Burak Ege Bekdil
Burak Ege Bekdil was the Turkey correspondent for Defense News.
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Turkey seeks repeat of drone success story for land systems
Several local companies are already developing unmanned ground vehicles in the hopes their products will be combat-proven by the Turkish military.
Coast Guard is providing key counter-drone defense for World Cup
The U.S. Coast Guard is using specialized C-UAS to defend no-fly zones above World Cup games and other domestic events.
Underwater special forces gear and long-range JDAMs | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 6.16.26
Defense News Weekly gets a look an emerging underwater gear for special forces operators, and Boeing advances standoff munitions. Plus, defense finance updates.
College Budgeting With the GI Bill — Money Minute
Jeanette Mack from Navy Federal Credit Union is here to help you get the most from your GI Bill.
Taking a defense company through an IPO in the modern era | Defense Dollars
The CEO of Applied Aerospace & Defense talks about his company’s recent IPO and how the move changes their trajectory.
Shield AI shows off the X-BAT, and Boeing tests a long-range JDAM
Two top defense companies provide updates on emerging systems form the Sea Air Space conference in Washington, D.C. recently.
A personal periscope for special forces divers?
At SOF Week in Tampa, Fla., Dark Blue displays its suite of special forces-focused underwater gear, including sonar and a mini-periscope.
French army shows Leclerc tank with once-mocked anti-drone cage
Once derided as primitive, roof-mounted armor variants have been adopted by both Russian and Ukrainian forces as drone threats proliferate.
Ukraine’s defense AI chief predicts ‘new paradigm’ of warfare
“The system that possesses more data and better understands that data, proposes solutions — that system will gain the advantage over the other."
Pentagon to launch ‘Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay’ program
The initative, dubbed Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay, is slated to begin in early October.
