Poland Buys Four Additional NSMs Worth $ 1.5 Billion
Poland purchased four additional Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) from Kongsberg Defence worth $1.5 billion.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Investment
WB Electronics Consolidates with a Polish Company
The Polish entity Agencja Uzbrojenia established an alliance with WB Electronics to acquire advanced FlyEye UAS.
Air
Indonesia Acquires the Airbus A330 MRTT
Airbus and Boeing were competing for the Indonesian Air Force Tanker Fleet. Indonesia will acquire the Airbus A330 MRTT.
Air
Modernisation
Belgian F-16s may Have Cracks in the Fuselage
Belgium may not send F-16s to Ukraine as it finds cracks in aircraft that will put the pilot's life in danger.
Air
IRIAF Receives First Yak-130 Jet Training Aircraft
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) released the photos of the Yak-130 aircraft received from Russia.
Space
Homeland Security
Air
Pentagon Launches New Website for Anomalies
The Pentagon launched the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) website to inform the public of unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Bilateral Relations
Türkiye's First Defence Industry Consultant is to Azerbaijan
Türkiye has appointed the first defence industry consultant İlker Turköz to Azerbaijan. Türköz will carry out diplomacy activities related to the industry.
Air
Hürjet Flies in Formation with Turkish Stars Acroteam
Turkiye's first manned jet-powered aircraft, the Hürjet, flew in formation with the Turkish Stars Acroteam.
Land
Sensors
Otokar and ASELSAN Present Products to Kazakh Leader
Otokar ARMA and ASELSAN products were introduced to the President of Kazakhstan, Qasym-Jomart Toqayev.
Weapon / Missile
The US Air Force Test Fires AMRAAM
RTX announced that the US Air Force (USAF) had completed its first test of the AIM-120C-8 missile.
Land
U.S. Army Awards BAE Systems Full Rate Production for AMPV
The U.S. Army announced on August 31 that it had awarded BAE Systems a contract to procure its Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).
Air
Israel to Form a New Squadron with F-35I Adir
Israel officially submitted to buy an additional 25 F-35I Adir fighters, reaching 75 jets. The U.S. will give this aircraft as a grant.
Country
August Export Volume: USD 376.1 Million
Turkish defence and aerospace industry’s August 2023 export volume is USD 376.1 million. The volume does not include recent exports to Saudi Arabia.
Defence Politics
Japan Boosts its Defence: $53B Budget Request
Japan boosts its defence as the ministry requested a record budget worth $53 billion for the fiscal year 2024 to be presented to the Parliament in January.
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...
