Russia Deploys ODAB-9000 Thermobaric Bomb in Ukraine
ODAB-9000 thermobaric bomb was used for the first time in Ukraine, according to Russian social media sources.
Ammunition News
Boeing Gets Contract for JDAM Sale to Turkiye
The U.S. DoD has awarded Boeing a contract for JDAM guidance kits within the scope of foreign military sales customers, including Turkiye.
ASELSAN to Jointly Produce with Azerbaijan
ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol announced that they will jointly produce smart ammunition with Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan Introduces Kemankeş 1 and TOLUN Into Service
In ADEX 2024, the Azerbaijani MoD exhibited Baykar’s Kemankeş 1 jet-powered loitering munition and TOLUN small-diameter bomb (SDB).
ROKETSAN Debuts Long Range TEBER Guidance Kit
During ADEX 2024 in Azerbaijan, ROKETSAN will exhibit a TEBER laser+GPS guidance kit with a folding wing set.
ANKA-III UCAV Hits Target with TEBER-82 Guided Bomb
TUSAŞ ANKA-III flying wing UCAV successfully hit its target with ROKETSAN's TEBER-82 GPS+laser guided bomb carried under its wing.
TOLUN-IIR Scores Direct Hit on Target Vehicle
ASELSAN's TOLUN-IIR, dropped from an AKINCI UCAV, scored a direct hit on the target vehicle with an IIR seeker.
AKINCI UCAV Drops KUZGUN-SS Glide Munition
TÜBİTAK SAGE's KUZGUN-SS glide munition dropped from Baykar's AKINCI UCAV and successfully hit the stationary sea target.
Norway Acquires M107A1 Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifles
Norway will replace its ageing 12.7 mm M82 anti-materiel sniper rifles with the newer M107A1.
ROKETSAN Joins MSPO 2024 in Poland to Display Solutions
ROKETSAN has displayed some of its newer munition systems MAM-L IIR and MAM-T IIR with folding wings and MAM Family in Poland's MSPO 2024 defence exhibition.
ANKA-3 Makes Maiden Flight with Munition
TUSAŞ’s ANKA-3 flying-wing UCAV has flown with a TEBER GPS/laser-guided bomb under the wing.
Denmark Acquires M982A1Excalibur Tactical Projectiles
The US State Department has approved a probable foreign military sale (FMS) of Excalibur Projectiles to Denmark for a cost of $121 million.
India Prepares its Homegrown Long-Range Bomb: Gaurav
DRDO tested a long-range 2200 Lb glide bomb, ‘Gaurav’, which accurately hit a target over a 100 km distance.
ALPAGUT Loitering Munition Spotted on AKINCI UCAV
What appears to be a prototype of ROKETSAN/STM ALPAGUT loitering munition has been seen under the wing of an AKINCI UCAV.
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...
