Turkey's Drone Milestone: Successful Aircraft Carrier Takeoff and Landing Marks Historic Feat for Bayraktar Kızılelma Strike UAV
DefenseNews : Turkey has achieved a significant milestone in its defense technology with the Bayraktar Kızılelma, an advanced unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), successfully completing its first takeoff and landing on the TCG Anadolu, the country's largest warship. This groundbreaking achievement signifies Turkey's commitment to integrating cutting-edge drone capabilities into its naval operations, further enhancing its strategic autonomy in military aviation. A Game-Changing Development The Bayraktar Kızılelma's successful car…
Biden vows US resolve to back Israel as USS Ford enters region
DefenseNews: President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the militant group Hamas for “sheer evil” for its shocking multipronged attack on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip that has killed hundreds of civilians, including at least 14 American citizens. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone earlier on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the situation on the ground. Biden spoke out of the actions he and other allies have taken to support Israel in the aftermath of the attack and expressed his horror a…
Navy keen on 3rd aircraft carrier to retain edge over China, even as 2nd delayed yet again
NEW DELHI: The commissioning of India’s second aircraft carrier has been delayed till September next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While reconciling to this setback, the Navy remains all the more keen to push its case for a third aircraft carrier as well as two new fighter squadrons to counter China’s expanding footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). As the US recently displayed in the South China Sea, much to China’s discomfort, nothing projects raw combat power like an aircraft carrier strike group (CSG) capable of moving o…
China May Be Building Completely New Kind of Aircraft Carrier, Reports Suggest
Rumors are swirling that the Chinese navy is looking to build a new type of warship. A recently leaked request for proposals (RFP) points to an amphibious assault ship with an electromagnetic aircraft catapult and arresting gear. In a request for proposals posted on July 19 and subsequently leaked on social media, the project is referred to only as “Project XX6,” but observers have been calling the ship the “Type 076.” Judging from some of the details included in the RFP, the Type 076 will be much like the Type 075 landing helicopter d…
INS Vikrant to be commissioned by 2017: Naval chief
India’s first indigenous Aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, being built at public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited and formally launched in August this year, would be commissioned by 2017, chief of Naval Staff Admiral D K Joshi, said here on Saturday. “With the commissioning of INS Vikrant India will join an elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building aircraft carrier indigenously. There are not many countries in the world to construct their own aircraft carriers,” he said. Joshi was speaking to mediapersons on the s…
India, Russia to hold first-ever air force war game in 2014
In a major boost to their military ties, India and Russia on Monday decided to hold their first ever joint air forces exercise next year, even as they agreed to jointly strategise on policies and cooperation in the fast-changing global security scenario. The decisions came during the Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation meeting between Indian Defence Minister A K Antony and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu in Moscow just two days after the Russian-built INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier was handed ove…
Plan for Indio-Japanese naval drill approved
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart, Salman Khurshid, have agreed on plans for a joint exercise between the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Indian Navy by the end of this year, Japanese officials said. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart, Salman Khurshid, have agreed on plans for a joint exercise between the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Indian Navy by the end of this year, Japanese officials said. The drill, aimed in part at checking China’s increasingly …
Indigenous aircraft carrier to be launched in August
Indian Navy's indigenously-built aircraft carrier would be launched on August 12 this year, while INS Vikramaditya (purchased from Russia) will arrive before the end of 2013. Indian Navy's indigenously-built aircraft carrier would be launched on August 12 this year, while INS Vikramaditya (purchased from Russia) will arrive before the end of 2013. "INS Vikramaditya is going to be a reality, as promised the ship would be delivered before the end of this year," Antony told reporters after the commissioning of fighte…
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