U.S. Completes the Departure from Niger
The U.S. completed its withdrawal from Niger as the last Air Force C-17 Globemaster III took off from Air Base 101 in the Sahel Country.
Defence News
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Air
Italy Replaces Typhoon Tranche 1 with 24 Tranche 4/5 Jets
The Italian Ministry of Defence is preparing to add 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to replace the first series of Tranche 1 aircraft.
Unmanned Systems
STM Exports BOYGA UAV for the First Time
STM’s BOYGA UAV is exported to an undisclosed customer. The UAV carries the ammunition to the target area and drops on it.
Weapon / Missile
Japan Tests Hypersonic Boost-Glide Munition
Japanese ATLA has announced the firing test of its HGVP hypersonic boost-glide munition to be placed on islands.
Investment
Contract Amendment between ASELSAN and Roketsan
ASELSAN informed Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) that it signed a contract amendment with Roketsan regarding air defence systems.
Country
France Waits for Leftist Coalition
For the first time, the rise of extreme rights, which cannot be stopped in France, has failed to get the expected result from the elections.
Weapon / Missile
HK Joins Lightweight Machine Gun Club with HK421
HK has entered the reduced-weight machine gun market with its HK421, based on an MG5 7.62x51 machine gun.
Ammunition
GÖZDE Guidance Kit Achieves Pinpoint Accuracy
TÜBİTAK SAGE’s GÖZDE Guidance Kit for Mk-82 general-purpose bombs achieved pinpoint accuracy during a test from AKINCI UCAV.
E/W
ASELSAN’s PUHU-3LT EW System Ready for Service
ASELSAN announced that it is ready to deliver PUHU-3LT mobile electronic support systems onboard trucks and armoured vehicles.
Bilateral Relations
SSB Appoints Its First Defence Advisor to Pakistan
Secretary of Defence Industry Professor Haluk Görgün said Turkiye appointed its first defence industry advisor at the Islamabad Embassy.
Regional / Strategy
ASEAN Ambassadors Hold Meeting with SSB
Turkish Secretariat of Defence Industries SSB and ASEAN countries ambassadors completed the monthly informal meeting.
Bilateral Relations
SAMI Signs MoU with Turkish Defence Firms
Saudi Arabian SAMI has signed MoUs with three Turkish defence firms to contribute to its localised defence industry efforts.
Country
Iran at Crossroads: Reformist Pezeshkian Elected President
Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian, beating his conservative opponent Saeed Jalili, has been elected Iran’s new president.
Unmanned Systems
Is the New KIZILELMA Prototype a Supersonic one?
KIZILELMA’s new prototype was spotted during Saudi officials’ visit to Baykar. Some changes hint that this prototype might be designed to fly supersonic.
