New Air-to-air Missiles to Enable Bayraktar Drones Defeat Iranian UAVs in Ukraine
Ukraines Bayraktar TB2 combat drones now come with new air-to-air missiles, making them more effective against noisy Iranian Kamikaze drones in the ongoing war in Kyiv. "Soon our Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncıs will have air-to-air missiles; not only to engage drones but other enemy aircraft
Portugal Opens Talks with Turkey to Purchase Bayraktar Drones
Portugal is mulling over buying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones and has begun talks with Baykar, the company that produces them. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said this during a
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Rosoboronexport Promotes Orlan-30 Drone
Rosoboronexport has started exporting 15 new military products, including the Orlan-30, a rare UAV that Ukraine claims it shot in August. "In 2022, Rosoboronexport has launched a global marketing campaign for 15 new military products developed and manufactured in Russia
Kyrgyzstan Buys Anka and Aksungur Combat UAVs from Turkey
Turkey-made Anka combat drones have been ordered by Kyrgyzstan, the countrys Presidential Press Service head, Daiyrbek Orunbekov, confirmed Tuesday. The Central Asian country has previously acquired Baykar-made Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncı UCAVs, as well as Aksungur UCAV produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)
Serbia to Produce UAVs due to Ukraine War-Caused Delays
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said delays in the supply of weapons caused by Ukraine War has pushed the Balkan country to shift focus on production of drones. "In the coming period, we will focus our production first of all on unmanned aerial vehicles and drones
Canada-made 'Rotax' Engine Found in Iranian Drones
Iranian Mohajer-6 drones engine is made by Rotax, a subsidiary of Quebec-based Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP). Ukrainian troops captured one Mohajer-6 launched by Russia over the Black Sea on October 22, 2022
Northrop, NASA to Build Uncrewed Autonomous Systems for National Airspace
Northrop Grumman is collaborating with NASA to develop and test solutions for integrating large, uncrewed aircraft systems into the National Airspace System (NAS). The effort will focus on air cargo operations and is part of NASAs Air Traffic Management-eXploration (ATM-X) Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject
AI-Enabled GA-ASI Avenger Paired with ‘Digital Twin’ Aircraft Chases Target
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said an Avenger UAS flown by Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilot was paired with a digital twin aircraft autonomously chased a target while avoiding threats
S.Korea Eyeing Israel’s Sky Spotter Drone Detection System
South Korea is planning to acquire Israel-made Sky Spotter drone detection system, following an incident in December when five North Korean drones penetrated the countrys airspace and flew undetected for several hours. The South's defense authorities have come under fierce criticism for their
S.Korea to Speed up Creation of Drone Unit
South Koreas President Yoon Suk-yeol made clear on December 27 that he will speed up the creation of a drone (UAV) unit designed to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance of North Koreas major military facilities. The Joint Chiefs of Staff plans to launch the Directorate of Countering Nuclear and WMD by reforming the existing Center for Countering Nuclear and WMD
First MQ-9A Multi Domain Operations-Ready Aircraft Takes to the Skies
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the first production MQ-9A Multi-Domain Operations (M2DO)-ready variant of the MQ-9A Reaper in November 2022
Ukraine's Tu-141 Long Range Attack Drone disabled by Russian Electronic Warfare System
China's Diplomatic War against Taiwan Forces Honduras to Break Ties with Taipei
Turkish Security Forces Receive 1st Batch of Marine Assault Vehicles
New Tracked MLRS Inducted into Chinese Army
Ukraine, Russia Brace for Major Tank Battles
The coming months could see major tank battles between Ukraine and Russia as Kyiv has received or is expected to...
How Russia’s Tornado-S MLRS is Outgunning & Outnumbering HIMARS in Ukraine
Russias "Tornado-S" Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) has a greater range, a highly accurate guidance system and is deployed in...
The Rise and Rise of South Korea’s Arms Exports
South Koreas defense exports more than doubled from $7 billion in 2021 to over $15 billion in 2022 so far,...
Is Superior Electronic Warfare Capability Giving Russia an Edge in Ukraine?
Russia has deployed a variety of electronic warfare (EW) systems in its war with Ukraine causing disruptions of communications between...
