40mm Atom ready for duty
Developed by ASELSAN and MKE AŞ, Atom 40 mm High-Velocity Airburst Grenade will respond to various threats in different weapon systems.
Ammunition News
The USA to supply Soviet Era ammunition To Ukraine
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Ukraine of various rounds of non-standard ammunition for an estimated $165 million.
AKSUNGUR Armed UAV Hit target with MAM-L
Turkish Naval Forces’ AKSUNGUR Armed UAV hit its surface target with MAM-L Smart Munition at BlueHomeland 2022 Exercise.
The US Introduces New Radar Seeker Kit Against Naval Targets
The US Air Force introduced a new kit for general-purpose bombs to sink enemy vessels by employing a seeker-fitted Joint Direct Attack Munition, QUICKSINK.
ASFAT Completes Half of HGK-82 guidance kit Production
One step of the project has been completed in producing the HGK-82 Precision Guidance Kit, designed by TÜBİTAK SAGE and produced by Turkish MoD's ASFAT Inc.
Roketsan’s RD-X in the Inventory
The Defence Ministry showed that Roketsan’s MAM-L Ammunition with a “High Explosive Particle Effect” (YİPE) warhead was used at Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV.
Jordan to Acquire 16 F-16s and ammunition at $4.21 billion
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Jordan of F-16 C/D Block 70 Aircraft for an estimated $4.21 billion.
The Czech Government Donates Artillery Ammunition to Ukraine
The Czech government decided to donate 4,000 artillery ammunition rounds to Ukraine for a possible Russian military invasion.
HABRAS Exports Testing Service to a Foreign Country
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Terminal Ballistics High-Speed Rocket Test Track HABRAS will export service to foreign countries.
SAGE and DASAL to release Togan mortar munition from UAV
Turkish defence Institute TUBITAK SAGE has reached a new stage with DASAL aviation. SAGE’s air dropped Togan mortar ammunition will be used at DASAL’s UAV.
Israels Expands Loitering Munitions Towards Asia
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a MoU on Oct. 20 on a loitering munitions program during ADEX 2021.
SSB announced: STM’S Boyga UAV Released MKE’s 81 mm Mortar
SSB released a video on social media where STM Defence and MKE A.Ş. take place. STM’s Boyga released 81 mm mortar ammunition.
Turaç aims climbing export ranks one by one
Turaç Chairman of Board Fatih Altunbaş stated that they had not stopped producing during the pandemic and protected their capacity.
Almaz-Antey develops anti-UAV ammunition: Krechet
Almaz-Antey, one of Russia's largest defence manufacturers, develops small-sized anti-aircraft ammunition.
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...
