Turkish company Roketsan starts production of a new UMTAS-GM rocket, General Manager of Roketsan Murat Ikinci said, trend reports via TurkicWorld echoed by MenaFN. According to Ikinci, it is expected to complete its serial production by the end of 2023. “The need for anti-tank missiles will also be met at the expense of national capabilities,” the company’s...
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According to Umair Aslam in Defense Talks, the Pakistani Army is set to receive the 2nd batch of Chinese-made NORINCO SH-15 Self-Propelled Howitzers (export variant of the PCL-181). A ceremony was also held in China to mark the production of 56 SH-15 for the Pakistani Army. The official induction of the SH-15 in the Pakistani army took place on 15 March 2021 (other sources...
Turkish Aerospace Industries on Apr. 25 conducted the first flight test of its basic trainer and light-assault aircraft, known as the Hürjet. Hürjet is the first manned jet-powered aircraft in Turkish history. It successfully completed its first flight in the morning on Tuesday. TAI launched the Hurjet program in 2018 to replace the aging fleet of T-38 trainers. The...
Otokar is a Turkish defense industry company that specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing military vehicles for various purposes. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkiye. Otokar’s product range includes armored personnel carriers, mine-protected vehicles, main battle tanks, tactical wheeled vehicles, and other special-purpose...
EHTESHAM BARI The first Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference (PIMEC) was successfully held at Expo Center, Karachi, Pakistan from February 10-12, 2023. The event received an overwhelming response from the international community. Over 150 delegates representing 50 countries attended PIMEC-2023, including the high level delegations headed either by the...
During IDEX 2023, an International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Paramount Aerospace Systems, a subsidiary of Paramount, the global aerospace and technology company, announced a strategic partnership with AAL Group Ltd for the marketing of Mi-type helicopter solutions production of Mi main and tail rotor composite helicopter blades, from facilities within the United...
Turkish Defence Company ASELSAN, which provides combat systems for four platforms ASFAT builds for Pakistan Navy, exhibits its naval solutions at Pakistan International Maritime Expo & Conference (PIMEC) in Karachi. ASELSAN has ZOKA counter-torpedo solutions for navies. ZOKA effectors can operate against any torpedo threat with acoustic homing capability, regardless...
Turkish Defence Company STM attends the Pakistan International Maritime Expo & Conference (PIMEC) in Karachi with its submarine solutions. STM and Pakistan relations have become very close in the last ten years and have had fruitful results. The modernisation of French-made Agosta B submarines set the first example of it. STM exhibits its Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker...
February 7, 2023 _ Representatives from six countries operating the 155mm/52-calibre K9 SelfPropelled Howitzer (SPH) gathered in Narvik, Norway, on February 6 to attend the 2nd K9 User Club meeting. The meeting will be held until February 9. The K9 User Club was launched in April 2022 in Changwon, the K9 manufacturing hub in South Korea, to share experience, knowledge,...
Türkiye’s first Hurjet light combat aircraft developed and produced by the Turkish Aerospace Industries has entered the ground test phase. The new advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft rolled out to the public and completed the first engine run-up test. Hurjet is a single-engine, tandem seat, supersonic advanced trainer and light combat aircraft designed to...