Rok Joins SLBM Club
The Republic of Korea (ROK) has test-fired a home-grown submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Ukraine’s Milgem step by step
The keel laying for MİLGEM Ada class corvette for the Ukrainian Navy was celebrated with a solemn ceremony.
Air
Ukraine is working on its air missile defence system
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba stated that Ukraine is working on its air missile defence system and does not need the US to complete it.
Land
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
Return of 6TD Engines for Altay MBT and Fırtına
Turkey negotiates with Ukraine for Fırtına Howitzer and Altay's engines. The designer of the 6TD engines told TurDef that they were in negotiations with Turkey.
Country
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Demir: Exporting creates better allies
President of Defence Industry Demir, shared the latest developments in defence industry projects on TRT Haber live broadcast on Monday.
Country
Demir: We Will Produce S-400 Equivalent Air Defence System
President of Defence Industries Professor İsmail Demir was on TRT live for an exclusive interview. The headlines from Demir’s interview are as follows:
Expo and Air Show
Tuyap published its IDEF Report:94 agreements
Tuyap has published the result report of International Defence Industries Far (IDEF). The report gives brief information on the expo under the Covid pandemic.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
ARES will export two OPVs to Bangladesh
Ares Shipyard has started its “serial production” of 35 FBP for the Turkish coast guard. We have spoken with the Ares CEO Ö. Utku Alanç during IDEF 2021.
Expo and Air Show
Turkish Defence Shows the Flag in Poland
Three Turkish Defence companies ASELSAN, Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence will show their products at MSPO expo in Poland.
Air
Modernisation
Modernised Stratotanker Returns Turkey
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that the first KC-135R aerial tanker is back on the fleet after modernisation. Turkey has seven KC-135R at TurAF.
Land
Investment
OTOKAR Allocated 1.3 Billion Liras to R&D in Last 10 Years
OTOKAR has published its 2020 sustainability report. The company operates in the military armoured vehicles and commercial vehicles industries.
Weapon / Missile
MKE's Boran howitzers for Macedonia
The Army of Northern Macedonia (ARSM) is expected to procure 18 Boran 105mm Air Transportable Light towed Howitzer from Turkey.
Air
TUSAŞ Will Manufacture Section 48 For Boeing B737 MAX-8
TUSAŞ signed two more contracts with Spirit AeroSystems to deliver Section 48 – "Tail Feather" for the Boeing 737 MAX-8.
Air
Regional / Strategy
Turkish F-16s scramble Russian Su-24
Turkish F-16s scrambled two Russian aircraft as part of the NATO mission. Turkish Defence ministry released video footage of the mission.
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...
