Australian Debut of Rheinmetall's Lynx KF41 Combat Support
The Rheinmetall Lynx Combat Support Vehicle (CSV) was introduced during a ceremony held at the company's MILVEHCOE in Redbank, Queensland.
Defence News
Land
Land
Unmanned Systems
Nurol Makina and ASELSAN Cooperate for Export
ASELSAN has signed a contract with Nurol Makina to sell defence systems regarding the use of a European Union member country.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
USAF Awarded Exosonic Contract to Develop Supersonic UAV
USAF has awarded a 15-month Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Exosonic to develop a low boom supersonic UAV demonstrator.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Iraq to acquire Turkish Autonomous Technology
The Iraqi government and the Turkish engineering and technology firm Otonom Teknoloji inked a partnership agreement.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey is Offered to Acquire F-16 Instead of F-35: Erdoğan
President Erdoğan briefed Turkey on the F-16 Block 70 purchase process before his departure for the Africa Tour that starts with Angola.
Space
Bangladesh to Launch a new Satellite into space by 2023
Bangladesh Satellite Company Ltd (BSCL) intends to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-2 by 2023 under a G2G agreement with Russia.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan Inducts New Air Defence System HQ-9
Pakistan's armed forces' media wing stated that China's new air defence system was commissioned into operation in Karachi on October 14.
Bilateral Relations
Poland may Acquire new Weapon Systems from Turkey
Defence Minister of Poland, Mariusz Blaszczak, stated that his country might visit Turkey to acquire new weapon systems.
Air
Kuwait’s First Two Eurofighter Fly for the First Time
Kuwaiti Air Force’s first two Eurofighter Typhoons made their first flight at Leonardo’s Caselle plant near Turin, north-western Italy.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
UK Might be on UCAV Queue
Industry and Technology Minister Varank said that the UK is closely interested in Turkish UCAVs. Varank’s words hints Bayraktar’s TB2 UAVs.
Weapon / Missile
Iraq Interested in a 'Russian, French, or ROK AD System'
The Iraqi government has set aside an undisclosed sum of money to acquire a foreign air defence system, according to The New Arab News.
Country
Baykar Earned Dollar
Baykar Technical Manager (CTO) Selçuk Bayraktar stated that the share of exports in company revenues consists 80 percent of total income.
Weapon / Missile
New Weapon for Turkish Army
Turkish Armed Forces will receive a new 40 mm multi-grenade launcher. SSB introduced the TG40-BA, the grenade launcher.
Bilateral Relations
Putin: Russia is in better Position in Arms Race
The Russian leader revealed that his country had developed a weapon that flies more than five times faster than those developed in the US.
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...
