STM’s Export of Drones to African Countries Continues
STM recently exported Tactical Surveillance and Reconnaissance UAV TOGAN to Nigeria. ASISGUARD was part of the deal.
Unmanned Systems News
U.S. to Supply Military Equipment to Bangladesh
The U.S. government will provide more weapons and equipment to the Bangladesh Armed Forces, U.S. Ambassador to Dhaka has announced.
The XQ-58A Valkyrie Conducts AI-Controlled Flight
AFRL wrote that XQ-58A Valkyrie UAV successfully carried out the first flight controlled by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
TUSAŞ Prepares Turkish Loyal Wingman: OKU
TUSAŞ presented the Turkish Wingman OKU concept at IDEF. TurDef exclusively examined the concept, which is exhibited only to delegations.
BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN to Export to Saudi Arabia
Turkish BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN Saudi Arabia’s NCMS signed an agreement and two memorandums of understanding in order to export UAV and subcomponents.
China Temporarily Limits UAV and its Subcomponent Exports
China announced the limitations for the exports of UAVs and subcomponents used for military purposes.
Baykar Starts R&D Activities in Pakistan
Baykar will start operations in Pakistan to conduct R&D at the Pakistan National Aerospace Science and Technology Park.
Indonesia bought 12 ANKA drones worth US$300 million
Indonesia signed a contract with Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) worth USD 300 million for 12 ANKA UAVs.
SSB Initiates 6X6 Wheeled UGV Project
SSB initiates 6x6 wheeled unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) prototype projects.
Lentatek UAV Technology for Kazakhstan
Turkish defence industry companies export their products, to many countries. Critical technologies are now finding customers in addition to system solutions.
Saudi Arabia Will Pay More than 3 Billion Dollars for AKINCI
President of Defence Industry Agency Professor Haluk Görgün announced that Saudi Arabia will pay more than 3 billion USD for AKINCI UCAV.
HAVELSAN Presents Submersible Suicide USV DAY KİDA at IDEF
HAVELSAN presents a new member that joins the digital troops family at IDEF. The new member is a submersible unmanned vehicle equipped with high-explosives.
New Version of ULAQ: KAMA
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan present ULAQ’s version at IDEF: ULAQ KAMA Expendable Unmanned Surface Vessel.
FNSS' Shadow Rider Waits for Duty
FNSS presents its Unmanned Ground Vehicle Shadow Rider ready for duty.
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...
