Türkiye Offers ANKA UCAV to the Argentine Armed Forces
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) presented the ANKA UCAV to Argentinian Defence Ministry and Military officials at meetings in Buenos Aires last week.
Unmanned Systems News
Turkish AESA Radar is integrated into Akıncı UCAV
ASELSAN's MURAD AESA Radar is integrated into AKINCI UCAV, it is counting down for first flight aboard.
HAVELSAN Presents its UUV C2IS Concept at NATO Conference
HAVELSAN Presented its Command-and-Control Information System (C2IS) for unmanned underwater vehicles ( UUV) Concept at NATO Submarine Commanders Conference.
TUSAŞ's ANKA-3 to Resume Ground Tests for Maiden Flight
TUSAŞ stealth UAV for deep strike missions, ANKA-3, is expected to resume its ground tests. The UAV’s first mission will be to perform deep strike operations.
Turkiye’s Ambassador to Niger Visits Defence Minister
Turkiye’s Ambassador to Niamey, Özgür Çınar visited Niger’s Minister of Defence Salifou Mody at the Defence Ministry on September 22.
MQ-4C UAV Achieves IOC, Back for Second Deployment
U.S. Navy announced that the MQ-4C UAV achieved IOC. In May 2020, it was preceded by the declaration of Early Operational Capability.
BAYRAKTAR AKINCI Overpassed 30 thousand Flight Hours
Baykar company’s Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV, which signed eight export agreements, has completed 30 thousand flight hours in total.
First Unmanned Tank Sturm Steps in Battlefield in Ukraine
Russia deploys the unmanned tank Sturm to the battlefield in Ukraine. The tank is based on a T-72B3 tank chassis.
Ukraine, Lessoned Learned: UK Establishes UAV Unit
UK will establish a UAV unit by the end of 2023 as the war in Ukraine has showcased UAVs’ role in the battlefield.
BAYKUŞ: 12 Hp Domestic 4.5 kg Engine for Bayraktar VTOL
Erin Motor produced an engine for Baykar’s vertical take-off and landing UAV, Bayraktar VTOL. The engine is called BAYKUŞ, and it weighs 4.5 kilograms.
HAVELSAN Exhibits its Products at DSEI'23
HAVELSAN will demonstrate autonomous technologies, command control systems, border security and ship traffic management software at London DSEI 2023.
Russia Plans Intercepting UAVs with Helicopter
The Russian Armed Forces have reportedly formed a special helicopter unit to hunt down mainly Ukrainian drones.
GA’s LongShot UAV to Start Flight Tests in December
General Atomics’ (GA) Longshot UAV will begin flight tests in December, the company announced.
Royal Navy Tests Operating Fixed-Wing UAVs From Ships
Royal Navy has recently tested a fixed-wing UAV’s capability to land and take off from the deck of a British aircraft carrier.
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...
