Tag: Azerbaijan
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Rheinmetall presents small drone bomber: Fixed-wing aircraft to drop smart grenades
In 2021, Rheinmetall re-entered the drone business. Already in the noughties, the Düsseldorf-based defence company had been researching “loitering munitions” with an Israeli partner. Rheinmetall wants to equip its “Luna” drones with intelligent munitions. The fixed-wing aircraft, which is about…
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Loitering munition: Rheinmetall sells first kamikaze drones to NATO state
In the present wars, the military is increasingly using remote-controlled warheads. The German defence ministry calls such weapons “worrying”. But after similar plans a decade ago, the Bundeswehr is again considering to procure them. For the first time, the arms…
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Cooperation with Turkey: Selenskyj awards medal for combat drones
With the “TB2”, Turkey is becoming a worldwide drone power, now Ukraine is supposed to help in doubling the production. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj awarded the CEO of the Turkish defence company Baykar Makina the “Order of Merit First Class”…
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Ukraine war: Turkish armed drones allegedly still in use
The government in Kiev publishes pictures of drone attacks on Russian invaders, who in turn report the shooting down of several “TB2”. It is doubtful that the weapon is decisive, as it was in the war over Nagorno-Karabakh. However, its…