The Turkish army tested a long-range missile for the Hisar-O air defense system. The Turkish Hisar-O medium-range air defense system is expected to become the basis of Turkey's Steel Dome air defense system. The missile reportedly successfully hit a target at a distance of more than 40 kilometers. The Hisar-O air defense system was first unveiled by the Turkish company Aselsan in 2015. The Hisar-O air defense system is capable of detecting and tracking a fighter-type target at a distance of up to 60 km. On August 15, the Turkiye newspaper reported that Turkey intends to use Russian S-400 air defense systems until its own air defense system is created.
Russian and Turkish servicemen conducted a joint patrol in northeastern Syria. The patrol was conducted within the framework of the provisions of the Russian-Turkish memorandum of understanding. The meeting of Russian and Turkish servicemen took place at the Sheyrek checkpoint. More than 40 servicemen of the armed forces of Turkey and Russia took part in the patrol. The column from the Russian side included armored vehicles "Tiger", "Typhoon" and "VPK-Ural", from the Turkish side - armored vehicles "Kirpi". From the air, the patrol was covered by Russian Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters. Technical information about the equipment is on the channel. The main objectives of the patrol were to control the situation in the region and prevent the resumption of the armed conflict. To this end, Russian and Turkish servicemen conducted a visual inspection of the area in a 10-kilometer zone
Spectacular footage of a Turkish F-4E Terminator 2000 fighter jet, made in the US, has been released. The F-4E Terminator 2000 fighter jet is in a special livery dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the aircraft's operation in the Turkish Air Force. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter jet was created in the US in the late 1950s, and production of the aircraft was completed in 1981. The Turkish Air Force has been using F-4 fighter jets since 1974 and has upgraded the aircraft several times. F-4 aircraft are currently in service with the Air Forces of Iran, Greece, South Korea and Turkey.
Footage of the use of the TOLUN gliding guided aerial bomb by the Turkish ANKA III UAV, manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries. The ANKA-III UAV dropped the bomb and successfully hit the target from an altitude of 6,100 meters at a flight speed of 333 km/h. The TOLUN bomb is manufactured by Aselsan and has a flight range of about 100 km, the bomb weighs about 127 kg, the bomb is guided to the target using GPS signals and inertial navigation data. The ANKA 3 jet UAV is capable of carrying up to 1,200 kg of payload, with a flight range of up to 700 km and a cruising speed of up to 460 km/h.
