DEFENCE

Iran supports President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s initiative to establish a 3+3 peace mechanism in the Caucasus region, Iran’s Ambassador to Ankara Muhammad Farazmand said Tuesday. The ambassador said Iran welcomes the initiative brought up by Erdoğan in November 2020. The peace initiative consists of establishing a cooperation mechanism in the Caucasus region, comprising three Caucasian […]

The Military Times revealed that the Ukrainian armed forces used the US Javelin anti-tank missile system in Donbas as reported by defencenet. ru. According to Military Times, which quotes Kirill Budanov, head of the main intelligence directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the Ukrainian armed forces used the US Javelin anti-tank missile system […]

The shocking maritime tragedy of the sinking of the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kursk two decades ago shocked Russia and all of humanity. The Kursk sank on 12 August 2000 at a depth of 108 metres, claiming the lives of all 118 crew members and triggering the first major international crisis of Vladimir Putin‘s presidency. The […]

Libya‘s interim Prime Minister and Muslim Brotherhood (and therefore pro-Turkish) official Abdul Hamid Dbayba submitted his candidacy for the December presidential elections on Sunday, although he had pledged not to run when he took office. Ankara, seeing that it is not succeeding in its aim to cancel the elections in Libya, is playing its “last […]

Leonardo’s participation at the air show is focusing on the future of flight and advanced electronics. Leonardo is a leader in military pilot training, offering a turnkey training solution including platforms, systems and services that guarantees the highest standards of quality at every stage of training to customers worldwide. In the UAE, Leonardo has provided […]

A Turkish frigate and a Lebanese navy vessel conducted a joint naval exercise as part of the ongoing Turkish approach towards Lebanon with the aim of demarcating the EEZ between the two countries. “Our frigate TCG FATIH conducted joint training with the Lebanese Navy‘s LNS SOUR in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the Turkish Defence Ministry said. […]

A new interesting clip, released for the presentation of the “Checkmate” 5th generation light tactical aircraft at Dubai Airshow 2021, teases the unmanned version of Russia’s new stealth fighter. As already reported in detail here, the Sukhoi “Checkmate“, Russia’s new 5th generation fighter aircraft design, made its public debut at MAKS 2021 airshow in Zhukovsky, […]

The contract for the acquisition by Egypt of 30 additional Rafales to equip its air force came into force. Announced on 4 May, this contract completes the first acquisition of 24 Rafales, signed in 2015, and will bring to 54 the number of Rafales operated by the Egyptian Air Force, the second in the world, […]

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Leonardo announced today at Dubai Airshow (14-18 November 2021) the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), that will strengthen the level of maintenance services for the growing fleet of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through this MOA, SAEI will enter a qualification […]

The United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defence has formally ordered two additional Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft increasing the country’s MRTT fleet up to five aircraft. With deliveries starting in 2024, this agreement will also cover the upgrade of the country’s current A330MRTT fleet to the latest enhanced version. ‘Since its […]