HAVELSAN Works on Military Simulation: “Unreal Engine”
HAVELSAN will cooperate with Epic Games Company to use its “Unreal Engine” game engine by investing in “serious game” technology.
Defence News
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Defence Politics
Regional / Strategy
Finland Becomes NATO Ally
Finland became NATO’s newest member today (April 4 2023) upon depositing its instrument of accession to the Alliance at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
Weapon / Missile
US Struggles with Hypersonic Missiles
The US Air Force (USAF) has decided not to purchase the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response (ARRW) hypersonic weapon after a failed test of this missile.
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Established an AI Robot R&D Company in Azerbaijan
Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar visited Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to give information about the “Bayraktar Technology Azerbaijan” company.
Navy / Maritime
Belgium Acquires Two New ASW Frigates
Belgium decided to buy new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates for the Belgian Navy to replace Karel Doorman-class ones.
Defence Politics
Turkish MFA Becomes First Step for Defence Export
Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) will discuss adding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to the export licence process.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN’S NHS Discovered During Patent Application
Render images of ASELSAN’S Pantsir-alike defence system state that Turkiye will produce a point air defence system.
Ammunition
Ukraine Admits Using US-supplied JDAM-ER Bombs
The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed that it is now starting to use the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM-ER) bomb supplied by the United States.
Country
Defence and Aerospace Exports Exceeded 1 billion Dollars
The Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) announced the export volume of the Turkish defence and aerospace industry sector in March 2023 as 506.2 million dollars.
Navy / Maritime
PNS BABUR’s Main Naval Gun is Installed
Pakistan Navy’s PN MILGEM Corvette constructed with Turkish company ASFAT, PNS BABUR got her Italian Oto Melara made 76/62 mm main naval gun installed.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
UAE and Saudi Arabia to Join Anatolian Eagle Exercise
Turkish Air Force organises the Anatolian Eagle-2023 Exercise. The UAE and Saudi Arabia will attend the exercise with F-16 Block 60 and F-15SA, respectively.
Land
Weapon / Missile
New Mortar Vehicles for Turkish Gendarmerie
BMC’s VURAN armoured vehicles, integrated with ASELSAN’s ALKAR 120mm Automatic Mortar Weapon System, were added to the Gendarmerie General Command inventory.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Land
HAVELSAN’s Digital Troops to Step into the Field
HAVELSAN, which has been working for the “swarm capability” that enables unmanned vehicles to work together, aims to cross a threshold this year.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Ammunition
STM's Drones Performed at Winter Exercises
The Turkish Armed Forces organised the Winter-2023 exercise in January and February in the eastern city of the country. STM shared a photo from the drills.
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...
