by | Oct 24, 2022 | Security
ANKARA — Turkish engineering company Titra has been picked to receive government subsidies for its ambition to produce the country’s first unmanned helicopter, the Alpin. The Ankara government has put the program on its “regional priority investment list.” This means...
by | Oct 22, 2022 | Security
ROME — A new Italian government appointed on Friday has named Guido Crosetto as the country’s defense minister, marking a return to government for the 59 year old who served as a junior defense minister a decade ago. Crosetto has since acquired further experience in...
by | Oct 21, 2022 | Security
PARIS — After years of studies, the preliminary design review for Canada’s future surface combatant ships is expected to be completed before the end of the year, according to an executive with shipbuilder Lockheed Martin. The company was selected in 2019 to develop...
by | Oct 21, 2022 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal to lease a set of MQ-9A Reaper drones from U.S. manufacturer General Atomics. The move comes as the ministry is readying to purchase MQ-9B Reapers for the country’s military. “The contract has...
by | Oct 20, 2022 | Security
Nearly a dozen people, including five Russian nationals and two oil brokers from Venezuela, were arrested and charged in a scheme to send American military technology to Russia, some of which has been allegedly found on battlefields in Ukraine, according to the...
by | Oct 20, 2022 | Security
ANKARA, Turkey — Kazakhstan and Turkey have signaled plans to develop “long-term strategic cooperation” that would involve the co-production of satellites and other space systems. The agreement came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Kazakhstan on Oct....
by | Oct 20, 2022 | Security
Before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s aerospace leadership had planned to market the next generation heavy fighter bomber, the Su-57, and its highly touted derivative the Su-75 to several foreign military buyers. These plans now appear to be in ruins. The Su-57...
by | Oct 20, 2022 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Japanese Coast Guard has started operations with a newly delivered MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone, while more airborne early warning aircraft have arrived in the country by ship. The UAV’s manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, said in...
by | Oct 20, 2022 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Moldova’s Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatîi has said that the country aims to buy new air defense systems following recent airspace violations by the Russian military. Nosatîi said that in the past days a number of Russian missiles were fired from the...
by | Oct 19, 2022 | Security
PARIS — The French Ministry of Defense and industry leaders presented a first look, in model form, at the nation’s next-generation, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier this week during the biennial Euronaval trade conference here. The new carrier is expected to replace...
