North Korea unveils nuclear-powered strategic submarine
North Korea’s state run Korean Central News Agency unveiled first domestically built nuclear-powered strategic submarine hull under construction on dry dock.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Weapon / Missile
TOLUN SDB Hits 100+ km Range at Long-Range Test from F-16
ASELSAN’s TOLUN GNSS/INS guided small-diameter bomb launched from an F-16 fighter equipped with SADAK-4T smart rack (SDB) hit a target at sea 100+ km away.
Analysis
Air
Logistics
Pentagon audit questions sustainability of F-35 programme
Pentagon’s audit found weak oversight, low readiness rates and continued payments within the F-35 programme, raising questions systemic risk for the US.
Air
Weapon / Missile
KGK-84 Hits Its Target in the First Drop Test from F-16
KGK-84 winged guidance kit, developed for Mk-84 2000 lb bombs, successfully hit the defined target at sea by following waypoints during its test from an F-16.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Pentagon: China’s DF-27 ICBM has Anti-Ship Capabilities
A report on China’s ballistic missiles and hypersonic weaponry by Pentagon revealed that the new DF-27 ICBM with a hypersonic glide vehicle can hit ships too.
Land
Sensors
ALP 100-G Radar Nears Entry Into the Turkish Inventory
Turkish MoD stated that ASELSAN’s ALP 100-G multirole AESA radar, alongside HİSAR-A, SİPER, and KORKUT 130/35 air defence systems, will enter inventory soon.
Land
Britain’s £6bn Ajax programme enters uncertain phase
The UK has paused Ajax trials on safety grounds, raising questions over a £6bn armoured vehicle programme intended to anchor the Army’s reconnaissance force.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
MARLIN ASW 100 Joins MARLIN USV Family as Sonar Carrier
ASELSAN published details on the new member of the MARLIN USV family, MARLIN ASW 100, developed to carry different types of sonars to support ASW missions.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Russia tests Su-57 with new engine in fifth-gen push
Russia tests the Izdeliye 177 engine fifth-generation propulsion systems on Su-57 Felon which indicates advancements on enhanced 4++ generation engines.
Land
Weapon / Missile
KORKUT 100/35 SB as the New Member of the KORKUT SB Family
ASELSAN has listed the KORKUT 100/35 SB palletised air defence system with a 35 mm cannon that can be used fully mobile or deployed for static use from trucks.
Weapon / Missile
Taiwan tests air launched HF-3 supersonic anti-ship missile
Taiwan conducted its first test of the Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile air-launch variant from the Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF / F-CK-1C).
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
POTUS Makes Proposal for a Modern “Battleship” Official
US President Donald Trump unveiled the official proposal for a guided missile battleship with a considerable displacement and an array of new weaponry.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Fincantieri delivers Atlante LSS to Italian Navy fleet
Fincantieri has delivered Atlante, the Italian Navy’s second LSS, strengthening fleet logistics under the OCCAR-managed renewal programme for Italy’s Navy.
Air
Spain to induct TUSAŞ’s HÜRJET into service as Saeta II
Spain’s Air and Space Force has decided to induct the HÜRJET jet trainer into service under the designation Saeta II reviving a historically significant name.
