Navantia, SAES and Perseo to develop UUV
Spanish companies Navantia, SAES and Perseo Techworks have announced their intention to develop a line of unmanned underwater vehicles for surveillance.
Unmanned Systems News
US Navy Focuses on MUM-T with MQ-9B SeaGuardian at IPB-23
US Navy focus on Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) at Integrated Battle Problem 2023 (IBP-23) to conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercises.
MQ-9A Completes Integration Tests of Angry Kitten ECM Pod
USAF tests ALQ-167 Angry Kitten ECM on MQ-9A Reaper at the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) at Creech Air Force Base.
First Test with GÖZDE Ammunition
ASELSAN serial production Laser Guidance Kits (GÖZDE) were tested in Konya. The bomb may hit a target in a 28 km distance with high precision.
U.S. to Deploy MQ-9 Reaper in Indo-Pacific
The USMC has received the first of eight MQ-9 Reapers. The UAV will be deployed in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.
First Fire of ÇAKIR Cruise Missile from AKINCI UCAV
Roketsan's ÇAKIR cruise missile is test fired from AKINCI UCAV. ÇAKIR, released from the UCAV, made its first flight with the Kale KTJ-1750 engine.
The Su-57 Felon controls S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs
Sukhoi Su-57 Felon stealth fighter jet will control four S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs on a combat mission and control up to a range of 1,500 km.
IAI Presents its First Autonomous Submarine BlueWhale
Israeli IAI presents its large-displacement autonomous underwater vessel for intelligence-gathering operations for maritime surveillance.
Taiwan Plans to Convert F-5 Jets into UCAVs
Taiwan National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology plans to convert ROCAF’s retired 40 F-5 fighter jets into Combat Drones (UCAV).
IAI to Provide Airborne SIGINT to an Undisclosed Country
An undisclosed international customer awarded IAI a contract to provide airborne SIGINT solutions.
Taiwan to Receive 4 MQ-9B SkyGuardians Worth $ 217.6 Million
DSCA announced that Taiwan will acquire four MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAVs through Foreign Military Sale and pay USD 217.6 million. General Atomics is the producer.
TUSAŞ Presents Anka-3 Deep Strike UAV
TUSAŞ presented Anka-3 deep strike UAV that will function as Loyal Wingman with Turkish Fighter KAAN and fire missiles or release ammunition.
Akşit: TS1400 is a Breaking Point for Turkish Aviation
TEI CEO Professor Akşit stated that the TS1400 engine marks a breaking point for Turkish aviation history.
First Customer of KIZILELMA: Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan becomes the first customer of Baykar’s KIZILELMA fighter UAV. The stealth UAV will start its serial production in 2024.
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...
