EID Provides C4I for Portugese Drone Motherships
Portugal-based EID will provide Command-Control-Communication-Computers-Intelligence systems for future PNM ships.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Netherlands Orders JASSM-ER Cruise Missiles
A LoA has been signed between the U.S. government and the Netherlands to provide JASSM-ER air-launched cruise missiles.
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Bozdoğan-DH AD Missile Completes First Exit Tests
The exit speed tests of the Bozdoğan-DH naval air defence missile for GÖKSUR PDMS were completed in the Tubitak Sage’s Ankara Wind Tunnel (ART).
Navy / Maritime
Italian Navy Acquires Five Minesweepers for € 1.6 Billion
The Italian Navy awarded domestic companies Intermarine SpA and Leonardo a contract to supply five new minesweepers worth € 1.6 billion.
Weapon / Missile
Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan AAMs Enter the Inventory
It has been announced that Gökdoğan BVRAAM and Bozdoğan WVRAAM have entered the Turkish Air Forces inventory.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Marines Seek Platoon/Squad-Level C-UAS Capability
The USMC has published an RFI for platoon-level sensors and effectors against small UAV threats.
Unmanned Systems
Homeland Security
Expo and Air Show
TUSAŞ Offers AKSUNGUR UAV to US Border Security
Firm Speaking to CNN Türk, TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu stated that AKSUNGUR UAV was proposed to the U.S.-based firm performing border security in FIA2024.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Hits Tu-22M3 Bomber with Long-Range UAV Attack
According to the Ukrainian Defence Intelligence Agency GUR, a Russian bomber was hit on the ground at Olenya Airfield,
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkish Parliamentary Approves Deployment in Somalia
Turkish Parliament approved the motion for the two-year deployment of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) units in Somalia.
Air
Expo and Air Show
The new concept model of GCAP is unveiled at FIA 2024
The U.K., Italy, and Japan unveiled the prototype of their Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) aircraft, at the Farnborough Airshow.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Concept Study Begins for NATO's Future Helicopters
NATO has awarded a concept study contract to Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, and Airbus for future rotary-wing platforms.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Rabdan 8x8 IFV Fires 9M117 ATGM
The Rabdan 8x8 IFV, developed from the Otokar ARMA wheeled armoured vehicle for the UAE, fired a 9M117 ATGM from its 100 mm smoothbore gun.
Ammunition
U.S. Approves GBU-53/B SDB-II Sale for Belgian F-35s
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of GBU-53/B SDB-II (Stormbreaker) small-diameter bombs to Belgium for use on F-35A Lightning-II fighter jets.
Regional / Strategy
Air
Chinese H-6 Aircraft Flies Off Alaska
For the first time, Chinese H-6 aircraft flew in the international airspace but near Alaska, alongside Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers.
