Spain's €1bn truck tender sees first bidders eliminated
Spain's €1bn military truck competition has eliminated BMC and EM&E, with new details explaining how the two bidders were knocked out for different reasons.
Turkiye News
Land
Logistics
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Turkish naval programmes gain momentum inside NATO
STM has started construction of the second Portuguese Navy logistics ship as Turkish naval programmes simultaneously advance in Portugal, Romania and Türkiye.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Turkish and Romanian Navies Receive Hisar-Class Ships
ASFAT announced that TCG Koçhisar OPV will be taken into the Turkish inventory, while Contraamiral Roman (261) corvette will be delivered to Romania.
Land
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
FNSS and CSG Aim for the European Market with New JV
FNSS and Czechia-based CSG signed a framework agreement to form the Danube Defence Technologies JV to answer the needs of the European market in land systems.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Armmo Presents ARW-39 CAT-A Catamaran USV with TRAKON 30
Spanish Armmo unveiled its ARW-39 CAT-A catamaran USV with Bandit-X interceptor UAVs and Unirobotics TRAKON 30 RCWS during the Eurosatory 2026 exhibition.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 with CİRİT Missile: A Path for Dual Use?
Bayraktar TB3 naval UCAV successfully hit a land target in a firing test with ROKETSAN’s CİRİT laser-guided missile, potentially opening a door to C-UAS use.
Land
Air
Weapon / Missile
SİPER-1 Air Defence Missile Hits SÜPER ŞİMŞEK High Speed UAV
The Turkish MoD announced that the SÜPER ŞİMŞEK of TUSAŞ was utilised as a target UAV for the test of SİPER long-range air defence system with SİPER-1 missile.
Land
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Signs Air Defence System Procurement Deal with SSB
A new procurement deal covering air defence systems was signed between ASELSAN and SSB, valued at €780 million, as announced by the Public Disclosure Platform.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
CİRİT C-UAS Missile Headed to EM&E Group’s Weapon Systems
ROKETSAN and EM&E Group signed a MoU covering the integration of the CİRİT C-UAS missile on the Spanish firm’s weapon systems at Eurosatory 2026 exhibition.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Zetros 4x4 with HX-2 LM and SARP 110 RCWS at Eurosatory
Mercedes Zetros 4x4 truck was displayed with a containerised launcher for HX-2 loitering munitions and SARP 110 internally reloadable RCWS at Eurosatory 2026.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN Presents DRONEDEF C-UAS System at Eurosatory 2026
ASELSAN has displayed its new layered C-UAS system, DRONEDEF, combining different effectors at the Eurosatory 2026 land defence exhibition held in France.
Land
Weapon / Missile
SİPER-2 Long Range Air Defence Missile Hits Evading Target
TÜBİTAK SAGE and ROKETSAN’s SİPER-2 long-range air defence missile successfully hit the manoeuvring Banshee target UAV during its latest firing test.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
HT Division Displays MKE’s TOLGA 20 mm on Katica UGV
Hungary-based HT Division displayed its Katica Medium-2 class UGV with MKE’s TOLGA 20 mm RCWS for the TOLGA C-UAS system at Eurosatory 2026 exhibition.
Land
Expo and Air Show
KOLUMAN's KISRAK 4x4 in Tanker Configuration at Eurosatory
KOLUMAN displayed the KISRAK 4x4 high-mobility truck in tanker configuration at Eurosatory 2026 land systems exhibition, shortly after ambulance configuration.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 NATO prioritises rapid expansion of integrated air defence - Alliance planning is increasingly focused on expanding integrated air and missile defence capacity a...
- 15:00 US Army accelerates software-defined battlefield networking - The US Army is expanding efforts to connect sensors, launchers and command systems through software-...
- 15:00 Europe increases investment in defence industrial resilience - European governments are directing additional funding toward ammunition production, missile manufact...
- 15:00 China advances integrated maritime reconnaissance network - China continues linking satellites, unmanned aircraft, maritime patrol assets and coastal sensors in...
- 15:00 Japan expands dispersed logistics for island defence - Japan is investing in distributed logistics hubs, hardened storage facilities and rapid reinforcemen...
- 15:00 Counter-drone strategies shift toward affordable layered protection - Military planners are increasingly combining electronic warfare, interceptor drones, guns and low-co...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems expand critical infrastructure missions - Navies are broadening the use of autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor undersea cables, energy i...
- 15:00 Hypersonic threats drive persistent tracking investment - Defence agencies continue expanding radar and satellite-based tracking networks designed to maintain...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations become military standard - Armed forces are increasingly deploying larger constellations of smaller satellites to improve resil...
- 15:00 Production scalability shapes future defence procurement - Governments are placing greater emphasis on manufacturing capacity, delivery speed and industrial su...
- 12:00 Leonardo and Baykar complete first K-SWARM teaming trials - Breaking Defense reported that Leonardo's M-346FA and Baykar's KIZILELMA completed their first auton...
- 12:00 Janes details M-346FA–KIZILELMA integration tests - Janes reported that Baykar and Leonardo demonstrated real-time control and cooperative operations be...
- 12:00 Reuters: Türkiye seeks to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Türkiye aims to double defence exports within two years after reaching $10 bil...
- 12:00 Reuters: ASELSAN increases Steel Dome production - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to deliver more than 150 different components for Türkiye's Stee...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye's expanding defence role in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has quietly become one of Mali's principal defence partners through d...
- 12:00 SAHA 2026 showcases Türkiye's integrated defence vision - International coverage of SAHA 2026 highlighted ASELSAN's emphasis on integrated air defence, electr...
- 12:00 Baykar highlights next-generation loitering munitions - Baykar presented its new MIZRAK intelligent loitering munition together with the K2 Kamikaze UAV and...
- 12:00 Foreign analysts track KAAN engine development - International defence reporting highlighted the unveiling of the indigenous Güçhan fighter engine fo...
- 12:00 International attention grows around Turkish unmanned naval systems - Foreign defence publications continued covering ASELSAN's TUFAN unmanned surface vessel and KILIÇ au...
- 12:00 C4Defence reviews Türkiye's 2026 industrial roadmap - C4Defence's English edition reviewed 2025 achievements and outlined 2026 priorities, including KAAN,...
- 09:00 NATO presses allies to replace US aircraft and naval contributions - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 Alliance air defence expansion becomes a top NATO capability priority - NATO is pushing members to expand air and missile defence inventories, command networks and industri...
- 09:00 Baltic and Romanian drone incursions drive low-altitude defence demand - Recent drone incidents on NATO’s eastern flank are accelerating demand for low-altitude surveillance...
- 09:00 NATO counter-drone experimentation is shifting toward integrated fielding - Alliance work on Layered Counter-UAS initiatives is moving beyond testing individual technologies to...
- 09:00 Europe’s defence debate is shifting from spending levels to deliverable readiness - NATO and EU discussions increasingly emphasise turning higher defence budgets into combat-ready forc...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement is moving toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous border and infrastructure surveillance is gaining traction in Europe - Drone incursions and hybrid-threat concerns are pushing European governments and industry toward rob...
- 09:00 Hypersonic tracking remains a major driver of Western sensor investment - The spread of manoeuvring high-speed missile threats continues to push Western defence planners towa...
- 09:00 Military space resilience is shifting toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing greater weight on production scalab...
