DEFENCE

Egypt presented the domestic TOMA

Egypt presented the domestic TOMA

Egypt managed to build its own TOMA. The National Defence Production Organisation, part of the Egyptian Ministry of Defence has developed the SENA 200, the new tracked armoured fighting vehicle (TOMA) fully designed and developed in Egypt. The vehicle was presented to the public for the first time at the Egyptian defence equipment exhibition EDEX […]

The new weapon systems acquired by the Russian Army, Air Force & Navy in 2022

The new weapon systems acquired by the Russian Army, Air Force & Navy in 2022

In the midst of a very turbulent period for world affairs, Russia is acquiring in 2022 modern tanks, aircraft, helicopters, missiles and warships to counter NATO and especially American threats. Russia has taken significant steps to fill the huge gap in the technological development of the Russian armed forces left by the dark Yeltsin decade, […]

Boeing upgrades the Japanese F-15J to “Japanese Super Interceptor” (JSI)

Boeing upgrades the Japanese F-15J to “Japanese Super Interceptor” (JSI)

Boeing won a 471. 3 million contract. dollars from the U. S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for the “Japanese Superannuator Program. ” The programme aims to upgrade almost 100 Japanese F-15J fighters to “Japanese Super Interceptor” (JSI). The work will be carried out in the US and is expected to be completed by […]

Two drones shot down targeting Iraq base: anti-Daesh coalition

Two drones shot down targeting Iraq base: anti-Daesh coalition

BAGHDAD: Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition fighting the Daesh group said. “Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were engaged and destroyed by defensive capabilities at the Iraqi Al-Asad Air Base early this morning,” the official said. “The attempted attack […]

Serbia praises another arms shipment from Russia

Serbia praises another arms shipment from Russia

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president on Monday praised another shipment of arms from Russia despite fears in the Balkans that the country’s recent military buildup could lead to more tensions in the war-scarred European region. President Aleksandar Vucic attended a training exercise at a military base near Belgrade that included recently purchased anti-tank Kornet guided missiles. “I […]

Russian BMP B-19 with 57 mm gun and Kornet-EM A/T missiles

Russian BMP B-19 with 57 mm gun and Kornet-EM A/T missiles

According to information released by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, the new Russian-made BMP B-19 tracked armoured fighting vehicle (TOMA) participated in the scenarios of the ZAPAD 2021 military exercise at the Mulino training range in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The BMP B-19 is the latest version of the BMP-3 tracked armoured […]

India develops its own 4. 5 generation fighter: Tejas Mk. 2 goes into production in 2023

India develops its own 4. 5 generation fighter: Tejas Mk. 2 goes into production in 2023

Like many countries, the great Indian regional power is seeking to gain independence in all weapon systems by investing in indigenous designs. The Indian Air Force has announced that it has approved the complete design review of the indigenously designed and developed Tejas Mk. 2 fighter aircraft and now the prototype can be completed and […]

The Americans shot down 20 Russian drones in Ukraine and Syria

The Americans shot down 20 Russian drones in Ukraine and Syria

Americans allegedly shot down several Russian military drones in Syria and Ukraine, while others were shot down “with unknown weapons“, according to a Russian publication. The reference is to reconnaissance drones and drones of the Lancet family, described as “kamikaze” drones, which were used in Syria. According to the (Chinese) online briefing of “Sohu”, in […]

Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Daesh

Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Daesh

DUBA: Five Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 were injured in a rocket attack by Daesh militants on a military transport bus on Sunday in the east of the country at approximately 7 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), Syrian state media said on Monday.  Daesh, the hardline Islamist group that declared a caliphate straddling parts of Syria […]