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ASELSAN’s Tolun bunker-buster destroys helicopter beneath concrete in successful Akinci test firing [VIDEO]
ASELSAN has successfully tested its bunker-buster Tolun munition, destroying a UH-1 helicopter placed beneath reinforced concrete during a live firing from the Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle.
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U.S. Army Abrams tanks conducted live-fire exercise in Estonia to demonstrate combat readiness
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Saab secures SEK 12.3 billion GlobalEye surveillance aircraft order from France with deliveries from 2029
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Airbus Defence and Space and Indra selected for Spanish SIGINT aircraft concept study
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Boeing signs $8.5 billion contract to produce 25 F-15IA Eagle II fighters for Israeli Air Force
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Poland, South Korea sign PLN 14 billion deal to produce CGR-080 precision-guided rockets locally from 2030
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Rheinmetall opens new hybrid civil and defence production plant in Szeged, Hungary
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UK and Germany sign £52 million contract for RCH 155 mobile artillery procurement and joint testing
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U.S. approves potential $1.8 billion Danish purchase of Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
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U.S. Navy completes overhaul extending service life of nuclear-powered submarine USS Cheyenne
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