Saudi Arabia Joins New Generation Fighter Project
Italy’s foreign minister said that the trillateral partnership to build an advanced fighter jet would likely be extended to include Saudi Arabia.
Air News
State Department for F-35: Conditions Remain Unchanged
U.S. State Department: "Everyone knows the conditions required for the supply of F-35s to Turkiye, and our policy has not changed." in response to Turkish MoD.
New Turkish F-16 Plan Lowers the Budget
Turkiye cut F-16 procurement budgets without giving up on missiles and ammunition. The new plan without modernisation kits is limited to $7 billion.
Turkiye Changes its F-16 Block 70 and F-35 Strategy
Speaking at the Committee on Plan and Budget, Turkish Minister of Defence Yaşar Güler signalled a possible change of strategy on F-35 fighters and F-16s.
JÖAK Demonstrates Deployment With T625 Gökbey
Turkish Gendarmie's special forces unit JÖAK's operators demonstrated deployment with the service's new T625 Gökbey utility helicopter.
The U.S. Orders Additional KC-46 Tankers and P-8A MPA
The U.S. DoD has awarded Boeing a new $4 billion contract, including extra KC-46 tankers and P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA).
Brazil to Upgrade A-29s for Interoperability Purposes
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) upgrades 68 A-29s to A-29Ms for interoperability with the F-39 Gripen.
The U.S. Army Wants AESA Radars on AH-64 Helicopters
The U.S. Army has published an RFI to integrate multi-function AESA radars into its AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Germany Receives its First H145M Light-Armed Helicopter
Germany announced receiving the first light-armed reconnaissance twin-turboshaft helicopter, Airbus H-145M.
Hürjet Export Deal Looms on the Latin American Horizons
TUSAŞ General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu stated that they have made progress in negotiations with a transatlantic customer for HÜRJET.
Croatian Budget for TB2, Leopard 2A8 and Rafale Maintenance
The Croatian government adopted the Defence Ministry’s 2025 budget to procure TB2 Armed UAVs, Leopard 2A8 MBTs, and maintain the Rafale jet.
Russia Sells Exports Su-57 to an Undisclosed Country
Russia’s state arms export company Rosoboronexport has signed the first contracts to deliver the export version of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter.
British Secretary of State for Defence Healey Visits TUSAŞ
British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, invited by Turkish Counterpart Yaşar Güler, visited TUSAS along with Secretary of SSB Haluk Görgün.
Eurofighter is in the Permission Process in Germany
According to Minister Yaşar Güler’s recent statements, Germany has assigned a Temporary Sales Authority to sell Eurofighter aircraft.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO allies launch joint Triton surveillance drone programme - Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway signed a letter of intent to procure up to five MQ-4C Triton hi...
- 09:00 NATO begins negotiations for up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft - NATO has launched negotiations with Saab for up to 10 GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft to r...
- 09:00 Lockheed and Rheinmetall bring ATACMS production to Europe - Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall agreed to establish ATACMS missile production in Germany, marking th...
- 09:00 Canada confirms TKMS as preferred submarine supplier - Canada selected Germany's TKMS as the preferred supplier for up to 12 submarines, deepening defence...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems broaden infrastructure protection role - Navies are increasing deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
