In early November, Somali authorities seized six dismantled Turkish drones at Mogadishu International Airport with which Ankara intends to arm its friendly Islamist extremist organizations of the Sahel and the Somali Al-Shebab, as defencenet. ru reveals However, Turkish pressure forced the Somali authorities to release the Turkish engineers accompanying the mission. The engineers claimed that […]
Morocco is interested in acquiring Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system according to a report on Saturday by the Moroccan news site Le Desk. The Iron Dome, designed to intercept and destroy short-range projectiles including rockets and drones, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems “would ensure the better defense of the sand wall in the […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) —The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog met Tuesday with Iranian officials to press for greater access in the Islamic Republic on the eve of diplomatic talks restarting over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency yet again faces tightrope-style talks with […]
Iran supports President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s initiative to establish a 3+3 peace mechanism in the Caucasus region, Iran’s Ambassador to Ankara Muhammad Farazmand said Tuesday. The ambassador said Iran welcomes the initiative brought up by Erdoğan in November 2020. The peace initiative consists of establishing a cooperation mechanism in the Caucasus region, comprising three Caucasian […]
The Military Times revealed that the Ukrainian armed forces used the US Javelin anti-tank missile system in Donbas as reported by defencenet. ru. According to Military Times, which quotes Kirill Budanov, head of the main intelligence directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the Ukrainian armed forces used the US Javelin anti-tank missile system […]
The shocking maritime tragedy of the sinking of the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kursk two decades ago shocked Russia and all of humanity. The Kursk sank on 12 August 2000 at a depth of 108 metres, claiming the lives of all 118 crew members and triggering the first major international crisis of Vladimir Putin‘s presidency. The […]
Libya‘s interim Prime Minister and Muslim Brotherhood (and therefore pro-Turkish) official Abdul Hamid Dbayba submitted his candidacy for the December presidential elections on Sunday, although he had pledged not to run when he took office. Ankara, seeing that it is not succeeding in its aim to cancel the elections in Libya, is playing its “last […]
Leonardo’s participation at the air show is focusing on the future of flight and advanced electronics. Leonardo is a leader in military pilot training, offering a turnkey training solution including platforms, systems and services that guarantees the highest standards of quality at every stage of training to customers worldwide. In the UAE, Leonardo has provided […]
A Turkish frigate and a Lebanese navy vessel conducted a joint naval exercise as part of the ongoing Turkish approach towards Lebanon with the aim of demarcating the EEZ between the two countries. “Our frigate TCG FATIH conducted joint training with the Lebanese Navy‘s LNS SOUR in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the Turkish Defence Ministry said. […]
A new interesting clip, released for the presentation of the “Checkmate” 5th generation light tactical aircraft at Dubai Airshow 2021, teases the unmanned version of Russia’s new stealth fighter. As already reported in detail here, the Sukhoi “Checkmate“, Russia’s new 5th generation fighter aircraft design, made its public debut at MAKS 2021 airshow in Zhukovsky, […]
