WB Electronics Consolidates with a Polish Company
The Polish entity Agencja Uzbrojenia established an alliance with WB Electronics to acquire advanced FlyEye UAS.
Unmanned Systems News
Saab Invests at AI in Unmanned Systems
Swedish defence giant Saab invests in autonomy. The company bought all shares of BlueBear, which specialised in such systems.
STM’s Unmanned Underwater Vehicle to Clear Mines
The first mission of STM’s unmanned underwater autonomous vehicle will be mine detection and clearance.
Netherlands Doubles MQ-9A Order from GA-ASI
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) doubles its MQ-9A UAV order from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).
Selçuk Bayraktar Visited US Navy‘s Largest Aircraft Carrier
Chairman of Baykar Selçuk Bayraktar visited the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, upon the invitation of the U.S.
Turkey-Saudi-Pakistani Committee Discusses Defence
Delegations from three countries discussed developments in the defence industry, technology transfer and localisation, and scientific research.
Baykar Begins Serial Production of Subsonic KIZILELMA
Selçuk Bayraktar announced that the serial production work for the KIZILELMA-A Unmanned Fighter Aircraft has begun.
HAVELSAN Tests Various Digital Troops at Joint Operation
HAVELSAN’s Digital Troops system, which allows unmanned aerial and ground vehicles and swarm drones to work together, was tested for the first time.
India’s TAPAS-201 UAV Crashed During Test Flight
India’s TAPAS-201 UAV Crashed During Test Flight TAPAS Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle crashed near Chitradurga, Bengaluru.
Korea to Start Serial UAV Production
Republic of Korea’s defence authorities endorsed a plan to mass-produce MALE UAV through 2028 to bolster the Air Force’s ISR capabilities, DAPA said.
India Bans the Use of Chinese Parts at UAVs
India has banned domestic military drone manufacturers from using Chinese-made components with concerns about security vulnerabilities.
HAVELSAN Export Baha to Africa
HAVELSAN exports its Baha “sub-cloud” drone to an African country. HAVELSAN has not shared financial aspect of deal.
Meteksan's Systems Will Serve on TUSAŞ's UAVs
TUSAŞ and Meteksan Defence have agreed to equip ANKA and Aksungur UAVs with MILSAR Synthetic Aperture Radar and OKIS.
GA-ASI’s Mojave Completes Dirt-Strip Demos
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) completed take-offs and landings with its Mojave UAV on a dirt strip near El Mirage, California.
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...
