Poland Receives Additional K2 Black Panther
Poland's Defence Ministry received seven additional K2 Black Panther tanks from the Republic of Korea's Hyundai Rotem.
Defence News
Land
Unmanned Systems
A Quadruped Robot Barak Enters Turkish Market
Turkish- Chinese cooperation brought Quadruped Barak into the Turkish Market. The robot dog may conduct missions where others’ activities are limited.
Navy / Maritime
Taiwan Orders 12 NG Frigates
Feeling Chinese pressure, Taiwan invests in next-gen frigates. The Island signed a contract with Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Group for the first two frigates.
Bilateral Relations
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Details of Export to Kosovo Emerged
The Defender Europe ’23 exercise organized under the leadership of the USA revealed Turkish products exported to Kosovo.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Serbian EDePro Doubles 122 mm Rockets Range
Serbian defence company EDePro attended the FEINDEF 23 and presented its 122 mm G2000 rockets that achieve a maximum range of 40.1 km.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
TUSAŞ Delivered Two AKSUNGUR UAVs
TUSAŞ announced that two AKSUNGUR UAVs developed for the Naval Forces Command were delivered.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Navantia, SAES and Perseo to develop UUV
Spanish companies Navantia, SAES and Perseo Techworks have announced their intention to develop a line of unmanned underwater vehicles for surveillance.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
US Navy Focuses on MUM-T with MQ-9B SeaGuardian at IPB-23
US Navy focus on Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) at Integrated Battle Problem 2023 (IBP-23) to conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercises.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Companies Compete at LIMA, Malaysia
Malaysia will hold LIMA Expo in Langkawi, and 18 Turkish Defence companies and shipyards attend the expo to present their recent products.
Communication
A New Communication Era in Armoured Vehicles
CTech company developed an uninterrupted communication system for land vehicles, and President Demir announced that the product passed the acceptance tests.
Land
Estonia To Pick a Turkish Manufacturer
Estonia opened a tender for 4X4 armoured vehicles. Five countries participated, but only Turkish ones were shortlisted.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates to be fitted with Mk41 VLS
Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration Class frigates will be equipped with the Mk41 VLS to deliver long-range offensive fires.
Navy / Maritime
QENF Receives Fourth Corvette “Semaisma"
Fincantieri Shipyard delivered the fourth Al Zubarah-class corvette “Semaisma” to Qatar Emiri Naval Forces, ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence.
Sensors
E/W
New contract for ASELSAN Early Warning Radar
ASELSAN signed a new Early Warning Radar System (EIRS) contract. The fixed EIRS contract has a total value of roughly 1 billion liras.
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...
