Patriot Receives Minimal Damage from Kinzhal’s Attack
Russia’s targeting of the Patriot caused minimal degree damage to the Patriot Air Defence system. The battery does not need to return for overhaul.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Air
Modernisation
First delivery of F-16 Block ÖZGÜR
TurAF received the first F-16 Block 30 jet, modernised with the ÖZGÜR Project. The modernised F-16 can fire all Turkish indigenous ammunition and missiles.
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan Starts Mete’s Serial Production
Roketsan starts serial production of the Laser Guided Mini Missile System Mete. Manned and unmanned platforms may fire Mete.
Weapon / Missile
Poland Receives its First Five M142 HIMARS Rocket Launchers
Poland has received the first units of the MLRS M142 HIMARS from the United States as part of the contract signed in 2019.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Greece’s Storm Shadow / SCALP to Rely on MBDA
MBDA announced that it would perform the mid-life refurbishment of Greece’s Storm Shadow / SCALP missiles.
Navy / Maritime
Indonesian Navy Inaugurates Two New Sampari Class FAC
Indonesian Navy has officially named the two Sampari-class 60M Fast Attack Craft KRI Kapak-625 and KRI Panah-626.
Air
Indonesia’s KF-21 prototype made its first flight
KAI’s fifth KF-21 Boramae prototype jet completed its maiden flight on May 16, 2023. The fighter will belong to Indonesia.
Weapon / Missile
Kinzhal’s Patriot Revenge
Russian hypersonic missile Kinzhal has damaged the Ukrainian Patriot Air Defence System near Kyiv.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
MQ-9A Completes Integration Tests of Angry Kitten ECM Pod
USAF tests ALQ-167 Angry Kitten ECM on MQ-9A Reaper at the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) at Creech Air Force Base.
Air
RoAF Retires MiG-21 LanceR jets
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) retired the last MiG-21 LanceR fighters on 15 May with ceremonies and farewell flights.
Investment
Navy / Maritime
Naval Group establishes Naval Group Hellas in Greece
The French Naval Group Hellas subsidiary in Greece announced at the end of 2022, is now officially established.
E/W
Sensors
Investment
ASELSAN TUSAŞ to Cooperate in E/W and Radar
ASELSAN and TUSAŞ Business Partnership and the Defence Industry Agency signed a contract to supply Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems.
Engine and Transmission
Space
Delta V Carries HRE to Space
Delta V company sent a rocket from Sinop to space last night. The rocket released its HRE payload at an altitude of 103 km.
Air
Greece Received the First two M-346 Trainers
The first two M-346 advanced jet trainers arrived at Kalamata Air Base, replacing the old T-2 Buckeye.
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...
