Taiwan Plans to Convert F-5 Jets into UCAVs
Taiwan National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology plans to convert ROCAF’s retired 40 F-5 fighter jets into Combat Drones (UCAV).
Defence News
Unmanned Systems
Air
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
US Asks Turkiye to Hand over S-400 to Ukraine
The US offered to Turkiye to send the S-400s to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu announced that Turkiye rejected the offer regarding the S-400s.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Anatolian Eagle Starts in Konya
International Anatolian Eagle-2023 Training is started in the 3rd Main Jet Base, Konya. The exercise will be executed between 02 May-12 May 2023.
E/W
Sensors
Air
Unmanned Systems
IAI to Provide Airborne SIGINT to an Undisclosed Country
An undisclosed international customer awarded IAI a contract to provide airborne SIGINT solutions.
Weapon / Missile
Ukraine Intercepts Russian Hypersonic Missile with Patriot
Ukraine said on Saturday that the U.S. Patriot System shot down the Russian hypersonic missile Kinzhal during an attack on the capital Kyiv.
Investment
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Defence Contractors Want Deeper Cooperation with Taiwan
The U.S. wants to be part of the country's defence capabilities and improve its supply chain resilience.
Expo and Air Show
Land
Modernisation
Greece Prepares Tank Show at DEFEA
Greece will hold a Defence Expo next week in Athens. Following Athens’ interest in upgrading part of its armoured forces, Western tanks will be displayed.
Investment
Baykar Invests in capacity increase to produce more
Baykar invests in capacity increase by purchasing the unused building of Hürriyet Newspaper. Baykar said they purchased the factory facilities in Hadımköy.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
US Signs $7.2 Billon Javelin Missile Contract
The U.S. has awarded the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) contract to procure Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems. The contract value is $7.2 billion.
TUSAŞ Steps in Unmanned Helicopters
TUSAŞ has restarted to work on unmanned rotorcraft, aiming to create its own unmanned helicopter family.
Country
Defence Industry First Quarter Exports 1.5 Billion USD
Turkish defence industry export volume reached 418.1 million dollars in April 2023. The sector aims to close the year with six billion USD of exports.
Bilateral Relations
Air
Prabowo Confirms Rafale, Mirage 2000 and F-15EX Acquisition
Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto confirmed that Indonesia is determined to buy Rafale, Mirage 2000 and F-15EX fighter jets.
Investment
Weapon / Missile
EU to Fund up to €80 million for Greek Ammunition
Hellenic Defence Systems plans to increase ammunition production to meet needs created by the Ukraine war. The Country is looking for funds.
Sensors
Navy / Maritime
Australia to Acquire SURTASS-E Mission Systems
The State Department approved FMS to Australia of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E) for an estimated cost of $207 million.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
