U.K. Tests High-Power Laser Against Aerial Targets
U.K.’s DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system became the U.K.’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Navy Receives Four Vessels Into Service
Turkish Navy Received four vessels into service with a ceremony held in Yalova. Three vessels of them mark a new milestone in Turkish Navy.
Navy / Maritime
Constellation Delays Due to the Lack of Shipwright
The U.S. Navy's first Constellation-class frigate will be delayed a year due to a labour shortage at the shipyard in Wisconsin where it is being built.
Space
China Discovers UFO or SpaceX Space Shuttle
Chinese people claimed to have seen a UFO over Beijing, but an astronomer says it could have been a SpaceX rocket.
Air
Thailand Plans Acquiring 12 New Fighter Jets
The Royal Thai Air Force plans to submit a proposal to purchase new fighter jets once RTAF presents its next strategy paper.
Air
Sensors
UK Embodies ECRS Mk.2 Radar on Eurofighter Jet
BAE Systems and Leonardo UK have announced that they have installed the ECRS Mk.2 radar on a Eurofighter fighter jet.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Germany Rejects Delivering Taurus Missiles to Ukraine
The German parliament rejected the opposition party’s proposal to deliver Taurus stealth cruise missiles to Ukraine as it may expand the war.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
New Platforms of the Turkish Navy to Enter Service
New naval platforms will be accepted into the service with the ceremony on the 19th of January, as TurDef wrote exclusively.
Space
Turkish Astronaut to Conduct 13 Experiments in Space
Turkish Austroanout Alper Gezeravcı will be the first Turkish citizen in space with Ax-3 Mission Launch. He will conduct 13 experiments in space.
Bilateral Relations
Ethiopia Continues Cooperation With Somaliland
Somaliland’s personnel participated in Ethiopian Diplomatic Week despite Somalia’s warning to Ethiopia about cooperation with Somaliland.
Investment
SSB Starts 14 New R&D Projects
The Defence Industry Agency starts new R&D projects to localise critical technologies, contributing to ongoing projects.
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan Hits Back Iran
Iran attacked Pakistan yesterday, and Pakistan responded in the same way. Iran and Pakistan both declared their operations against terrorist organisations.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN’s MAIN GPT AI To be Launched Soon
HAVESLSAN will launch its new AI model, MAIN AI, on the 1st of February 2024 for state and military use.
Weapon / Missile
Second Stage Rocket of the U.S.’s Sentinel ICBM Tested
Northrop Grumman has announced the test of the U.S.’s future LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM’s second-stage solid-fuel rocket motor.
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...
