Danish Frigate Joins Operation “Guardian of Prosperity”
Denmark will join the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) with a frigate in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Defence Politics
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Air
The Indian Navy Trains on Schiebel's S-100s
The Indian Navy's first batch of pilots and maintainers to support Schiebel's S-100 unmanned rotary wing aerial systems have completed their training.
Air
Indonesia Gives Up Acquiring Second hand Dassault Mirage 5s
Indonesian defence minister Subianto’s spokesperson, Anzar Simanjuntak, announced that Indonesia paused the purchase of Mirage 2000-5 fighters from Qatar.
Ammunition
USAF Awards $345 Million Contract to RTX for StormBreaker
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a $345 million contract to produce and deliver over 1,500 StormBreaker smart weapons.
Weapon / Missile
Pakistan Unveils IREK Anti-Radiation Guidance Kit
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) displayed an indigenous IREK Anti-Radiation Winged Guidance Kit with Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV in service.
Navy / Maritime
Analysis
Navy Comes to the Fore at SSİK Decisions
It was seen that the decisions taken by the SSİK to strengthen the Naval Forces came to the fore. As TurDef, we are examining some of these decisions.
Country
Navy / Maritime
Air
E/W
Aircraft Carrier Enters SSİK’s Agenda for the First Time
The Defence Industry Executive Committee discussed constructing an aircraft carrier for the first time at the meeting chaired by President Erdoğan.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
The Mysterious UAVs at PAF’s Photo
PAF has officially conducted a ceremony to commission various UAVs into its operational fleet. It is noteworthy that there is no information about them.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Country
ASELSAN Signs First Export Contract of 2024
ASELSAN informed the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) of the first export contract for the supply of Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Japan Delivers 4x4 and Tracked Vehicles to Ukraine
Japan announced military aid to Ukraine, including Type 73 4x4 light tactical vehicles and at least one Morooka tracked logistics vehicle.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Uses Armed Sea Baby USV Against Russian Navy
Ukrainian Security Service SBU shared a video of a Sea Baby USV’s attack in Sevastopol Bay using an unspecified munition.
Country
SSİK is the First Official Meeting of 2024
The first official meeting of 2024 will be the Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSİK). President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will chair today’s meeting.
Navy / Maritime
West Wants to Violate the “Montreux Convention”
The United Kingdom and Norway tried to break the Montreux Convention that blocked the entry of foreign military vessels into the Black Sea.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Iran Deploys IRIS Alborz Frigate to the Red Sea
Following the international coalition deployment at Red Red, Iran sent the IRIS Alborz frigate to the region.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 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...
- 15:00 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...
- 15:00 Canada advances multinational defence financing initiative - Ottawa aims to unveil around 10 founding members of its proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Ba...
- 15:00 South Korea deepens NATO defence-industrial engagement - President Lee Jae Myung will attend the NATO Summit and Defence Industry Forum to expand defence exp...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 15:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand infrastructure protection missions - Navies are broadening deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly replacing reliance on a few high-value satellites with proliferated co...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic military capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
- 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...
