AVIATION

Witnesses had seen the aircraft crash into the sea and helicopters and ships were searching for the pilot

Turkish TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) has announced that it has started the production (assembly) process of the Hürjet jet trainer and light aircraft. The Hürjet started development in 2017, the first prototype should be completed by the end of 2022, with the first flight expected in March 2023. A total of four prototypes will be […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made some important statements during his speech at an event entitled “National Technologies and New Investments” where he revealed that he is preparing Turkey for future wars with the completion of the indigenous fighter in 2023. Turkey is definitively interested in only one thing: the acquisition of its own fighter. […]

In the last 24 hours, international news agencies have reported that Iraqi air defences have prevented attacks by kamikaze drones against Ayn al-Assad. Today the BBC international correspondent Nafiseh Kohnavard published on Twitter the moment when a US air defence system installed at the Ayn al-Assad base shot down another drone – a kamikaze. As […]

Boeing won a 471. 3 million contract. dollars from the U. S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for the “Japanese Superannuator Program. ” The programme aims to upgrade almost 100 Japanese F-15J fighters to “Japanese Super Interceptor” (JSI). The work will be carried out in the US and is expected to be completed by […]

Like many countries, the great Indian regional power is seeking to gain independence in all weapon systems by investing in indigenous designs. The Indian Air Force has announced that it has approved the complete design review of the indigenously designed and developed Tejas Mk. 2 fighter aircraft and now the prototype can be completed and […]

Americans allegedly shot down several Russian military drones in Syria and Ukraine, while others were shot down “with unknown weapons“, according to a Russian publication. The reference is to reconnaissance drones and drones of the Lancet family, described as “kamikaze” drones, which were used in Syria. According to the (Chinese) online briefing of “Sohu”, in […]

 Israel has signed a deal with the United States to buy 12 Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing Co (BA.N) KC-46 refuelling planes, the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Friday, estimating the total price at around $3.1 billion. The deal, signed on Thursday, is part of an upgrade of Israel’s air force capabilities and includes […]

Hours before Kabul fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15, the Afghan Air Force was melting down. Instead of unleashing air attacks against advancing insurgents, some airmen were fighting each other. At the Kabul airport, some Afghan Air Force personnel guarding the airfield tried to force their way onto a military helicopter preparing to lift […]

The production of engines for the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles that the country is supplying from Turkey has already started in Ukraine. In an interview with Focus on Christmas Eve, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, made some particularly interesting statements about the country‘s defence relations. Specifically, he said that cooperation […]