Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) announced this week a contract to supply T129 ATAK attack helicopters to the Nigerian armed forces. Six machines will be delivered to Africa. The value of the transaction and the delivery schedule have not yet been disclosed, but for the sake of context, let us recall that the Philippines will pay $ 269 million for the same number of helicopters. The Nigerian contract is another manifestation of the growing interest of the Turkish arms industry in Africa and another success on this continent. Turkish UAVs and UCAVs are gaining popularity in North Africa. However, Turkey is…
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In terms of renewable energy sources, Croatia relies mostly on hydropower, too little on solar and wind energy. But since climate change carries the risk of long-term droughts like this summer, we are in a problem because hydropower plants do not work if there is no water, writes Večernji list on Sunday. Photos of the famous Italian river Po, which practically disappeared in some parts this summer, dried up, evoke what expert reports have been warning about for some time, including a recent European Commission report on Croatia: “Croatia is one of the most vulnerable member states in terms of…
The European Union should reach an agreement to deal with the gas supply crisis, but for this to work member states must agree on gas sharing, but currently the vast majority do not have such agreements. Only six such agreements have been agreed, and most of the 27 EU countries are without firm terms on how and when to share gas in the event of a supply crisis, or on the financial compensation they will give or receive for doing so. “Bilateral agreements are really … the only ones that will hold if there is a real supply crisis. In…
On July 20, the Israeli government lifted the ban on publishing reports in the media about the use of combat unmanned aerial vehicles. Israel has become an exporter of unmanned aerial vehicles some time ago, including those that can carry weapons, but for twenty years it has strictly censored and did not allow the media to “make famous” the exploits of its machines. It was an open secret that the Israeli air force was making good use of drones in operations in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. So what is dictated by the removal of the muzzle and why is it…
Economic analyst Damir Novotny commented on the new guidelines adopted by the Government on Thursday, related to energy saving, but also the possible movement of inflation and the concrete consequences and impact on citizens. After the European Commission recommended that all members of the Union prepare measures to save gas consumption by 15 percent, the Croatian Government adopted the guidelines. It is actually a non-binding recommendation aimed primarily at citizens on how to save by reducing the heating and cooling temperature, installing a thermostat, driving economically, using public transport or cycling or walking. The most talked about is reducing the…
Two airmen – a student and an instructor – died today in the crash of the MiG-21UM training and combat aircraft during the night training flight. The accident happened around 9:00 PM local time near the village of Bhimra in the Barmer District of Rajasthan, near the border with Pakistan. Fortunately, nothing happened to anyone on earth. It is not yet known whether the crew members failed to activate the ejection seats or died after catapulting, for example because there was no height reserve. According to local media, eyewitnesses reported that the body of one of the airmen was completely…
Petra Poldrugač, director of the Directorate of National Centers for Combating Counterfeiting, Banknote Analysis and Coin Analysis, told HRT that euro coins with the Croatian national side on one side have a common motif found on all euro coins, which is the map of Europe and the denomination , and on the other hand is the national side that we have chosen for the Republic of Croatia. “On the 2 euro there is a map of Croatia, on the one euro kuna, 50, 20 and 10 cents are with the image of Nikola Tesla, and 5.2 and 1 cent with…
There was information in the media about work on a long-range nuclear-powered torpedo in China. At the same time, information began to flow in about the work on autonomous torpedoes operating in the swarm. Hence, it is not far to the vision of torpedo banks traversing the Pacific to attack the US Navy near its home bases. We are dealing here with an information war, is there really something to do? The Hong Kong daily South China Morning Post cites the results of research by a team led by Guo Jian of the Chinese Institute of Nuclear Energy, which was…
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Tuesday described the opening of Peljesac Bridge as a “historic event,” thanking “all companies and governments involved in the project, which he described as a project of pride connecting Croatia’s southernmost parts with the rest of the country.” state agency Hina said. “This is a historic day for Croatia. I feel joy, pride and gratitude that we have completed a project that is truly a state, strategic, all-Croatian and non-partisan project… I feel pride that we belong to the generation that has accomplished this remarkable feat, connecting Croatia’s south, the southern parts of Dubrovnik-Neretva County,…
Israeli Defense Minister Beni Ganc confirmed reports that a Russian S-300 anti-aircraft battery opened fire on Israeli airplanes on a combat flight over Syria. The incident took place on May 13 this year. Ganc did not disclose how many missiles were fired, but assured that no Israeli aircraft had been hit, that there were no planes near the launch pad at all, and that it was a one-off incident. These last words may suggest that the Russians tried to play the game on the principle: God a candle and the devil a stump. The purpose of firing a missile (or…