Defence News
3 Questions: Turkish drone maker’s sale to Saudi Arabia
13 August 2023
3 Questions: Turkish drone maker’s sale to Saudi Arabia
With sale of Akinci drones to Riyadh, Baykar positions Ankara as NATO member able to offset China in Gulf-Arabian drone…
Chinese army media praises rapid progress of Turkish drone maker, defense industry
13 August 2023
Chinese army media praises rapid progress of Turkish drone maker, defense industry
Baykar’s UAVs experience sales boom in recent years, selling drones to nearly 20 countries, says PLA Daily report Turkish drone-maker…
WSJ: Egypt scrapped plans to give Russia missiles but still won’t arm Ukraine
13 August 2023
WSJ: Egypt scrapped plans to give Russia missiles but still won’t arm Ukraine
After stopping planned missile shipments to Russia, Egypt is still refusing US requests to instead arm Ukraine with artillery shells,…
Polish troops train on Patriot missiles and IBCS system
13 August 2023
Polish troops train on Patriot missiles and IBCS system
Mariusz Błaszczak, the Polish defence minister announced on Friday, that Polish soldiers are training on the Patriot air defence missiles…
French Navy Receives 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine
13 August 2023
French Navy Receives 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine
Naval Group handed over the second Barracuda type nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) “Duguay-Trouin” to the French defense procurement agency (DGA)…
EU Delivers Ukraine 224,000 Shells Under Ammo Plan
13 August 2023
EU Delivers Ukraine 224,000 Shells Under Ammo Plan
The EU has delivered Ukraine 223,800 shells under the first part of a plan to provide a million artillery rounds…
Back Indian Navy engages in bilateral naval exercise with UAE Navy
13 August 2023
Back Indian Navy engages in bilateral naval exercise with UAE Navy
In a display of naval collaboration, two Indian naval ships, INS Visakhapatnam and INS Trikand, coordinated a bilateral Naval Maritime…
Türkiye follows ‘US attempt to expand military bases in Aegean’
13 August 2023
Türkiye follows ‘US attempt to expand military bases in Aegean’
Türkiye is closely followings developments regarding the United States’ attempts to establish a new base and enhance its military presence…
NASA’s STEREO-A spacecraft makes its first Earth flyby
12 August 2023
NASA’s STEREO-A spacecraft makes its first Earth flyby
NASA’s STEREO-A spacecraft passes between the sun and Earth, marking the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission. The…
Report: After ‘Army of Drones,’ Ukraine Now Wants ‘Army of Robots’
12 August 2023
Report: After ‘Army of Drones,’ Ukraine Now Wants ‘Army of Robots’
The Ukrainian government has signified its intention to build an “army of robots” for use against Russian forces. The country’s…