Milrem Robotics Combines THeMIS UGV with HITROLE
Milrem Robotics’ Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), THeMIS, merges with Leonardo’s HITROLE remote weapons station.
Unmanned Systems News
Kyrgistan Holds Exercises with Aksungur and Akıncı
Kyrgistan held guided tactical-line exercises with the new "Akıncı" and "Aksungur" unmanned aerial vehicles.
ASELSAN Tests UAV Swarm Technology for SIGINT
ASELSAN tests UAVs SIGINT performance within swarm operations, ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol stated.
General Atomics' Avenger Recovers UAV in Mid-Air
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems tested its Aerial Recovery System to catch Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems from an MQ-20 Avenger UAV.
TB3 Performed its Maiden Flight with a Hop-On Test
Baykar’s TB3 UAV performed a hop-on test at Çorlu Airport near İstanbul.
Two New Names at TUSAŞ Vice Presidencies
Two positions were replaced by new ones at Turkish Aerospace. One of these missions is closely related to ANKA-3.
France Invests $ 13.3 Billion on FCAS and Rafale Until 2035
According to La Tribune, France is investing a total of € 13.3 billion in the development of the Future Air Combat System (FCAS) and Rafale until 2035.
U.S. Navy Prepares for Small UUVs
U.S. Navy awards HII a $347 Million contract to build nine small UUVs with potential for up to 200 more.
Baykar’s TB3 Startes Ground Tests
Baykar’s BayraktarTB3 UCAV completed its first high-speed roll test. The tests are carried out at Çorlu air station.
Poland Receives its Third Batch of TB2 Armed UAVs
Polish Armed Forces received the third batch of TB2 Armed UAVs. They will be deployed at the 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Base in Mirosławiec.
ASELSAN’s Albatros USV Swarm Attack sank a ship
ASELSAN’s Albatros Kamikaze USV performed a swarm attack on a target ship at the test and sank the boat.
ASELSAN Reminds the Magnetic Trace Copying MANYAS Project
ASELSAN reminded the MANYAS project on social media. Some types of underground explosives and mines are triggered by magnetic signals created by vehicles.
Russia Returns to Be-12 Seaplane Against Unmanned Threats
The Russian Navy has reportedly begun deploying Soviet-era Beriev Be-12 seaplanes to fight against Ukrainian unmanned water systems.
Defence Industry Exports in September 2023: $430.2 Million
Turkish defence and aerospace exports in September 2023 reached $ 430.2 million. The total export volume is $3.8 billion in the first nine months.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO allies launch joint Triton surveillance drone programme - Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway signed a letter of intent to procure up to five MQ-4C Triton hi...
- 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...
