Russia Exhibits its Products in Africa
The Russian defence industry is expelled from both the western diplomatic world and the defence industry.
Defence News
Expo and Air Show
Air
Northrop Grumman to Roll out B-21 Stealth Bomber in December
The Air Force confirmed today that the B-21 Raider would be unveiled in the first week of December at a ceremony hosted and sponsored by Northrop Grumman.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Ivorian Navy Receives Ex-French Navy OPV
The Ivorian Navy accepted the delivery of a second-hand P400 54.8 meters Offshore Patrol Vessel, Contre Amiral Fadika, from France.
Air
Indonesia Becomes the seventh Rafale-exporting country
Six of the 42 Rafale orders in the contract signed by the Indonesian Defence Ministry (Kemenhan) in February 2022 came into effect.
Ammunition
Raytheon's StormBreaker is closer to F-35 integration
The US Navy conducted two StormBreaker® smart weapon-guided test vehicle releases from an F-35B Lightning II.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Swiss signs $5.5 B deal to purchase F-35 fighters
Switzerland’s House of Representatives gave final approval on Thursday to buy 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.
Expo and Air Show
Turkiye Promotes its Defence Products in Africa
Turkiye will participate in the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo AAD 2022, which will be held in Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Turkish Dearsan Laid the Keel of Nigeria's First OPV
Dearsan Shipyard laid the keel of the first of two high-endurance Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Nigerian Navy at Dearsan's facilities in Istanbul.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Turkish EW capable unmanned vessel Marlin on the trials
ASELSAN and Sefine Shipyard have launched Marlin AUSV. The electronic warfare capable vessel will serve at offshore operations and open sea patrol missions.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Baykar started KIZILELMA Jet engine integration tests
Baykar announced it had completed the KIZILELMA fighter UAV’s first engine integration test. The UAV is scheduled to conduct its maiden flight next year.
Unmanned Systems
Taiwan Military Detects the Intrusion of China's WZ-7 UAV
Taiwan stated that this is the first time the Chinese HALE (High-altitude long-endurance) drone has entered its Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Navy / Maritime
TCG Anadolu Unveiled
TCG ANADOLU Amphibious Assault Ship (L-400), preparing to enter the Turkish Naval Forces Command inventory, opened its doors to press members.
Navy / Maritime
The last situation on Ukrainian Corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa
Ukraine has ordered one Ada Class Corvette to Turkiye. STM defence is the main contractor, and the Ada Class Corvette is built at RMK Marine shipyard.
Unmanned Systems
HAVELSAN redesigned the BAHA Sub-Cloud Autonomous UAV
HAVELSAN redesigned its BAHA Sub-Cloud Autonomous UAV project. HAVELSAN started the project with its own resources.
