Argentina to acquire Pakistan’s JF-17
Argentina has placed $664 Million in funding to acquire 12 PAC JF-17A Block III fighters from Pakistan, according to the draft 2022 budget.
Defence News
Air
Navy / Maritime
Ares Begins the Serial Production of 35 FBP
SSB announced that the serial production of FPB started. Ares Shipyard will produce 122 FPB for the Coast Guard Command and General Directorate of Security.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
TF-X gets its digital twin
TUSAŞ started to work with the digital twin of the National Combat Aircraft (TF-X). The technology will speed the design and production of aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Australia Scraps $90 Billion Submarine Deal for Nuclear One
Australian government established a new submarine deal with UK and USA (AUKUS) and broke the one with France. Australia Scraps the $90 Billion deal with France.
E/W
ASELSAN Exports EW and ES Systems
ASELSAN announced that it exports electronic warfare (EW) and electronic support (ES) systems.
Air
Unmanned Systems
An Unmanned Tanker Refuelled a Stealth Aircraft
The Boeing prototype MQ-25A T1 unmanned carrier tanker refuelled an F-35C Lighting II as part of early testing for the program,
Land
Interview / Exclusive File
Expo and Air Show
We talk about Akrep IID
Otokar exhibited its AKREP II diesel armoured vehicle at International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF). The vehicle was known with its hybrid engine.
Weapon / Missile
Regional / Strategy
Saudi Arabia May Acquire Israeli Air Defence Systems
According to “Breaking Defence “, Saudi Arabia has reached out Israel to procure Israeli-made missile defence systems.
E/W
Bilateral Relations
Joint Electronic Warfare Exercise from Turkey and Azerbaijan
TURAZ Şahin 2021 Exercise "Distinguished Observer Day" was held by the Turkish and Azerbaijani Air Forces at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command in Konya.
Weapon / Missile
ROK Fires Underwater Launched Missile
ROK announced that it conducted its first underwater-launched missile test hours after North Korea launched two ballistic missiles toward the sea.
Country
Görgün: We Delivered 13 CATS
Professor Haluk Görgün, Chairman of Aselsan, said that ASELSAN delivered 12 CATS systems to replace the E/O payloads previously imported from Canada.
Bilateral Relations
Greece sent its Patriot System to Protect Saudi Arabia
HAL sent its Patriot system to Saudi Arabia on September 14th. Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos attended the ceremony at the Tanagra Air Base.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Exhibits COBRA II MRAP and TULPAR at DSEI Fair
Otokar will participate in DSEI 2021 in London, UK, where it will exhibit a COBRA II MRAP and a TULPAR with a MIZRAK turret system.
Navy / Maritime
Gürdesan Delivers Submarine’s Torpedo Launching Room
The Gürdesan company’s submarine production, Section 50, is delivered to Gölcük Shipyard Command to be used at the New Type Submarine Project (Reis Class).
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...
