PNS Tariq Near Launching in May
Defence Ministry company ASFAT and Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) will launch the fourth MİLGEM class guided missile corvette at the end of May.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Air
TUSAŞ’s ATAK II performed its Maiden Flight
TUSAŞ’s Heavy-Duty Attack Helicopter, known as ATAK-II, performed its maiden flight five days after it ran engines.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Baykar Unveiled Kemankeş
Baykar Unveiled at Teknofest, its cost-effective and hybrid solution Kemankeş will enable TB2 UAVs to destroy the target with lower risk.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
CANiK Extended to Three Continents
Turkish arms manufacturer CANiK became a defence company operating on three continents by acquiring British company AEI Systems.
Unmanned Systems
Romania awarded a 321 million USD Contract to get TB2
The Romanian Ministry of Defence has awarded Baykar to acquire the Bayraktar TB2 armed UAV.
Country
12.2 billion USD Turnover in Defence and Aviation
The defence industry’s turnover reached 12.2 billion dollars. SSB President Demir evaluated SASAD’s Performance Report.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Norway Pays 1 billion USD for Romeos
The State Department has approved the sale of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters to Norway with a 1 billion USD budget.
Air
ATAK-II’s Engines on the Run
TUSAŞ’s Heavy-Duty Attack Helicopter, known as ATAK-II, is close to a new milestone. The engines started on April 23, and the first flight is expected soon.
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Loyal Wingman ANKA-3 Counts Down for Maiden Flight
ANKA-3, stealth UCAV is on ground tests, planning to fly soon. ANKA-3 will be the Turkish Loyal Wingman to participate in SEAD and Deep Strike missions.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Nurol Makina Brings Mortar Fire to European Arena
Nurol Makina’s Ejder Yalçın 4X4 will do Mortar Firing in cooperation with Rheinmetall at the Live Firing Show 2023 Lithuania.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
PAF's F-16s Arrived Anatolian Eagle
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 aircraft arrived at the 3rd Main Jet Base, Konya, where the International Anatolian Eagle-2023 Training will be executed.
Air
Hürjet Flew at 250 Knot
Turkish Aerospace indigenous aircraft Hürjet performed its maiden flight today. Defence Industry Agency (SSB) shared official information about the flight.
Air
Eurofighter Typhoon Appoints Mezzanatto as New CEO
Giancarlo Mezzanatto has been named CEO of Eurofighter GmbH, the corporation in charge of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Air
Hürjet’s Reached Almost 10 000 Feet at Maiden Flight
TurDef relieves the details of Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft Hürjet’s maiden flight details.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
