Taiwan air force searches for missing F-16 fighter after crash
Witnesses had seen the aircraft crash into the sea and helicopters and ships were searching for the pilot
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Assembly of the Turkish Hürjet light fighter aircraft has started
Turkish TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) has announced that it has started the production (assembly) process of the Hürjet jet trainer and light aircraft. The Hürjet started development in 2017, the first prototype should be completed by the end of 2022, with the first flight expected in March 2023. A total of four prototypes will be […]
H.Akar to NATO: “Lets talk about S-400”
Turkey is ready to discuss with NATO the concerns over the purchase of Russian S-400 , the difficulties in using the system with F-35 fighters, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said, Ria Novosti reports. “We say: let‘s talk and let‘s decide. We will explain why we bought the S-400. He‘s not threatening anyone. If it […]
Saudi Arabia will jointly build the BiHo II A/A system with South Korea
According to information published by the website “Tactical Report” on Saturday 7 January 2022, Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in the local production of the BIHO II air defence system developed and designed by the South Korean company Hanwha Defense. The Tactical Report website says Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement […]
Iran will face ‘severe consequences’ if it attacks Americans: White House
Iran imposed sanctions on dozens of Americans on Saturday over the 2020 killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani
French Navy’s 2021 Report on Global Maritime Security
317 acts of maritime piracy and robbery were recorded worldwide in 2021 by the MICA Center. A decrease compared to 2020 particularly in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa. In 2021 the Caribbean and Singapore Strait were the most affected areas. For this new edition, the Maritime Information Cooperation & Awareness Center (MICA Center), […]
Bollinger Delivers Final Bahrain-Bound Fast Response Cutter to U.S. Coast Guard
The USCGC Clarence Sutphin is the last of six FRCs to be home-ported in Manama, Bahrain, in support of the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), the U.S. Coast Guard’s largest overseas presence outside the United States. The cutter also marks the 170th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period […]
The US cancels EastMed
The United States puts a definitive end to the construction of the EastMed pipeline, in yet another spectacular cube of the kind that they have historically made since World War II, making one wonder why the Greek political system has always relied so much on the Americans. In a non paper from the State Department […]
R. T. Erdogan: “We are preparing for future wars – We are presenting the new fighter in 2023”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made some important statements during his speech at an event entitled “National Technologies and New Investments” where he revealed that he is preparing Turkey for future wars with the completion of the indigenous fighter in 2023. Turkey is definitively interested in only one thing: the acquisition of its own fighter. […]
Video: Drone shot down by US air defence at the Ayn al-Assad base in Iraq
In the last 24 hours, international news agencies have reported that Iraqi air defences have prevented attacks by kamikaze drones against Ayn al-Assad. Today the BBC international correspondent Nafiseh Kohnavard published on Twitter the moment when a US air defence system installed at the Ayn al-Assad base shot down another drone – a kamikaze. As […]
