Turkish-made Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV successfully obliterated a moving maritime target during its first live-fire test utilizing ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR-500, the world's leading electro-optical sensor in its class.
The test employed Turkish MAM-L and MAM-T munitions & Albatros-T USV.
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Iran's arms exports have increased by 40% compared to last year.
Iran's export of military equipment increased to around $1 billion from March 2022 to March 2023, although sales are higher than Iran is willing to admit.
Iran was ranked as the 16th largest arms seller in the world in 2022, with $123 million in exports, according to SIPRI
Recent wars, such as Ukraine, have shown that Iranian weapons are highly effective and countries that don't have a large military budget are tempted to knock on Iran's door.
Zhang Shuai started making cardboard toys by hand for his 5-year-old daughter some years ago. The then 32-year-old dad has crafted more than 120 items since.
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⚡ 🇺🇲🇾🇪 Yemen shot down an US MQ-9 UAV near the port city of Hudaydah
This is the second MQ-9 reaper drone shot down by the Houthis since the beginning of the war.
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⚡ 🇮🇱 Almost 20% DECLINE of The Israeli Economy
The Israeli economy contracted by 19.4% in the last quarter Q4 of 2023, due to the war on Gaza.
The first objective of the Palestinian resistance is being fulfilled. Massive reduction of Israel's economy and industrial potential.
The US wants to cover this hole with a $14 billion new aid package as part of the big $95 billion that has not yet passed the Senate.
The economy plummeted nearly 90% more than earlier estimated by Bloomberg of a 10.5% contraction.
The $500 billion economy contracted an annual 19.4 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous three months, the Central Bureau of Statistics said in an initial estimate of gross domestic product that was double the rate expected in a Reuters consensus.
Still, 2023 as a whole ended with positive growth considering that the war in 2023 lasted less than 3 months.
Israelis sharply curtailed spending, traveling and investing at the end of 2023 as Israel's all-out war on Gaza exacted a heavy toll on the economy, data released on Monday showed.
The war had stopped economic growth in its tracks, especially with a massive call-up of reserves and tens of thousands displaced from border towns near Gaza and Lebanon due to constant rocket attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah.
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⚡ 🇾🇪🇬🇧 Yemeni navy destroys British oil ship in Gulf of Aden
This was the third UK vessel attacked by Yemen in the past four days.
The Yemeni armed forces announced on February 19 a new attack on a British commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden, adding that the ship was nearly destroyed.
"The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces ... carried out an effective military operation, targeting a British ship in the Gulf of Aden, RUBYMAR, with several naval missiles," Yemeni army spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement.
"The ship was seriously damaged, causing it to stop completely. As a result of the extensive damage the ship suffered, it is now at risk of sinking in the Gulf of Aden. We ensured the ship's crew exited safely during the operation," Saree added.
UK maritime authorities said an investigation was launched following reports of an explosion near a British cargo ship on Sunday.
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