Aiming TF and Hürjet, BNA is now Nurol Control and Avionics
BNA a Turkish-British partnership, will continue as Nurol Control and Avionics with 100% Turkish capital and contribute to the Hürjet and (TF) projects.
Defence News
Investment
Air
Leonardo awarded a €690 million contract for the AW101/CH-149
The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded Leonardo a €690 million contract for the AW101/CH-149 "Cormorant" Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project.
Weapon / Missile
Defence Politics
Russia Deploys S-400 and Iskander Missiles in Belarus
According to Sputnik Russia has deployed the S-400 Triumf air defence system and the 9K720 Iskander short-range ballistic missile system in Belarus.
Land
GDLS to Deliver the Latest version of 8X8 ARV to the USMC
GDLS stated that the company would be delivering the latest version of its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) to the US Marine Corps (USMC).
Weapon / Missile
Roketsan’s Laser Weapon Passed First Test
Roketsan’s ALKA Directed Energy Weapon System (DEWS) passed the first test, where Bursa-based Ermaksan is a subcontractor.
Land
Bilateral Relations
The U.S. Agrees to Deliver 37 Cougar MRAPs to Ukraine
Pentagon published on December 21, 2022, a new list of military equipment in the form of weapons and combat vehicles to be delivered to Ukraine.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Poland orders four F-16 simulators from Elbit Systems
Poland ordered four Full Mission Simulators (FMS) F-16 aircraft to Elbit Systems with an estimated contract of $36 million.
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ's Anka-3 Unveiled
Yeni Şafak newspaper published two images of a jet-powered Anka-3 UAV. Vice President Fuat Oktay mentioned ANKA-3 at the 2023 budget talks at the Parliament.
Navy / Maritime
HHI to Build ROKN’s Third KDX-III Batch II Jeongjo Destroyer
DAPA has awarded a contract to build the third KDX-III Batch II Jeongjo, the Great-class AEGIS guided missile destroyer, to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
Air
TUSAS Unveils Hürjet
Turkiye unveiled the Hürjet jet trainer. The platform is the first domestically-built, indigenous manned-jet aircraft.
Air
Country
Boeing to Upgrade F-18 and EA-18Gs for $2.1 Billion
Pentagon announced that Boeing was awarded two contracts worth over $2.1 billion to upgrade the F-18 Hornet and EA-18G combat aircraft.
Land
Sweden, Germany, and the UK to Jointly Procure BvS10 Vehicles
BAE Systems announced on 16 December 2022 that Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom would jointly procure BvS10 vehicles.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
New Test with SAGE's GÖKÇE New Generation Guidance Kit
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV performed a new test with Tubitak SAGE’s GÖKÇE New Generation Guidance Kit. The 1000 lb MK-83 bomb hit the target with high precision.
Bilateral Relations
Saudi Delegation Visits Turkish Institutions
Talal Bin Abdullah Alotaibi, Deputy Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia, came to Turkiye upon the invitation of Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar.
