Havelsan and PT Dirgantara signed MoU at Teknofest21
HAVELSAN and Indonesia's state-owned company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), a manufacturer of aircraft and air platforms, have signed a MoU.
Defence News
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
TEI Unveiled its Turbo Diesel PD-222 Engine
TEI unveiled the PD-222 engine for UAVs at the Teknofest Istanbul. The engine is a version of the PD-170 that provides more power at takeoff.
Expo and Air Show
Technofest is held in Istanbul
Turkish festival that brings the youth and technology companies together is started in Istanbul at Ataturk Airport.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
French Reaction Caused Counter Reactions
French President Emmanuel Macron is furious about the cancelled Australian Submarine deal. His foreign minister calls the deal with the US “a betrayal”.
Navy / Maritime
Dynamic Monarch/ Kurtaran Media Day is Held
Exercise Dynamic Monarch / Kurtaran-21, hosted by Turkish Naval Forces, is being conducted under the command of COMSUBNATO at Aksaz .
Country
New settlement at the Presidency of Defence Industries
The Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) has undergone some changes within the organisation where the division for export development is dissolved.
Navy / Maritime
Ukrainian Ada will provide Air Defence Missions
Ukraine will acquire two Ada Class corvettes from Turkiye. Turkish Navy used them for ASW, but Ukrainian corvettes will serve for air defence missions.
Land
Interview / Exclusive File
Expo and Air Show
Worldwide Exporter SMS Defence
Turdef has spoken with SMS Defence at International Defence Industry Fair IDEF. SMS participates in most expos to show its manufacturing capacity.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Macron is Furious at Switzerland over the F-35 Deal
The trip to France by Federal President Guy Parmelin, which had been planned for six months, falls through the cracks.
Navy / Maritime
Turkey has begun the Decisiveness (Kararlılık) Exercise
The Turkish Ministry of Defence announced on social media that the Decisiveness -2021 Exercise has begun in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Bilateral Relations
The “BRIGHT STAR - 2021” exercise is held in Egypt
Egypt and the U.S. organised the International Interdisciplinary Exercise “BRIGHT STAR - 2021”, which took place in Egypt from 2 to 17 Sep 2021.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Australia to Procure Tomahawk and Hypersonic Missiles
Australia will have long-range strike capability across the air, land, and maritime domains, including Tomahawk missiles for Hobart class destroyers.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Paris Summoned US and Australian Ambassadors Over AUKUS Deal
French ambassadors to the US and Australia have been summoned in response to a new agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Air
LM introduces the LMXT for the U.S. Air Force's KC-Y Program
Lockheed Martin introduces the LMXT as America’s next strategic tanker, “built-in America by Americans for Americans.”
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- 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...
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