Turkish Showcase Efes 2022 will start in May
Turkish Armed Forces to show its strength in May. Land, Naval, Air Force and General Staff Special Forces Command will come together at Efes Exercise.
Defence News
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Expo and Air Show
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
ADAS postponed due to Omicron
Asian Defense & Security (ADAS) 2022 expo in Manila is postponed for the second time. The Covid-19 Pandemic hit the Philippines once again.
Weapon / Missile
TAF gets Pedestal Mounted Cirit System into inventory
The “Pedestal Mounted Cirit System” that can fire both Umtas (Roketsan’s long-range ATGM) and Cirit missiles was tested in Konya/Karapınar test range.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
France to get Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites
The State Department approved an FMS to France of MQ-9 Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites and related equipment for an estimated cost of $88 million.
Country
Erdoğan sets Turkey’s 2022 Export Target: 4 billion USD
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the Turkish Defence and Aerospace industry would reach over 4 billion USD in export volume in 2022.
Navy / Maritime
Space
TCG Ufuk is officially in the Inventory
The Turkish Intelligence Ship TCG Ufuk (A-591) was officially commissioned at the Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended.
Space
Turkey’s first pocketqube is in space and operational
Turkey’s first pocketqube Grizu-263A started to send signals three hours after being launched into space. Falcon 9 rocket carried pocketqube to the space.
Weapon / Missile
The Philippines Prefers BraHmos
Philippines awarded India's Brahmos Aerospace Pvt Ltd a 374 million USD Contract to supply three batteries of BraHmos missiles to the Philippine Navy.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Taliban Demand Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to Return Aircraft
The Taliban has warned Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to return aircraft flown out of Afghanistan since the militant group took control of the country.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Raytheon Provides Multispectral Targeting Sensors for Triton
The U.S. Navy orders Raytheon multispectral targeting sensors for the Northrop-Grumman's MQ-4C Triton long-range UAV for maritime patrol applications.
Weapon / Missile
Philippines Receives Israel’s M125A2 120mm Mortar Carriers
The Philippine Army (PA) receives 15 M125A2 armoured mortar carriages with 120mm Mounted Mortar System which was delivered to the PA Armour “Pambato” Division.
Space
Engine and Transmission
Gilmour Tests in Australia ‘Most powerful rocket engine
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed a 75-second test-fire of its new rocket engine. The company plans to launch it in Queensland in 2022.
Air
Modernisation
Russia’s New Blackjack Tu-160M on its Maiden Flight
Cold War Era legend “White Swan” Soviet Tu-160M Blackjack supersonic strategic bomber has flown as a new production batch.
Weapon / Missile
India Tested Naval Variant of BrahMos
DRDO tested a sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Indian Navy's newly commissioned INS Visakhapatnam.
