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  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Currently, there are approaches to deploy heavyweight attack helicopters on the ANADOLU class and similar platforms. In addition to its heavyweight ammunition capacity, it can perform tasks in more difficult sea conditions as a high sea position platform. Temel Kotil has announced that the 11 tonne ATAK II will start the engine and turn the propeller in 2022. He said that the engine will come from Ukraine and the contract was signed in this context. This helicopter will be equipped with a 2500 hp engine and will fly in 2023. 

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Welcome Center Air Assault Course Training operations Sling load ops Artillery ops

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Conflict has a strange way of connecting contradictory issues; the Armenia- Azerbaijan war in the Black Mountains has timed itself with a debate raging in the UK regarding the future of the tank.

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Turkey's Baykar has exported the first model of its latest drone, the Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). "We have also completed the first export contract of Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV. Within the scope of the contract, we will deliver Bayraktar Akıncı UCAVs and ground systems in 2023,” Baykar General Manager Haluk Bayraktar disclosed this to government-owned Anadolu Agency (AA) Sunday. He did not specify the country to which the Akinci drone was exported, neither the number of drones or its value. However, pointers are that Ukraine, which supplies engines to the Akinci drone, may well be the first customer of the new drone given its current stand-off with Russia.

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Most of Turkey's military equipment is foreign-made, but the country is currently working on building its military industrial base. Turkey is developing locally produced tanks, rockets and missiles, and expanding ties with foreign defense contractors.

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The United States and a handful of its NATO allies are delivering military aid to Ukraine, including weapons that member countries hope will deter or blunt a possible Russian invasion. On Wednesday, the Biden Administration announced it would send $200 million in military aid to Ukraine and greenlit a plan for the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to ship American-built arms there. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom delivered 2,000 NLAW short-range anti-tank weapons to Ukrainian military forces. However, those arms are a mere drop in the bucket compared to what the former Soviet state would need to stand up to its neighbor. Although the United States and NATO have ruled out direct military deployments to Ukraine, it seems likely the alliance will send more equipment.

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Carrier Strike Groups of the Italian Navy, French Navy and US Navy will conduct a rare "triple carrier operation" in the Eastern Mediterranean next month.

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Having relied on weapons supplied by its NATO allies, especially the US and Germany, Turkey today knows that it cannot become a regional power without a deterrent military force and that it cannot maintain its independence without a defense industry. 

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The AgustaWestland AW101 "Merlin" (formerly EH Industries EH101 Merlin) is a medium-lift, multipurpose, multi-role transport helicopter developed as a joint venture by the UK and Italy. To date, sales have increased and its battlefield reach has expanded significantly since development began in the 1980s. The AW101 is a large helicopter system driven by no less than three turboshaft engines and the airframe can support a wide range of military and civil needs including general passenger transportation, maritime defense, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), air early warning (AEW), search and rescue. rescue (SAR), amphibious support, disaster relief and medical evacuation. More than 140 types have been produced as of this writing. 

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Although Israel's Spike missiles have achieved great success in both the domestic and export markets, some media have questioned how effective the missiles actually are. There are various claims made in this article, so it is worth dissecting individual points. 

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Turkey is developing a growing variety of lethally armed drones, from large, high-flying, bomb-laden ones to very small, low-flying UAVs that can form deadly swarms. 

Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The carrier Cavour 550 is a relatively new entry into the ranks of the Italian Navy, having been commissioned in 2008.