Philippine Air Force Receives the Last Two Turkish-Made Attack Heli T129 “ATAK”
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has received the final two of six T129 ATAK attack helicopters purchased from Turkey.
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The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has received the final two of six T129 ATAK attack helicopters purchased from Turkey.
The French aerospace industry’s pride, the Rafale fighter jet, has showcased its capability in launching air-launched cruise missile equipped with a new nuclear warhead recently.
Despite surpassing the half-century mark, the Iranian Air Force continues to place significant reliance on its fleet of Soviet-era Su-20/22 fighter aircraft, having embarked on a series of upgrades in recent years to bolster their operational capabilities.
In April, the United States was compelled to withdraw the M1A1 Abrams tanks it had donated to Ukraine from the front lines due to intense threats from Russian suicide drones, FPV and Lancet.
Turkish engine manufacturer, TUSAS Engine Industries (TEI), has announced that the domestically produced engine intended for the country’s fifth-generation fighter jet, “KAAN,” is nearing completion.
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has been compelled to spend additional millions of pounds to send pilots to the United States and Italy for training due to a shortage of training aircraft.
n 2021, the United States approved the potential sale of 12 latest variants of F-16 fighter jets to its close ally, the Philippines — however, the proposed purchase has been delayed due to financial constraints faced by Manila, which deems the offered price by Washington as “too pricey” and beyond its financial capability.
Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday (May 20) after search teams located the wreckage.
Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter jet, known as “KAAN,” is set to proceed as initially planned, despite speculations suggesting that the Mediterranean nation might be granted re-entry into the F-35 fighter jet purchase program.
During the week of May 11 to 17, Russian military claimed to have successfully destroyed five Leopard 2A1 tanks, manufactured by the German company Krauss-Maffei but donated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to help the Eastern Europe country in its armed conflict with Russia.