Egypt, UAE boost security cooperation in Chad, Sahel In the wake of the killing of Chadian President Idriss Deby at the hands of rebel groups, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt agreed on the need to boost cooperation to preserve the stability and security of the Sahel region, while also seeking to counter Turkey s influence. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes Chad s President Idriss Deby during an official ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 27, 2019. - Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images
May 5, 2021
CAIRO The Emirati Ministry of Defense announced April 25 the start of logistical support flights aimed at boosting the international efforts led by France to combat terrorism in the African Sahel region, in a bid to achieve security and stability in the region.
An Autonomous Launch System Fires Turkey’s Hisar-A Missile, and It’s Spectacular 5 May 2021, 15:27 UTC ·
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Uncrewed weapon systems are becoming indispensable for today’s armies and Turkey is one the states that prove this to be true. The Turkish Ministry of Defense has recently announced the successful launch of their Hisar-A missile from an autonomous launch platform. 6 photos
According to the official announcement, the military exercise took place at the Aksaray shooting range in Turkey, where an autonomous system was used to launch a Hisar-A missile that successfully hit a target moving at high speed.
Hisar-A, Turkey’s first domestically-developed air defense system, is designed and manufactured by Aselsan and Roketsan.
April 2021
Tensions continued to mount among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt ahead of Addis Ababa’s planned second unilateral filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in coming months. In apparent warning to Addis Ababa and preparation for possible escalation of inter-state tensions, Sudan and Egypt 31 March-5 April held second joint military exercise since Nov 2020. New round of talks among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on filling and operation of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Blue Nile river broke down 6 April. Cairo same day denounced Ethiopia’s “lack of political will to negotiate in good faith”, while Khartoum vowed to “consider all possible options to protect its security”, denouncing Addis Ababa’s rejection of its proposal for quadripartite mediation by AU, EU, UN and U.S. to break deadlock in AU-led negotiations. Ethiopia’s water minister Seleshi Bekele 7 April said Addis Ababa would proceed with second filling of dam during forthcoming rainy season bet
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A statement issued by the Turkish Ministry of Defense regarding the ownership of the Incirlik base and all the weapons systems at its disposal!
The announcement came as a blow because US Pentagon officials themselves did not expect any Turkish moves or statements involving the Incirlik base.
And yet the announcement of the Turkish Ministry of Defense does not simply involve the Incirlik base but refers to the Turkey-US Defense Treaty that was first revealed by WarNews247 a few days ago.
The Turkish media clearly state that this is Ankara’s response to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
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