Antonov Rolls-Out First Ukrainian Air Force An-178-100P
Antonov rolled out the first An-178-100P for the Ukrainian Air Force (VVS Ukraine) on 28 December 2021.
Defence News
Air
E/W
Turkish Armed Forces Get Upgraded E/W ILGAR
President of Defence Industries (SSB) Professor Ismail Demir stated that SSB delivered the upgraded ILGAR system to the Turkish Armed Forces.
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
ASFAT Will Modernize Military Factories in Nakhichevan
ASFAT signed a contract to equip and modernize the military factories in Nakhichevan.
Air
LSARP Delivers Repaired MiG-29 to UAF
Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant, the only facility that repairs the MiG-29 aircraft, handed over a repaired MiG-29 aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF).
Navy / Maritime
Myanmar Commissions ex-chinese Type 35B Ming-Class Submarine
Myanmar received a former People’s Liberation Army Navy Type 35B Ming-class submarine from China, commemorating the Myanmar Navy’s 74th anniversary.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Merkel’s Greenlight is for Three MEKO A200 Frigates to Egypt
According to Der Spiegel, former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed to sell three MEKO A200 frigates to Egypt.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kuwait Denies Selling Hornets to Malaysia
Kuwait's Army General Staff Headquarters has denied media reports that the country will sell F/A-18 C/D Hornet fighter planes to Malaysia.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Type 26 Frigate to be armed with cruise/anti-ship missiles
Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigates will be equipped with ‘Future Cruise/Anti–Ship Weapon’ (FC/ASW )despite the AUKUS deal that the UK signed with Australia.
Navy / Maritime
The British Navy may Retire Three Ships Without Replacements
The United Kingdom intends to decommission two Royal Fleet Auxiliary naval vessels and one ocean survey vessel.
Navy / Maritime
Russia Launchs Borei-A Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
Sevmash Shipyard has launched the Russian navy's new Project 955A Borei-A-Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN).
Air
Indonesia to Receive New Hercules in 2022
According to Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force Air Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, the first C-130J will arrive in Indonesia towards the end of 2022.
Air
France Orders the H160M Helicopters
DGA has signed a deal with Airbus Helicopters to develop and acquire the H160M in the Light Joint Helicopter Programme (HIL) framework.
Air
Country
Japan Approves Allocating $445 Million for Four F-35Bs
Japan’s defence spending of 5.4 trillion yen renewed the record for eight consecutive years, while Tokyo will allocate $445 million to buy four F-35B fighters.
Weapon / Missile
HİSAR O+ Passed the Final Acceptance Tests
The medium-range national air defence missile system HİSAR O+ has completed its acceptance activities and is ready for service with its components.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 Rutte says Ankara summit will unveil major defence contracts - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said tens of billions of dollars in new defence contracts will be...
- 15:00 Canada seeks backing for new global defence financing bank - Canada aims to announce around ten founding participants for a proposed Defence, Security and Resili...
- 15:00 South Korea uses Ankara summit to deepen NATO defence ties - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will attend the NATO Summit and Defence Industry Forum in Ankar...
- 15:00 European allies replace most US capability reductions - NATO officials say European allies have filled almost all capability gaps created by planned US redu...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement continues to favour layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 15:00 Hypersonic tracking remains a priority for defence investment - Defence agencies continue expanding radar and space-based sensor networks capable of maintaining con...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand infrastructure protection missions - Navies are increasing deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 15:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, delivery speed and secure supply chains a...
- 12:00 Financial Times: Europe's rearmament creates opportunity for Turkish defence industry - The Financial Times reported that European rearmament is creating significant opportunities for Turk...
- 12:00 Reuters: Türkiye pushes to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Türkiye aims to double defence exports within two years after reaching $10 bil...
- 12:00 Reuters: ASELSAN ramps up Steel Dome production - Reuters reported that ASELSAN will increase deliveries for the Steel Dome integrated air-defence pro...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense: Turkish industry focuses on autonomy and Gulf markets - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish defence companies are increasingly prioritising autonomous ai...
- 12:00 France studies Türkiye's emergence as a European defence supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique concluded that Türkiye has become one of Europe's most i...
- 12:00 Japan explores cooperation on Turkish military drones - Reuters reported that Japan's defence minister discussed defence-industrial cooperation and possible...
- 12:00 Foreign media continue tracking KAAN prototype programme - International defence reporting notes that the second and third KAAN prototypes are under constructi...
- 12:00 Baykar TB3 gains international attention after NATO deployment - Foreign defence reporting continues to highlight the Bayraktar TB3's operations during NATO exercise...
- 12:00 International focus remains on Baykar's KIZILELMA programme - Foreign defence publications continue to monitor KIZILELMA's development, serial production preparat...
- 12:00 Turkish defence industry attracts global attention after SAHA 2026 - International coverage continues to describe SAHA 2026 as one of the world's largest defence exhibit...
- 09:00 NATO selects Saab GlobalEye to replace its ageing AWACS fleet - NATO is expected to announce the acquisition of Saab GlobalEye aircraft at the Ankara Summit, markin...
- 09:00 European allies replace most US capability cuts in NATO plans - European NATO members have filled almost all capability gaps created by recent US force reductions,...
- 09:00 European defence startups attract record levels of private capital - Quantum Systems' $1.2 billion funding round highlights strong investor appetite for European defence...
- 09:00 Britain places autonomous systems at the centre of future force design - The UK's Defence Investment Plan allocates £5 billion to drones and autonomous systems while introdu...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward integrated layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring architectures that combine radar, electronic warfa...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are broadening deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly replacing reliance on a few high-value satellites with proliferated co...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move from demonstration to procurement - Air forces are transitioning loyal wingman and collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technol...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic military capability - Governments increasingly view manufacturing scalability, delivery speed and secure supply chains as...
