Russia Presents new generation smoke grenade at Army-2022
General Director of TsNIITochmash, introduced a new RDG-U smoke grenade. The new RDG-U smoke grenade remains operational in the temperature between- 50 and 55+.
Ammunition News
Germany to pay $8.4 Billion for F-35As and Munition
DSCA Stated that the US State Department approved FMS to Germany of F-35 Aircraft, Munitions, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.4 billion.
Tactical Nuclear Bombs on F-16s Will Lack Precision
The US Air Force has confirmed that no plans exist for US Air Force or NATO to use the upcoming B61-12 nuclear bomb in its signature guided mode.
AKINCI Hit Target with LGK-82
AKINCI Fighter UAV dropped LGK-82 ammunition guided with (Laser guidance kit) and hit the target at trials.
Greece is Attempting to Gain APKWS Capacity for Aircraft
Greek Air Force staff and BAE systems officials met in Athens to add Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) capacity to Greek fighters.
Rheinmetall Develops 30mm Airburst Ammunition for the US Navy
Rheinmetall starts developing new medium-calibre ammunition for the US Navy. The order has a volume of USD 14.3 million.
STM's Drone Boyga, which releases Ammunition, is in Service
STM Company’s drone which carries mortar ammunition, BOYGA has passed the acceptance tests. SSB President stated that the drone was delivered to the service.
USA Sells ammo to NATO's NSPA Agency
The State Department approved FMS to NATO's NSPA of Precision Guided Munitions and related equipment for an estimated cost of $22.7 million.
Akıncı UCAV Completed the First Release Test of KGK-SİHA-82
AKINCI UCAV completed the ammunition integration process. The UCAV released TUBITAK-SAGE’s KGK-SİHA-82 ammunition for the first time and hit the target.
MKE’s KN-12 Multi-Calibre Sniper Rifle to Enter the Inventory
MKE A.Ş. exhibited examples of light and heavy weapon systems iat he EFES-2022 Allied Joint Live Fire Exercise – Invitex.
Turkish Aerospace exhibited two new works at EFES 2022
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) demonstrated two new ammunition ready to be used at the ANKA UAV in the EFES-2022 Allied Joint Live Fire Exercise – Invitex.
Lenatek's Kargı Project unveiled at Efes 2022
Turkiye's largest joint exercise, EFES-2022 Allied Joint Live Fire Exercise – Invitex, continues in Izmir Seferihisar.
G.A. Unveils MQ-9B STOL UAV
GA-ASI unveiled a new MQ-9B UAV variant at INDO PACIFIC 2022 expo in Australia; The MQ-9B STOL designed to operate from amphibious vessel decks.
Ukrainian TB2 hit Russian boats
Ukrainian TB2 UAVs hit Russian Raptor fast-attack craft in the Black Sea. One of the boats hit near Snake Island was stationary, and the other was in motion.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO shifts focus from spending targets to deployable capability - Alliance planning is increasingly centred on translating higher defence budgets into deployable forc...
- 09:00 US expands AI-enabled command and control programmes - The US Department of Defense continues accelerating AI-assisted command-and-control initiatives desi...
- 09:00 Europe accelerates missile and ammunition manufacturing - European governments are increasing investment in missile and ammunition production lines to strengt...
- 09:00 China strengthens integrated maritime reconnaissance network - China is expanding integration between satellites, unmanned aircraft, maritime patrol assets and coa...
- 09:00 Japan expands resilient logistics for island defence - Japan is investing in dispersed logistics hubs, hardened storage facilities and rapid reinforcement...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward layered low-cost defence - Military organisations are increasingly combining electronic warfare, interceptor drones, guns and a...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain strategic infrastructure role - Navies are expanding deployment of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeas...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding radar and satellite-based sensor networks designed to maintain c...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly deploying larger constellations of smaller satellites to improve redun...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic procurement metric - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, delivery speed and secure supply...
