Greece may have asked for 12 F-35A Lightning II Jets
DSCA announced the Greek F-35A acquisition plan for 40 aircraft with an approximately $ 8 billion budget. The actual plan might be for 12 stealth aircraft.
Defence News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Ammunition
Air
Senegal May Have Eye on Four FA-50 Fighting Eagle
Senegal is said to be interested in acquiring the FA-50 Fighting Eagle light attack fighter jet made by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) from the ROK.
Air
Czech Republic Acquires 24 F-35A Lightning II Units
Czech Republic signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) formalizing its intention to purchase 24 F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Aerosonde UAV Takes Off from Independence-class LCS
Textron’s Aerosonde UAV, developed for ISR missions, has taken off from USS Savannah (LCS-28), the Independence-class LCS.
Weapon / Missile
Slovakia Orders Additional 155 mm Shells
The Slovak Ministry of Defence has awarded a 155 mm artillery shell production contract to the ZVS Holding for self-propelled artillery.
Investment
Bilateral Relations
India and France Agree to Produce Defence Equipment
India and France agreed to co-produce defence equipment. The decision came following the French President's meeting with the Indian Prime Minister.
Air
Thai Air Force Seeks Budget For New Fighters
Thai Air Force is pursuing a $538 million budget from the state budget to replace ageing fighter jets with new ones.
Sensors
Lockheed Martin Delivers Radar for E-2D AEW&C
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 75th AN/APY-9 radar for carrier-based E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C aircraft.
Bilateral Relations
Sensors
Unmanned Systems
Canada Lifts Arms Export Embargo To Turkiye
Canada will restart exporting its defence products to Turkiye, ending the embargo that started due to the Armenia-Azerbaijan War.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Nuland Mentions Green Light for F-35 in case S-400 solved
U.S. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland stated that Turkiye could be an F-35 customer once the S-400 problem is solved.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
India - Saudi Arabia Hold First Joint Military Exercise.
Saudi Arabia and India hold the first joint 12-day military exercise, called "Sada Tanseeq," at the Mahajan Firing Range in the Bikaner until February 10.
Weapon / Missile
Slovenia Signs Deal for IRIS-T SLM SAMs
German defence firm Diehl has announced signing a deal with Slovenia to procure IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defence systems.
Unmanned Systems
EOS Defence Enters European C-UAS Market
Australia-based EOS Defence has sold Slinger C-UAS systems to the German Diehl to be integrated into wheeled tactical vehicles.
Navy / Maritime
Dendias: Greece and U.S. co-produce Constellation Frigates
Greek Defence Minister Dendias stated that Greece and the U.S. will co-design and co-produce Constellation class frigates.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Financial Times: Europe's defence boom fuels Turkish industry - The Financial Times reported that European rearmament is creating new opportunities for Turkish defe...
- 12:00 Reuters: Türkiye aims to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Türkiye is targeting a doubling of defence exports within two years after reac...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense: Turkish industry leans into autonomous warfare - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish defence companies are increasingly prioritising autonomous ai...
- 12:00 ASELSAN expands Steel Dome production - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to increase deliveries for Türkiye's Steel Dome integrated air-d...
- 12:00 French study highlights Türkiye's rise in Europe's defence market - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique identified Türkiye as one of the fastest-growing defence...
- 12:00 USNI examines Türkiye's defence-industrial transformation - USNI News analysed how exercises such as EFES 2026 demonstrate the connection between Türkiye's oper...
- 12:00 International media follow Turkish firms at Eurosatory - Foreign coverage from Eurosatory highlighted the presence of more than 50 Turkish companies, includi...
- 12:00 Defence Turkey highlights Romania's first Turkish-built NATO warship - International defence coverage continued to focus on the delivery of the Hisar-class light corvette...
- 12:00 Foreign analysts continue tracking KAAN programme - International defence publications continue monitoring the KAAN fighter programme as additional prot...
- 12:00 Baykar's European strategy remains under international scrutiny - Foreign defence analysts continue to assess Baykar's European expansion through Piaggio Aerospace an...
- 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...
