Iran Hacks US and Israeli Defence Companies via Microsoft
On Monday, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Centre (MSTIC) reported that Iranian hackers had successfully attacked the US and Israeli defence technology firms.
Defence News
Cyber Warfare
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey Expects to Receive US Approval for F-16 Sale
Turkey expects the Biden administration to respond positively to its request to modernise its F-16 aircraft despite opposition from Armenia and Greece.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Hanwha Defence to Test Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Hanwha Defence and an army infantry division have started the test operation of a six-wheeled 2-ton class Multi-Purpose Unmanned Ground Vehicle (M-UGV ).
Navy / Maritime
Country
FBI Trapped Nuclear Engineer for Selling Information
U.S. nuclear submarine engineer and his wife are arrested in West Virginia with espionage-related charges. The FBI set up a trap.
Interview / Exclusive File
Expo and Air Show
UZMAR Shipyard Presented İts New Capabilities at IDEF
UZMAR shipyard known for its shallow draft utility workboats, shallow draft river push boats, line-handling and harbour-support tugs has attended to IDEF21.
Regional / Strategy
The Pacific Ocean Is Heading Towards Turbulent Times
While China boosted its footprint in the Pacific Ocean near Taiwan, a joint naval drill was scheduled to send a strong message to China.
Weapon / Missile
Russian Su-57 to get a new hypersonic missile Larchinka-MD
Russia's Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is developing a hypersonic missile for the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter, According to Interfax.
Land
Poland Confirms Acquisition of 250 US M1A2 SEPV V3 MBT
Poland Defence Ministry confirmed its plan to acquire 250 M1A2 SEP V3 main battle tanks from the U.S. Poland intends to pay EUR 5.05 billion.
Air
Modernisation
Turkey Wants to Buy 40 US F-16 Fighters
Turkey has requested to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernisation kits for its existing warplanes.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Coşkunöz’s ÇAĞATAY UAV was Displayed at the MRBS
Eskişehir based aviation company Coşkunöz Holding exhibited its UAV technologies at the Military Radar and Border Security Summit (MRBS).
Weapon / Missile
The US Army is Near Getting its First Hypersonic Missile
On Oct. 7, 2021, the U.S. Army received its first prototype hypersonic hardware called “Dark Eagle” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Interview / Exclusive File
Havelsan's KOVAN to Manage Botaş's Resources
A MoU was signed between the SSB, BOTAŞ and HAVELSAN for the use of the National Enterprise Resource Management System KOVAN.
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Participates in Konya Science Festival
Konya Metropolitan Municipality has hosted the 8th Science Festival at the Science Centre organises the 8th Science Festival since 2013.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
UNIDEF’s Mobile Armed System in the Turkish Inventory
UNIDEF General Manager Cem Kurter explained the system’s features at the third Military Radar and Border Security Summit.
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...
