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israel’s new unmanned apc turret has hidden pod that fires spike missiles. the israeli defense ministry has released a video of an unmanned turret designed for its namer armoured personnel carrier (apc) and the turret is shown having a hidden pod that can pop up to launch two spike anti-tank missiles.. pakistan navy inducts first upgraded atr aircraft, sea king helicopters. pakistan navy has inducted its first upgraded atr aircraft and sea king helicopters in its fleet. augment effectiveness and enhance its operational capability,” read an official statement issued on wednesday. “an impressive induction ceremony was held at pns mehran,” the communique said. “chief of the naval staff, admiral zafar mahmood abbasi graced the ceremony as the chief guest.” in order to ensure quality training of aircrew, the statement added, pakistan navy today also inducted a state of the art simulator of z9ec anti- submarine warfare helicopter to train its aircrew.“this simulator will enable aircrew to acquire training for anti- submarine and emergency handling in a cost effective manner without endangering speaking on the occasion, admiral abbasi said that in addition to the traditional roles, pakistan navy is also confronted with emerging challenges of deterring terrorism at sea, curbing piracy in the region and carrying out maritime security operations.he emphasised that we should also be cognisant of threats posed by the hybrid warfare and cyber crime. “pakistan navy is aware of these challenges and induction of these modern platforms will augment the force’s operational capabilities manifold to more effectively face these challenges, achieve national objectives, honour international obligations and safeguard our vital maritime interests”, he said. admiral abbasi added that wars are fought not only on material aspect, but spiritual strength also matters a lot. pakistan navy, though inferior in number, has inflicted irreparable loss to the adversary in past and this happened because of the spiritual strength and