US Congress allows Saudi Arabia weapons sale to proceed
A bipartisan bid to block the $650m sale of missiles and missile launchers has failed in the US Senate.
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The UAE buy a package of weapons, first Bayraktar, from Turkey
A major new weapons package, starting with the Bayracktar TB2 UAVs, is purchased by the UAE from Turkey. Already, according to Russian media reports, a delegation of UAE government officials is in Ankara to discuss possible cooperation with Turkey‘s defence industries, according to a Turkish official, and there is talk of buying Turkish UCAVs BAYRAKTAR. […]
164 aircrafts and UAVs retired by the USAF in 2022
Even the Americans are forced to withdraw large quantities of weapons systems as the cost of maintaining them has become disproportionately high and prevents the development of new technologies. Congress has published the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) for the year 2022, under which the US Air Force can retire 164 aircraft and UAVs, but […]
Saudi Arabia has asked the US for Patriot missiles
Saudi Arabia has asked the US for hundreds of Patriot missiles in order to restore the quantity consumed in the war in Yemen. The Patriot is used against aggressive UAVs and missiles to protect the country‘s oil fields. Saudi Arabia is fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Saudi Arabia recently requested to buy 280 AIM-120C7/C8 AMRAAM […]
R. T. Erdogan makes belligerent statements against Cyprus & Greece after the arson of a mosque in Larnaca
The attack on a mosque in Larnaca will not go unanswered, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, saying “you will pay a heavy price for your participation in such sabotage“. In his statements before leaving for Qatar, the Turkish President said that “unfortunately, there was an attack on our mosques in southern Cyprus. Of course, this […]
The big Ankara-Doha deals: Qatar gives funds, energy and weapons and Turkey gives protection
Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s meeting with Emir El-Sani has just ended, with Turkey and Qatar signing 12 more agreements, following the one ratified a few days ago, whereby Doha is sending Rafale aircraft to Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir El-Sani are holding a joint press conference this hour after the bilateral delegations. […]
Egypt: plans to upgrade M1A1 Abrams tanks to M1A2 configuration
Egypt plans to upgrade its M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 configuration in cooperation with the United States of America (USA). According to the Military Balance 2020, Egypt has a total of 2,480 tanks including 1,130 M1A1 Abrams, 300 M60A1, 850 M60A3 and 200 T-62 tanks. The first batch consisted of 555 tanks and the […]
The future Turkish TF-X fighter will be powered by the F-110 engines of the F-16
The Turkish 5th generation TF-X (which stands for Turkish Fighter) fighter under development will follow Russian safe practice and will initially use General Electric‘s American F110 engines, according to Ismail Demir, head of the Defence Industries Directorate. This engine will be used until Turkish industry is able to produce its own indigenous engine. This is […]
The Turkish mercenaries will leave Libya on condition that the rest of them leave
A member of the Libyan Joint Military Committee (JMC) 5+5, Lieutenant General Faraj Al-Sawa confirmed yesterday that Turkey has accepted his country‘s request to withdraw the mercenaries and foreign fighters it has deployed in Libya, on condition “that all foreign forces withdraw simultaneously“. He told the Russian news agency, “During these talks, the Libyan Joint […]
Arab coalition carries out biggest operation in Marib in 24 hours
More than 280 Houthi militia members were killed in one of the largest operations targeting the Iran-backed group in Marib in just 24 hours, the Arab coalition said Monday. The Arab coalition said it conducted 47 operations against the Houthi militants in Marib, during which34 Houthi vehicles were destroyed as well as ammunition storage sites, […]
