certification has been completed, he said: “It was developed by Kalekalıp engineers with fully in-house facilities. While doing this, we are not copying a reverse-engineered product, but creating our own specifications. It‘s a product of our […]
The contract comes at a time when the military procurement of armored vehicles is increasing across the Middle East to address the growth in asymmetric warfare and insurgency across the globe.
The international exhibition “EDEX 2021” unveiledthe new Egyptian TOMA developed by theNationalOrganization for Military Production (NOMP), namedSENA-200, which bears a strong resemblance totheSerbian BVP M-80. The driver has a digital vehicle and driving controlsystem at his disposal. Each side has threedaylightperiscopes and an equal number of firing ports. The vehicle carries a three-man crew (driver, […]
Germany‘s Rheinmetall has developed a new robotic armoured vehicle based on the Wiesel vehicle. The Wiesel robot has a high-tech autonomous package. This stand-alone package can also be used on Boxer, Lynx and HX tactical trucks. The robotic vehicle can carry supplies and ammunition to front-line combat units at no cost in blood, but can […]
The US is acquiring new bases in Greece under the renewed Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement signed in Washington by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his counterpart from the superpower on the other side of the Atlantic, Anthony Blinken. In Alexandroupolis, the port of Souda in Chania, Volos, Litochoro in Pieria and Larissa, significant changes are […]
Iraq‘s national security adviser said today that US-led forces have completed their combat mission in the country, meaning that the remaining troops will now have a training and advisory role. Qassim al-Aaraji tweeted that the combat mission was completed on schedule before the end of the year and that the combat troops are to be […]
Egypt plans to upgrade its M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 configuration in cooperation with the United States of America (USA). According to the Military Balance 2020, Egypt has a total of 2,480 tanks including 1,130 M1A1 Abrams, 300 M60A1, 850 M60A3 and 200 T-62 tanks. The first batch consisted of 555 tanks and the […]
During the “EDEX 2021” international exhibition, South Korean Hanwha revealed that Egypt has shown interest in supplying the 155mm K9 Thunder self-propelled guns and the K10 refuelling vehicles that accompany them. The South Korean company did not disclose further details, but South Korea‘s Yonhap news website wrote that the deal will include co-production and technology […]