Germany Towards Supporting Financing Defence Programmes
Germany is getting closer to supporting the French proposal to finance European Union Countries’ defence and armament programs.
Defence News
Investment
Air
Brazil Offers KC-390s to Sweden in Exchange For Gripens
Brazil has offered Embraer KC-390 Millennium multirole transport aircraft to Sweden in exchange for more Saab Gripen fighter jets.
Modernisation
ASELSAN and TUSAŞ Sign Avionic Modernisation Agreement
ASELSAN and Turkish Aerospace signed an agreement regarding avionic modernisation.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
European Union Invests in Electromagnetic Railgun
Franoc-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) states that the research on innovative electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) exceeds expectations.
Air
Sensors
E/W
Saab Presents the First Saab 340 AEW on Polish Order
Saab of Sweden has presented the first of two Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft ordered by Poland two months after the contract.
Unmanned Systems
E/W
Turkish AESA Radar is integrated into Akıncı UCAV
ASELSAN's MURAD AESA Radar is integrated into AKINCI UCAV, it is counting down for first flight aboard.
Investment
SSB Investigates New Counter-IED Methods
Defence Industry Agency organised the Counter-IED Conference to initiate a series of new studies to combat IEDs.
TUSAŞ ranks first at “R&D 250” with a 12.5 billion TL Budget
Turkish Aerospace ranked first in “R&D in 2022” research, spending 12.5 billion TL on R&D.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan to Start JCF Project with Karachi Shipyard
Pakistan Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) has awarded the contract to Shipyard Karachi, setting the start for constructing the Jinnah Class Frigate.
Investment
Country
FNSS Emphasises the Importance of R&D
FNSS ranked 17th among the 250 largest companies according to R&D expenditures in 2022.
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
TEI Presents TF 6000 Engine Prototype at Teknofest
TEI started to work on an indigenous aircraft engine with TF 6000. The engine was intended to power up unmanned aerial systems such as the KIZILELMA ANKA-3.
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN Presents its UUV C2IS Concept at NATO Conference
HAVELSAN Presented its Command-and-Control Information System (C2IS) for unmanned underwater vehicles ( UUV) Concept at NATO Submarine Commanders Conference.
Air
KAAN's Ejection Seat at Tests
Turkish Fighter KAAN passed its first ejection seat test, carried out in the United Kingdom,
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ's ANKA-3 to Resume Ground Tests for Maiden Flight
TUSAŞ stealth UAV for deep strike missions, ANKA-3, is expected to resume its ground tests. The UAV’s first mission will be to perform deep strike operations.
