ANKA’s new Nest: Malaysia
Malaysia signed a contract with Turkish Aerospace to acquire an undisclosed amount of ANKA UAV at LIMA, Malaysia.
Navy / Maritime News
ULAQ Reveals Search and Rescue Version in Malaysia
Meteksan introduced the search and rescue configuration of the ULAQ SAR at the LIMA 2023 Fair. The ULAQ SAR is designed to provide support to the Coast Guard.
US Orders the Fourth Constellation Frigate
The US Navy ordered the fourth Constellation-class frigate, with a $526 million contract awarded to Fincantieri's US subsidiary Marinette Marine.
Taiwan Orders 12 NG Frigates
Feeling Chinese pressure, Taiwan invests in next-gen frigates. The Island signed a contract with Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Group for the first two frigates.
TUSAŞ Delivered Two AKSUNGUR UAVs
TUSAŞ announced that two AKSUNGUR UAVs developed for the Naval Forces Command were delivered.
Navantia, SAES and Perseo to develop UUV
Spanish companies Navantia, SAES and Perseo Techworks have announced their intention to develop a line of unmanned underwater vehicles for surveillance.
US Navy Focuses on MUM-T with MQ-9B SeaGuardian at IPB-23
US Navy focus on Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) at Integrated Battle Problem 2023 (IBP-23) to conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercises.
Turkish Companies Compete at LIMA, Malaysia
Malaysia will hold LIMA Expo in Langkawi, and 18 Turkish Defence companies and shipyards attend the expo to present their recent products.
Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates to be fitted with Mk41 VLS
Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration Class frigates will be equipped with the Mk41 VLS to deliver long-range offensive fires.
QENF Receives Fourth Corvette “Semaisma"
Fincantieri Shipyard delivered the fourth Al Zubarah-class corvette “Semaisma” to Qatar Emiri Naval Forces, ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence.
Indonesian Navy Inaugurates Two New Sampari Class FAC
Indonesian Navy has officially named the two Sampari-class 60M Fast Attack Craft KRI Kapak-625 and KRI Panah-626.
Naval Group establishes Naval Group Hellas in Greece
The French Naval Group Hellas subsidiary in Greece announced at the end of 2022, is now officially established.
ASELSAN will modernise the Coast Guard AB-412EPs
Defence Industry Agency (SSB) and ASELSAN signed an AB-412EP modernisation contract to modernise Coast Guard Command’s helicopters.
China Delivers Final Type 054 A/P Frigates To PN
China's Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard delivered two Type 054A/P frigates to the Pakistan Navy with a ceremony held in Shangai, China.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
