Netherlands Acquires Hellfire
The State Department has approved an FMS to the Netherlands of Hellfire Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $150 million.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Air
Land
FNSS to Unveil its platform PARS ALPHA at WDS
At the World Defence Show in Saudi Arabia, FNSS will present its New Generation 8x8 Vehicle, PARS ALPHA.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Russian Tarantul-class Corvette Sunk by Kamikaze USVs
Ukrainian sources shared the video of a kamikaze USV attack on a Russian Tarantul-class corvette, showing the corvette’s sinking.
Unmanned Systems
India Acquires MQ-9B Armed UAV
India will acquire MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Armed Aircraft from General Atomics, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency announced.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Otokar to Unveil TULPAR AFV With 120 mm Gun at WDS
Turkish Otokar’s TULPAR Armoured Vehicle with Leonardo’s HITFACT MKII turret with 120 mm L45 gun was spotted the day before WDS, Saudi Arabia.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Navy / Maritime
U.S. Aircraft Carriers Conduct Exercise With JMSDF
Aircraft Carrier strike groups of the U.S. Navy Conducted exercises with the Japanese Navy’s Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise.
Air
ROK Accuses Indonesia of Stealing KF-21 Boramae’s Data
ROK Accuses Indonesia of Stealing KF-21 Boramae’s Data as two engineers are being probed over suspicions that they attempted to steal KF-21 jet technologies.
Investment
Modernisation
Navy / Maritime
ASELSAN, STM and ASFAT Sign a New Agreement
ASELSAN signed a new agreement with STM Defence and ASFAT Inc. to supply a submarine modernisation programme.
Country
U.S. Imposes Sanctions to Israeli Settlers
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, an action that took place last year.
Country
Russian Lawmaker Offers Help to Texas
Texas’s struggle with the Biden administration gained international attention as a Russian lawmaker offered to help Texas get independence from the U.S.
Bilateral Relations
Niger’s Premier Zeine Visits ASELSAN
Niger’s Premier Zeine, invited by President Erdoğan, visits Türkiye. Erdoğan accepted Zeine on the first day of his visit to discuss bilateral relations.
Weapon / Missile
Norway Orders New NASAMS AD Systems
Following the supply of older NASAMS to Ukraine, Norway will refresh its inventory of NASAMS air defence systems with new versions.
Country
Regional / Strategy
AFP Announces $35 Billion Worth “Re-Horizon 3” Programme
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced the “Re-Horizon 3” modernisation program to address evolving security threats.
Bilateral Relations
Investment
ASELSAN Opens Office in UAE
ASELSAN has opened the ASELSAN UAE Office to reach its existing and potential collaborations in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 Canada to announce winner of major submarine competition - Canada is expected to announce the preferred bidder for its 12-submarine programme ahead of the NATO...
- 09:00 NATO prepares GlobalEye decision to replace AWACS fleet - NATO is expected to confirm Saab's GlobalEye as the successor to its E-3A AWACS fleet at the Ankara...
- 09:00 Canada advances multinational defence financing initiative - Ottawa aims to unveil around 10 founding members of its proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Ba...
- 09:00 South Korea deepens NATO defence-industrial engagement - President Lee Jae Myung will attend the NATO Summit and Defence Industry Forum to expand defence exp...
- 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 expand infrastructure protection missions - Navies are broadening 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 replacing reliance on a few high-value satellites with proliferated co...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic military capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
