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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Defence Minister Houloussi Akar met with Khalid bin Mohammed al-Atiya , Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Qatar. Akar visits the Qatari capital Doha to prepare for the upcoming visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During the meeting, views were exchanged on bilateral and regional defence, security and defence industry cooperation and […]
Ankara is particularly pleased with the agreement concluded with Qatar under which they are essentially “acquiring” 36 state-of-the-art fighters which they will be able to use against the Greek Air Force. In fact, not only the Herdogans are happy, but also the Kemalists. According to the pro-government Turkish newspaper Millyet, CHP MP Unal Cevikioz said […]
An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with an offensive capability to engage ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles and fortifications. Because of their heavy armament, they are sometimes called gunship helicopters. Attack helicopters can use weapons such as automatic cannons, machine guns, rockets and […]
BAGHDAD: Four Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed in an attack blamed on the Daesh group, a security official said Monday, the third such assault in less than two weeks. Five other Peshmerga fighters were wounded in the violence late Sunday in northern Iraq that targeted an outpost north of Kirkuk, the source said. Kurdish […]
Saudi Arabia’s air defenses destroyed Houthi drones targeting the Kingdom, the Arab coalition said early on Monday. The drones were shot down in Yemen before they could cause harm. This follows the downing of several drones launched by the Iran-back militia on Sunday. The action comes as the Arab coalition forces have been eliminating militia […]
