Aselsan and the Army GeneraláDirectorateáof Military Factory - or Askeri Fabrikalar Genel Mudurlugu (AFGM) - have developed a self-propelled (SP) artillery system called the Kamyona Monteli Obius (KMO) to meet a potential requirement by the Turkish Army.
The KMO is essentially a 6x6
Aselsan has partnered with the General Directorate of Military Factory (AFGM) to upgrade two of the Turkish Army's M60T main battle tanks (MBTs) with enhanced survivability.
The effort follows the service's disastrous Euphrates Shield operation in Syria, where a number of its MBTs were destroyed or
Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) unveiled its Saqr 1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on 11 May.
The KACST said the Saqr 1 UAV is equipped with a satellite communications system, has an automatic take-off and landing capability, and is made from lightweight carbon
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on 11 May that they had cleared the remaining Islamic State fighters that were defending the southern side of the Al-Tabqah dam, opening a land crossing over the Euphrates that can be used to encircle the city of Al-Raqqah to the east.
On the
Turkish firm Roketsan's Bora (Storm) long-range ballistic missile system underwent another test firing near the Black Sea coastal town of Sinop, Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on 11 May.
"A new launch of our Bora missile, with a range of 280 km, was just test-fired in Sinop. It will
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
Boeing has been awarded a USD488.1 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to remanufacture 38 WAH-64D Apache Longbow AH1 attack helicopters to the latest AH-64E Apache Guardian standard for the United Kingdom.
The contract, which was announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 11 May,
The China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO Group) posted double-digit increases in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, it announced on 11 May.
In a statement, the NORINCO Group said its revenues in the quarter increased year on year by 36.3% to CNY102.5 billion (USD14.9 billion) and
Both operational testing and evaluation (OTE) pilots with the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) and the company's own test pilots are highly complimentary of the next-generation Saab Gripen E fighter. "It is a happy coincidence that both the manufacturer and the customer - in this case the SwAF - have
Israel Military Industries (IMI) Systems will officially unveil a new vehicle-based light rocket launching system called the C-Lynx on 15 May.
The system has eight launch tubes and advanced navigation and command-and-control systems that allow it to "provide fire response immediately according
The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) would prefer the Boeing CH-47F Extended Range (ER) Chinook to fulfil its Schweren Transporthubschrauber (STH) requirement over the Sikorsky's CH-53K King Stallion, the service's chief disclosed on 11 May.
Speaking at European Air Chiefs Conference (EURAC) in
The US Air Force (USAF) is to upgrade the mission computers of its Boeing F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle combat aircraft under a USD434.8 million contract awarded recently to the aircraft manufacturer.
The contract will see the fighter and strike variant Eagles fitted with the new Suite 9
Ukrainian national defence group Ukroboronprom, Turkish defence electronics group Havelsan, and Saudi Arabian technology venture Taqnia have concluded an agreement to work together on the creation of a maritime patrol and surveillance variant of the Antonov AN-132D aircraft.
The agreement between
The US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is to award nearly USD1 billion in contractor-based helicopter support for the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AoR).
The USD948.8 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, which was announced by the Department of
Ghost Robotics unveiled a new variant of its Ghost Minitaur at Xponential 2017 in Dallas, Texas.
The system is a small, quadruped robotic platform with direct-drive legs and uses conventional rotary electric motors.
It is envisaged that the Ghost Minitaur will be used for applications such as an
Dans un entretien publié jeudi 11 mai par le journal italien La Repubblica, le ministre allemand des Finances, Wolfgang Schäuble, se dit d'accord avec le président français élu Emmanuel Macron qui prône l'instauration d'un Parlement européen de la zone euro. Objectifs : renforcer l'union monétaire, limiter les divergences entre les économies de ses dix-neuf pays membres et reprendre la main sur la gestion des crises financières des pays de la zone euro.
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On 10 May, the ruling centre-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party tabled in parliament a draft bill aimed at introducing a majoritarian electoral system.
Under the draft, the 240 MPs would be elected from single-mandate constituencies through a majority vote over
Chilean state-owned small arms manufacturer and vehicle maintenance provider Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile (FAMAE) has released annual results for its 2016 year, showing a 106.9% growth in income after taxes, to CLP3.3 billion (USD4.9 million).
The income growth came
Chilean state-owned small arms manufacturer and vehicle maintenance provider Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile (FAMAE) has released annual results for its 2016 year, showing a 106.9% growth in income after taxes, to CLP3.3 billion (USD4.9 million).
The income growth came
As maritime patrol returns to the top of the operational agenda, a number of countries are investing in new multimission aircraft to tackle surveillance tasks at sea. Dr Lee Willett and Ridzwan Rahmat discuss the P-8A Poseidon programmes developing in the European and Asia-Pacific theatres
The
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