Iran Unveils Shaheed-238 Jet-Powered Kamikaze UAV
Iran will add the jet-powered Shaheed-238 to its long-range kamikaze UAV arsenal, mainly consisting of the Shaheed-136 and the smaller Shaheed-131.
Unmanned Systems News
ASELFLIR-500 Set to Be Bayraktar TB3’s Eye
ASELSAN’s latest Electro-Optical system for UAVs will be integrated into Bayraktar TB3 ship-borne UCAV.
SANCAR AUSV’s ADVENT ROTA Phase-1 Test has been Completed
HAVELSAN stated that the factory acceptance tests of Phase-1 of ADVENT ROTA for Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicles have been completed.
Ethiopia’s AKINCI UCAV was Spotted
AKINCI UCAV, produced for Ethiopia, was seen in the 6th test flight video of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, which Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar shared.
STM’s ALPAGU UAV, Notches Up First Export Success
ALPAGU, the fixed-wing loitering munition system developed by STM, has achieved its first export success.
Mojave UCAV Performs STOL from Ship
General Atomics’ Mojave UCAV performed its first landing and take-off onboard Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales.
EDGE Group Exhibits UAVs in Dubai Airshow 2023
EDGE Group of UAE put its new and existing UAV and munition designs on exhibition at Dubai Airshow 2023.
AKSUNGUR Reached Highest Altitude with TEI’s PD170 Engine
TUSAŞ’s AKSUNGUR UAV flew at an altitude of 30 thousand feet with TEI’s nationally developed PD170 engine.
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Completes System Performance Flight Test
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, developed for LHD-type ships, completed its fifth flight and flew with the landing gear retracted for the first time.
SANCAR USV set for Mine Countermeasures Missions
SANCAR USV, developed jointly by Turkish Yonca-Onuk JV and HAVELSAN, will be delivered in mine countermeasures configuration.
Lentatek Exhibits its Products in Thailand
Lentatek company exhibits its products at the Defence Security 2023 Expo, one of the most important fairs of the Asia-Pacific region.
Havelsan’s BARKAN Launches Gürbağ’s Loitering Munition
Havelsan’s Barkan 2 fires laser-guided missiles and loitering munition from Gülbağ’s turret, making one of the first known tests on this kind.
Kraken and L3Harris to Cooperate on K40 MANTA USV
UK-based Kraken Technology Group announced cooperation with US-based L3Harris on autonomous technologies for Kraken’s K40 MANTA Submersible USV.
TB3 Completed Its 3rd Flight Test Under Strong Winds
Baykar's TB3 UCAV flight testing process continues. UCAV's 3rd flight test was conducted at Tekirdağ Çorlu Atatürk Airport under severe southwest wind.
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...
