Mojave UCAV Performs STOL from Ship
General Atomics’ Mojave UCAV performed its first landing and take-off onboard Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales.
Defence News
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Sweden Equips its Corvettes with CAMM Missiles
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk/ FMV) orders CAMM missiles from MBDA for its 5 Visby-class corvettes.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Sells SM-6 Blk I and AIM-9X Block II+ to ROK
The U.S. approved a possible FMS to the Republic of Korea of Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) and AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ Sidewinder Missiles.
Air
Turkiye Presents Turkish Fighter KAAN to NATO Countries
Turkiye has recently presented the Turkish Fighter KAAN to NATO countries at the International Fighter Conference 2023 in Madrid.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Güler: We are Planning to Buy a Typhoon Fighter Jet
Defence Minister Yaşar Güler announced they plan to purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from the United Kingdom and Spain.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
TCG OruçReis Was Spotted at Sea Trial after MLU
Turkish Navy’s Barbaros Class TCG OruçReis (F-245) was spotted for the first time after its Mid-Life Upgrade.
Air
Sweden Leaves UK’s 6th-Gen Fighter Jet Program
While reportedly Germany joins the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), Sweden leaves the UK-led sixth-generation fighter program.
Defence Politics
War’s Footstep on the Door, EU Focuses on Armed Forces
European Union Defence Ministers decided to develop 22 military capabilities to strengthen European armed forces while war’s footsteps are on the door.
Expo and Air Show
Air
Unmanned Systems
EDGE Group Exhibits UAVs in Dubai Airshow 2023
EDGE Group of UAE put its new and existing UAV and munition designs on exhibition at Dubai Airshow 2023.
Sensors
ASELSAN Delivers DORUK-2 E/O to the Turkish Armed Forces
ASELSAN delivered DORUK-2 Electro-Optical Sensor Systems to the Turkish Armed Forces for the first time.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Air
AKSUNGUR Reached Highest Altitude with TEI’s PD170 Engine
TUSAŞ’s AKSUNGUR UAV flew at an altitude of 30 thousand feet with TEI’s nationally developed PD170 engine.
Air
Spain Abandons F-35, Focuses on European Fighter
Spain abandoned its initial intention to acquire F-35 stealth fighter jets from the U.S. and focused on adding to its fleet of upgraded Eurofighter Typhoons.
Weapon / Missile
Sweden to Equip the Gripen E with Anti-Radar Missiles
Sweden will equip its next-generation Gripen JAS39 E fighter jet with Anti-radar Missiles (ARM) to counter enemy air defence systems.
Weapon / Missile
MBDA Signs an Air Defence System Agreement with Poland
MBDA will transfer its technologies to the Polish missile manufacturer Polska Grupa Zbrojna to manufacture anti-aircraft defence system CAMM-ER missiles.
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...
