Gulf States Race to Buy Ukraine’s Drone Killers Pro
Ukraine has deployed 201 counter-drone specialists to five Gulf countries and is offering interceptor drones costing as little as $1,000 — a fraction of the...
Middle East
Turkey’s AKP Claims Export Win Amid Economic Pressures
On 24 May, Turkey’s ruling party – the Justice and Development Party (AKP) – claimed that Pakistan signed its contract for 30 Turkish Aerospace Industries...
Turkey gets Altay MBT rolling by selecting BMC for serial production
The Undersecretary for Defence Industries (SSM) Ismail Demir announced that the Turkish auto-manufacturer BMC was selected to mass-produce the Altay main battle tank (MBT)
Turkish Aerospace Industries delivers 2 Anka-S to Turkish Forces
On 08 April, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced that it delivered two Anka-S unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), raising the...
Qatar will buy Turkish drones, ships and armoured vehicles
At DIMDEX 2018, Qatar signed deals worth $800 million US with Turkey for the purchase of Bayraktar TB2 drones, patrol and training boats, and NMS...
Fincantieri reveals specifications for Qatar’s future naval ships
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri unveiled the design, specifications and capabilities of Qatar’s forthcoming corvettes, offshore patrol vessels and landing platform dock at DIMDEX 2018.
Saudi Arabia could order 48 new Typhoon fighters
Saudi Arabia has signed a Memorandum-of-Intent with the UK Government for the potential purchase of 48 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters from BAE Systems.
Russia: Qatar interested in the Sukhoi Su-35
According to Vladimir Kozhin, the Russian Presidential Aide for Cooperation on Defence Technologies, Qatar is interested in the Sukhoi Su-35 multi-role fighter.
Saab highlights its market-strategy as niche provider and integrator
On 23 February Saab rolled-out the first GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft at its Linköping facility. Integrated to the Bombardier Global 6000,...
Saudi Arabia’s S-400 talks progress, but questions remain
Negotiations with Saudi Arabia for the S-400 are progressing, but Riyadh’s near-term requirements for transfer-of-technology have complicated matters…