Precision-guided munition
Akıncı UAV test-fires indigenous guidance kit
The indigenous HKG-82 guidance kit, developed by the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council's (TÜBİTAK) Defense Industry Research and Development Institute, has demonstrated its precision and effectiveness during a recent test launch.
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Hürjet performs takeoff test
Türkiye's light attack aircraft Hürjet has successfully passed its maiden flight test.
An F-16 fighting falcon jet accompanied Hürjet during its first flight at Mürted Airfield Command, an air base of the Turkish Air Force in the capital Ankara's northwest, on April 25.
The aircraft passed its first engine start test in early February.
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Russians, now everything is getting much more complicated
These are guided missiles for direct attack with an extended range.
Ukraine's stockpile of these bombs, which hit targets up to 45 miles away thanks to deployable wing kits, is currently relatively small. However, those deadly missiles could even now represent a huge problem for the Russian army, writes "The War Zone".
Light attack aircraft Hürjet successfully passes engine test
Türkiye's light attack aircraft Hürjet has successfully passed its first engine start test, Defense Industries Presidency head Ismail Demir has announced.
US 'mother of all bombs' killed 36 ISIL militants in Afghanistan
As many as 36 suspected Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants were killed in Afghanistan when the United States dropped "the mother of all bombs," one of the largest non-nuclear devices ever unleashed in combat, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on April 14.
US approves sale of 'smart bomb' kits to Turkey
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of precision bomb kits valued at $70 million to Turkey, the Pentagon said on Oct. 29.
Lawmakers have 15 days to block the sale, although such action is rare. Once it has cleared that hurdle, Turkey and the U.S. government can negotiate the actual sale.
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