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KIZILELMA Makes Aviation History With First Air-to-Air Missile Hit
Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA became the world’s first unmanned combat aircraft to hit a jet-powered aerial target with a beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile. In a landmark test over Sinop, KIZILELMA detected a high-speed target using…
Türkiye’s ASELSAN Launches LUNA-1 IoT Satellite on SpaceX Mission
ASELSAN’s first Space-based IoT satellite, LUNA-1, was successfully launched from California aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 as part of the Transporter-15 mission. About an hour after liftoff, the satellite entered a 510-km sun-synchronous orbit,…
China Launches Emergency Shenzhou-22 Mission to Bring Astronauts Home
China has launched the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on its first-ever emergency mission to return three astronauts stranded at the Tiangong Space Station. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Launch Center at 12:11…
Türkiye’s KIZILELMA to Use Embedded Targeting System
Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft has become the world’s first UCAV to fly with an embedded electro-optical targeting system. The TOYGUN EOTS, developed by ASELSAN, was successfully integrated and tested at the…
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Launches NASA Mars Mission
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, owned by Jeff Bezos, launched from Cape Canaveral as part of NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars. The rocket placed two satellites into orbit and successfully landed about 10 minutes later. The satellites are…
Russia’s First Humanoid Robot Falls During Launch Event
Russia introduced its first AI-powered humanoid robot, AIdol, at a technology event in Moscow, but the 95-kilogram robot fell seconds after stepping on stage. Engineers said the fall was caused by calibration and lighting issues, noting the…
Türkiye Delivers First Mass-Produced Altay Tanks to Armed Forces
Türkiye has begun delivering its domestically produced Altay main battle tanks to the Turkish Armed Forces. The tanks, manufactured at BMC’s Ankara facility, mark a milestone in the country’s defense industry.
Developed under a 2018 mass…
Türkiye’s KIZILELMA Completes AESA Radar Test Flight
Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft successfully conducted its first flight with Aselsan’s MURAD 100-A AESA Fire Control Radar.
Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar shared footage of the test, calling it the “Murad AESA…
Bayraktar Kızılelma Completes First Firing Test With Pinpoint Accuracy
Baykar’s Bayraktar Kızılelma, Türkiye’s first unmanned combat aircraft, successfully completed its first firing test using ASELSAN’s TOLUN and ROKETSAN’s TEBER-82 munitions, striking targets with pinpoint precision. The tests were…
SpaceX Launches 28 More Starlink Satellites
US company SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon-9 rocket from California. The reusable booster landed on the platform "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean. The satellites aim to expand broadband…