KAI Unveils Electric Trainer Concept
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) introduced the “Black Kite” Next-Generation Basic Trainer concept at the ADEX 2021 defence and aerospace show.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
Norway inks $ 120 Million Contract to Get JSM from Kongsberg
Forsvarsmateriell, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, announced a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) via its social media account
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Israels Expands Loitering Munitions Towards Asia
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a MoU on Oct. 20 on a loitering munitions program during ADEX 2021.
Regional / Strategy
Pentagon: Russia cannot obstruct Ukraine’s NATO ambitions
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv to demonstrate his country's support to Ukraine.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
Bites Become AR Technology Developer
ASELSAN companies BITES and ASELSAN SİVAS agreed to develop Augmented Reality (AR) glasses at the International Future Soldier Conference (IFSC).
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ delivers Blue Homeland's new guard Aksungur UAV
The Aksungur UAV is delivered to the Turkish Navy for the first time. The prototype was built in 18 months at TUSAŞ facilities.
Space
TUA Strategy: Space Has Priority, Problems to be Solved
Türkiye Uzay Ajans/TUA published its first strategy document today. The report evaluates the Agency’s strengths and weaknesses and highlights its goals.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Meteksan Combines Retinar Radar with Augmented Reality
Meteksan Defence has combined the Retinar Perimeter Surveillance Radar with a new Augmented Reality application called Retinar AR.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Ulaq Meets NATO
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence will attend NATO’s NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative (MUS) in Germany with their co-product ULAQ.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
ASFAT Delivered two MEMATT to Togo
ASFAT delivered to unmanned minesweeper vehicle MEMATT to Togo. MEMATT is a remote piloted unmanned ground vehicle designed to neutralise anti-personal mines.
Bilateral Relations
Turkish – Angolan Relations Rising
Angola has earlier sought Turkish UAVs, and the negotiations on Monday also involved armoured land vehicles, according to Turkish President Erdoğan.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Israel’s “Blue Flag” Exercise Began in Uvda Air Base
Israel’s international bi-annual “Blue Flag” exercise is held at Uvda Air Force Base, with seven air forces and will last until Thursday, October 28th.
Land
Air
Unmanned Systems
GDLS and AeroVironment present future of Unmanned Systems
A new dimension of unmanned systems is unveiled at AUSA. General Dynamic Land Systems (GLDS) and AeroVironment have exhibited the new concept.
Air
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Made No Financing Offers to Turkey on F-16 Jets
The U.S. denied President Erdogan's comment that Washington had made an offer to sell F-16 fighter jets but added that it had not made Turkey a financing.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
