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24 May

A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone at Geçitkale military air base near Gazimağusa (Famagusta) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprup, 2019.

Poland to Become First NATO Member to Buy Turkish Bayraktar Drones

Poland is expected to become the first NATO member to purchase Turkish-made drones after its defense minister revealed plans for the country to buy 24 Bayraktar TB2 drones.

21 May

missile launched from an unmanned vehicle

Tong Ong

Norwegian KONGSBERG Taps BAE Systems Australia for JSM Project

Norwegian aerospace company KONGSBERG has ordered additional Passive Radio Frequency Sensors for its Joint Strike Missile project.

20 May

Tong Ong

Hungary to Equip 209 Lynx Infantry Vehicles with StrikeShield APS

Hungary is equipping 209 of its new Lynx infantry fighting vehicles with the StrikeShield hard-kill active protection system.

19 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Producing Drone-Launching Attack Helicopter

A Russian attack helicopter under production, the Mi-28NM, will have a drone-launching facility.

19 May

Joe Saballa

UK Ministry of Defence Document Allows Illegal Bombing: Rights Group

A non-profit organization in the UK claims that a confidential Ministry of Defence document allows British troops to engage in illegal bombing without the approval of parliament.

18 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Russian Army Receives Radar for S-500 Air-Defense System

The Russian Army has received the Yenisei radar station, which is likely to be integrated with the S-500 air-defense system, Russian media reported.

18 May

Joe Saballa

Georgia to Begin Producing M4 Rifles, Drones in 2022

Georgia is planning to partner with South African, Polish, and Israeli companies to produce M4 rifles and unmanned aerial vehicles in 2022.

17 May

A model of the French-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System aircraft sits on the tarmac during the 53rd Paris Air Show on June 17, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Boost for European Fighter Jet as Paris, Berlin, Madrid Seal Deal

France, Germany, and Spain said Monday that they had reached agreement on the next phase of their plans to build a joint European fighter jet, capping months of negotiations over how to share the work and the intellectual property.

13 May