SYS Pitches Mobile C-UAS System Based on TRAKON 30 RCWS
AEI Systems, a SYS subsidiary, announced a new C-UAS system for armoured vehicles using TRAKON 30 RCWS with proximity rounds and EchoGuard MESA radars.
Defence News
Land
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Land
Expo and Air Show
US Army shows M1E3 Abrams prototype at Detroit auto show
Army reveals M1E3 Abrams prototype with Roush in Detroit, signalling an unmanned turret, modular RWS and software-led upgrades to cut weight and sustainment.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
MQ-9B SeaGuardian nears operational ASW role at sea
US Navy tests confirm expanded sonobuoy pods for MQ-9B SeaGuardian, enabling longer, cheaper acoustic patrols as Germany orders eight systems via NSPA.
Air
Unmanned Systems
STM Exports KARGU and ALPAGU to NATO+EU Member Customer
STM announced the export of the KARGU rotary-wing kamikaze UAV and ALPAGU tube-launched loitering munition to a customer that is both an EU and NATO member.
Air
Bangladesh, the New Customer of TUSAŞ’s T129 ATAK?
Bangladesh might have become a customer of the T129 ATAK lightweight attack helicopter of TUSAŞ with an order for six units, according to recent local reports.
Land
Investment
Otokar to pay TL1.8bn compensation in Romania COBRA II deal
Otokar has agreed to pay compensation over schedule delays in its Romania COBRA II 4X4 armoured vehicle contract; deductions to come from 2025 revenues.
Land
TSK receives first serial-produced E-ZPT hybrid APC
Turkish MoD has announced that qualification tests for the Electric Armoured Personnel Carrier (E-ZPT), developed by MKE have been successfully completed.
Navy / Maritime
SSB Görgün confirms Akhisar sale price: €223 million
Türkiye’s Secretariat of Defence Industries Secretary Haluk Görgün confirmed ASFAT’s Akhisar OPV export contract to Romania at €223 million, excluding VAT.
Country
Turkish Defence Ministry company ASFAT marks 8th anniversary
Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defence company marked the 8th anniversary of ASFAT, highlighting the state-owned company’s capacity and export momentum.
Weapon / Missile
Lockheed Martin Test-Fires the NGSRI Air Defence Missile
Lockheed Martin announced the flight test of NGSRI short-range air defence missile, mainly pitched as a successor to the long-serving FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS.
Land
Air
US Army Goes for the Early Fielding of MV-75 Tiltrotor
The US Army is planning to introduce the MV-75 tiltrotor, selected in the FLRAA programme to succeed the UH-60 Black Hawk, earlier than initially planned.
Land
Sensors
Spain Provides Ukraine with LTR-25 Early Warning Radar
It was announced that Spain will provide a Indra LTR-25 long-range early warning radar to Ukraine on the official website of the Spanish Council of Ministers.
Air
Modernisation
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Baykar’s Piaggio revival plan: UAVs, Avanti Next upgrades
Baykar says Piaggio is set for a strategic revival, expanding P180 Avanti output to 25–30 per year, adding UAV production and boosting F135 engine work.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
EU warns Greenland seizure would shatter NATO unity
EU Defence and Space Commissioner Kubilius warned that any US military takeover of Greenland would end NATO, as Brussels signals stronger backing for Denmark.
