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…
Turkey May Soon Restart Their Own Missile Defense Program
ANKARA — Turkey ’s procurement bureaucracy is rethinking a multibillion dollar program to build the country’s first air and missile defense program, keeping “all options open,” including scrapping the existing competition and merging it with a longer-range program with better capabilities. That contest has not yet been announced, but procurement officials say one option to overcome the deadlock could be to renew the program. “There is a degree of uncertainty, which requires evaluating all existing options and waiting for a push fro…
US Air Force to buy Turkish F-35s
WASHINGTON — After a year of speculation about what would happen to Turkey’s F-35s after the country was ousted from the joint strike fighter program last year, the Defense Department gave its definitive answer Monday evening in a characteristically anticlimactic manner — through its daily contract announcements. The U.S. Air Force will officially buy eight F-35A conventional takeoff and landing jets originally built by Lockheed Martin for Turkey as part of a $862 million contract modification. The deal also contains an additional six F-…
Turkey trains Kurdish peshmerga forces in fight against ISIL
Turkish soldiers are training Kurdish peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq and will give similar assistance to a new national army unit in Baghdad as part of the struggle against ISIL, a senior Turkish official said on Saturday. Turkish soldiers began special forces training with Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq three weeks ago, peshmerga spokesman Brigadier General Halgurd Hikmat said. The Turkish official said similar assistance would be given to Iraq 's National Guard.
Turkey starts mass production of miniature drone missile
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish government research agency has started to mass-produce a new miniature munition to be fitted into the Bayraktar TB2 drone, made by a Turkish company Baykar Makina. Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 - shown Dec. 16, 2019, at a military air base in northern Cyprus. The government has started mass-producing a new mini missile for the aircraft, dubbed Bozok. The laser-guided Bozok missile was developed by TÜBİTAK Defense Industries Research and Development Institute. It has undergone multiple successful fire tests.
Christianity in Iraq is Bleeding
After four months of exile there are no signs of hope that the situation here in Iraq will be resolved peacefully. Unable to think or make decisions, everything is vague and we feel as if we have been living a nightmare. Christianity in Iraq is bleeding; so many families have left, and many are leaving to Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey , preparing themselves for second immigration and an uncertain future. We do not know how long these families will be able to tolerate the burden and survive financially. The conditions remain the same for …
Vendor vows to hasten Turkey’s fifth-generation ‘Kaan’ fighter plane
DefenseNEws: (ISTANBUL) — Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) is working to expand flight testing and accelerate prototype production of the Kaan aircraft. The company says it now aims to deliver the first aircraft to the Turkish Air Force by the end of 2028. Speaking on the sidelines of the Teknofest aerospace and technology festival in an interview with Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT, TUSAŞ CEO Mustafa Demiroğlu provided an update on the project’s progress. According to Demiroğlu, assembly of the second and third prototypes is underway, wi…
Germany still hopes to win IAF fighter deal
Germany today said it is still hopeful of India giving in to the Eurofighter jet over the French Rafael and that it is not giving up in trying to convince the Indian government of why the Eurofighter would be a better deal for India. Germany today said it is still hopeful of India giving in to the Eurofighter jet over the French Rafael and that it is not giving up in trying to convince the Indian government of why the Eurofighter would be a better deal for India. This was stated by Mr Philipp Missfelder, a member of the German Bundes…
Turkey’s C-130J military cargo haulers undergo upgrade work in the UK
ISTANBUL — Cambridge, U.K.-based Marshall Aerospace has confirmed that 12 C-130J Hercules transport aircraft acquired by Turkey from the United Kingdom have been delivered to its facilities for maintenance and modernization under a new multiyear contract signed with the Turkish Air Force. The Turkish Ministry of National Defence announced during its weekly press briefing last week that preparations for the process had begun. Under the agreement, Marshall Aerospace will carry out scheduled maintenance, provide spare parts and tooling, and deliv…
ISIS’s Oil Revenue Is Falling, Administration Says
The Obama administration believes it has sharply cut back the oil revenues that have made the Islamic State the best funded terrorist organization in history, according to senior US officials. The US has been combining military strikes that target energy infrastructure controlled by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria with heightened tracking of smuggling routes used to move oil through Turkey and Kurdistan, according to these officials. In October, the US Treasury Department estimated that Islamic State , also known as ISIS or ISIL, w…
UK F-35 buy paves way for a return to warplane-based nuclear deterrent
DefenseNews: THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Kingdom is expected to buy 12 F-35A fighter jets, marking a significant boost to the country’s nuclear deterrence posture, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. Announced ahead of the NATO summit held in The Hague, the government called the acquisition “the biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation.” The new procurements will allow Britain to “join NATO’s nuclear mission” by reintroducing to the Royal Air Force so-called dual-capable aircraft: airframes that can carry both co…
BMC Speeds Up Production of MRAPs for Turkish Army
ANKARA — Turkish armored vehicles maker BMC has increased the pace for production of the Kirpi, the country’s first mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle, after it was penalized €8 million (US $9.9 million) for late deliveries. Procurement officials said the company promised to deliver the remaining 141 Kirpis within the next six months. The Turkish Army recently appealed to the Defense Ministry, saying delivery of the vehicles as soon as possible is an “urgent matter.” The Army said if there are further delays, an alte…
Italy preps new Ukraine arms shipment. Is SAMP/T air defense included?
ROME — Italy plans to send air defense weapons to Ukraine, possibly including the SAMP/T system, Italian media reports have suggested, despite doubts over training and supplies. Rome is gearing up for its sixth dispatch of arms to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February. Italy has been tightlipped about what it sent so far. However, Stinger surface-to-air missiles, mortars, and Milan or Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons were reportedly planned for previous consignments, as well as Browning heavy machine guns, MG-type light machine gun…
Gen. Hayden: We Might Have to Declare Assad US Enemy
President Barack Obama may have to declare the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad an enemy of the United States in the battle against the Islamic State (ISIS), said Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and the National Security Agency. The short-term strategy against the Islamic militants in Syria should be to "contain and punish ISIS," Hayden said, adding that it didn't solve the long-term problem, but just "buys us time and space." He said Obama might have to employ U.S. ground forces…
Defexpo to showcase India's defence capabilities
Country's capabilities in land, naval and security systems and its emergence as an "attractive destination" for investment in the defence sector will be showcased at the Defexpo India starting Fe b 6. A total of 624 companies from 30 countries will take part in the four-day event. Considered one of Asia's biggest land and maritime shows, the Defexpo is taking place at a time when the government has revised defence procurement procedure to make "buy Indian" and "buy and make Indian" preferred categ…
India must integrate its service HQs with MoD
In any other country they may have rated passing mention, but India's intrusive visual media took it upon itself to project each incident as a disaster of Titanic proportions, subjecting it to shrill and ill-informed discussions. The dramatic changes in the navy's upper ranks are bound to unsettle its junior officers and sailors. The new chief's first major challenge, therefore, will be to restore the confidence of h…
How AI, Drones, and Precision Missiles Are Reshaping Modern Warfare in 2026
The battlefield is becoming smarter, faster, and more autonomous. Discover how AI, autonomous drones, and precision missiles are transforming military operations, driving military technology advancements, and reshaping future warfare in 2026. Modern warfare is undergoing one of the most significant transformations since the introduction of precision-guided munitions and network-centric operations. Across Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East, military planners are increasingly focused on a new combination of technologies that is reshap…
Right into enemy hands? ISIS shows off new weapons allegedly airdropped by US
Islamic State has published a new video in which a jihadist shows off brand-new American hardware, which was purportedly intended for the Kurds they are fighting in the Syrian border town of Kobani. The undated video, posted by the unofficial IS mouthpiece “a3maq news”, sees a jihadist showing several boxes of munitions with English-language markings, with a parachute spread out on the ground beside. Although it is unclear what was the bundle shown in the video, the militant explains that “this is some of the military equipment that w…
Bolton: Trump lacks strategic vision, historical knowledge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. — Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he believes President Donald Trump committed several impeachable offenses, but Democratic congressional leaders doomed their effort to remove him from office by rushing the process for partisan purposes. Bolton told a Florida group in an online presentation that Trump’s business and re-election concerns drive not only his dealings with Ukraine, which led to his impeachment by the House, but also with China, Turkey and other countries. He said he would …
US military orders Europe troops not to wear uniforms off base after threat assessment
The U.S. military's European Command said Tuesday it has ordered its troops to avoid wearing their uniforms when off base, and to ensure the security settings and geolocation functions on their social media pages aren't "overly revealing." EUCOM spokesman Navy Capt. Greg Hicks would not say what prompted the new directive for the roughly 70,000 U.S. personnel serving in Europe. The order, issued Nov. 10, comes after high-profile attacks on soldiers of American allies Britain and Canada in th…
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