Japanese Interest in Turkish UAVs
Ambassador of Japan to Turkiye Kazuhiro Suzuki, accompanied by his delegation, visited Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Centre.
Defence News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Baykar's AKINCI UCAV Test Fires Roketsan’s UAV-230
Baykar announced a new trial on its Twitter account. The company’s AKINCI UCAV test-fired Roketsan’s UAV-230 Air-to-Surface Ballistic Supersonic Missile.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Turkiye to Produce ANKA UAVs in Nigeria
İsmail Yusuf Abba, Nigeria’s ambassador to Ankara, stated that Turkish Aerospace offered Nigeria to establish an ANKA UAV factory in Nigeria.
Air
Logistics
U.S. Approves CAD/PAD sale of Kuwait’s F/A-18 and KC-130J
The State Department has approved a possible FMS to Kuwait of additional Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) and support.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Saab Signs Ground Combat Framework Agreements with NSPA
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has signed framework agreements with Saab for the Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system and the AT4 anti-armour weapon.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
French Navy’s LHD Dixmude Visits Indonesia
French Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Dixmude L9015, visited Indonesia to boost bilateral defence relations.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Investment
Alpha UAV Maker Completes First Round of Investment
The Spanish company Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS), announces closing its first seed round of external investment capital.
Weapon / Missile
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Gliding Kuzgun on Trial
TUBITAK SAGE’s gliding ammunition Kuzgun is spotted under the wing of AKSUNGUR UCAV, waiting for tests.
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye Approves Finland’s accession to NATO
Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) gave the green light o NATO’s enlargement in Baltics for Finland.
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA at Medium Altitude System Identification Tests
KIZILELMA UCAV performed its Medium Altitude System Identification Test at AKINCI Flight Training and Test Centre in the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Bahrain to Refurbish 24 AH-1W Helicopters in $350M Deal
The State Department approved a possible FMS of equipment and services to refurbish Excess Defence Article (EDA) AH-1W multi-role helicopters to Bahrain.
Navy / Maritime
The SSN Duguay-Trouin Starts its Sea Trials
Two years after the delivery of the first Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine Suffren, the sea trials of the Duguay-Trouin started on March 27th, 2023.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Communication
Airbus Controls UAV from a Tanker Aircraft
Airbus company’s subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, controlled UAVs from an A310 MRTT for Autonomous Formation Flight and Autonomous Air-to-Air refuelling (A4R).
Air
Bilateral Relations
Boeing to Build 185 AH-64E for US Army, Australia and Egypt
The United States Army announced that it had awarded Boeing to purchase up to 184 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for Australia and Egypt through the FMS.
