Hürjet Performed its Maiden Flight
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) indigenous advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft Hürjet have flown for the first time.
Defence News
Air
Air
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA and AKINCI Flew in Formation
Baykar’s KIZILELMA has passed another essential stage within the scope of the flight test campaign by flying in formation with AKINCI UCAV.
Country
Global Military Expenditure Increases, Turkiye’s Decreases
SIPRI estimates an increase of 3.7 per cent in global military expenditure in real terms in 2022, reaching $2240 billion. Türkiye’s decreased 26 per cent.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Latvia Donates Remaining Stinger Stock to Ukraine
Latvia confirmed that the Baltic state’s entire remaining Stinger stock would be transferred to Ukraine as quickly as possible.
The Netherlands and Denmark send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
The Dutch and Danish Ministries of Defence have signed a “collaborative donation” to deliver the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank (MBT) to Ukraine.
Land
Pakistan to Receive 56 SH-15 Self-Propelled Howitzers
The Pakistan Army will receive the second batch of ordered 236 SH-15 Self-Propelled Howitzers.
Land
E/W
Sensors
ASELSAN Converts Altay to a Command Control Centre
BMC Savunma has delivered two “New Altay” Main Battle Tanks to Turkish Armed Forces.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
TUSAŞ’s Aksungur UAV Flies with TEI’s Engine
Turkish Aerospace’s Aksungur UAV flew with TEI’s PD-170 engine for the first time.
Land
“New” Altay to be Delivered to TAF for Tests
President Erdoğan will attend BMC’s Altay Main Battle Tank delivery ceremony. BMC will deliver two prototypes to the Turkish army for test purposes.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine has Roketsan’s TRLG-230 Missiles on the Field
The photos from Ukraine prove that Roketsan’s TRLG-230 Laser Guided ground-to-ground missiles are used in the field.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Gökbey Flew with Turkish Engine TS1400
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) indigenous helicopter GÖKBEY flew for the first time with the Turkish national engine TS1400 made by TEI.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Royal Air Force tested Martlet LMM from Turkish UAV Jackal
BVLOS Technology developed a UAV JACKAL in Türkiye and exported it to the United Kingdom. Royal Air Force tested the drone with Thales’ LMM.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Navy Sails First USV Through Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. Navy said that an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) from the U.S. 5th Fleet transited the Strait of Hormuz with two U.S. Coast Guard cutters on April 19.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
UK Denies Submarine Talks with Turkiye
United Kingdom officials deny unmanned submarine talks with Turkiye, despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statements.
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...
