Sudan: Army and RSF Clash to Gain Control of Key Sites
Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are battling to control critical sites in Khartoum.
Defence News
Homeland Security
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
RoKN Orders Arsenal Ship Next-Generation to DSME
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has reportedly selected Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to design the Arsenal Ship Next-Generation.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Finland Does Not Intend to Send F/A-18C/D Hornet to Ukraine
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Samuli Kaikkonen said his country currently has no intention of sending combat aircraft to Ukraine.
Weapon / Missile
MKE's 155 Yavuz is Stuck in Finance Ministry in Malaysia
The Malaysian Defence Ministry has reportedly reviewed the planned acquisition of the Yavuz Self-Propelled Howitzer from Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Turkiye.
Land
Otokar's Cobra II Spotted in Romania
Otokar's Cobra II 4X4 armoured vehicles are spotted in Romania and might be going towards Ukraine, but the end user is unknown.
Ammunition
E/W
Leaked Documents Totters JDAM's Reputation
The leaked top-secret Pentagon documents highlight the failure of US-made JDAM bomb kits against high-value Russian military targets.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Brazil may Add Saab’s F-39E/F Gripen Fighter Jets to FAB
Brazil will likely add Gripen fighter jets from Saab, according to Brazil’s Defence Minister José Múcio speaking at the LAAD.
Space
Lockheed to Provide MILSATCOM to Australia
Lockheed Martin will provide Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) to Australia to control the Indo-Pacific region.
Weapon / Missile
Ammunition
Morocco to Buy JSOW and HIMARS
The State Department approved possible FMS to Morocco of Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS).
Air
Expo and Air Show
Embraer Launched the A-29N Super Tucano NATO Configuration
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer unveiled the A-29N Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft in the NATO configuration.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
BAYKAR will Produce Missiles: KEMANKEŞ
UAV manufacturer BAYKAR started missile design and production. The company will introduce the KEMANKEŞ (Archer) loitering Missile during TEKNOFEST.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Attends LAAD with Latest Technology Products
Roketsan is participating in the Latin American Defence and Security Exhibition (LAAD), one of the region's leading defence and security industry fairs.
Navy / Maritime
The Construction of İstif Class Ships Started
Turkish Navy’s MİLGEM project reached a new milestone with the sheet metal cutting ceremony for the three new İstif Class frigates.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Offers ToT and Local Manufacturing to Latin America
Otokar participates in LAAD 2023, a defence and security expo in Latin America, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 11-14 April.
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...
