Belgium Meets with the SkyGuardians
Belgian Air Force shared the photos of new SkyGuardian MQ-9B UAVs that will be stationed at Florennes airbase.
Defence News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
F-15E Tested Maritime JDAM
The US Air Force announced that an F-15E used a specially developed GBU-31 2,000lb Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and new tactics on a moving ship.
Country
Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry exported $ 284 million
According to Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) data, the Turkish defence and aerospace sector exported 284 million 721 thousand dollars in August 2021.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
TB3 will fly with TEI’s PD-170 Engines
TUSAŞ Engine Inc. (TEI) President and General Manager Mahmut Akşit stated that TEI’s PD-170 engine family would power Baykar’s TB3.
Navy / Maritime
Marti Reminds Blue Homeland
Itamilradar, which monitors Mediterranean air traffic, figured out that a Turkish Navy Aircraft, P-72, is in mission flight in the Aegean Sea.
Expo and Air Show
Roketsan Supports the TEKNOFEST
Roketsan has released a video for the Rocket Competition held as part of the Aerospace and Technology Festival TEKNOFEST 2021.
Regional / Strategy
Taliban Flies with Black Hawk
The Taliban has access to $85 billion worth of US weapons, Republican congressman and former US Navy reservist Jim Banks said.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Expo and Air Show
The US Leaves the Middle East while Russia fills the Vacuum
At the International Military-Technical Forum (ARMY 2021), the deputy defence ministers of Russia and Saudi Arabia signed a new agreement on military
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan Favours Turkey’s Role in Kabul Airport
Pakistan’s ambassador to Ankara has stated that Islamabad favours any contribution to the stability of Afghanistan.
Air
Weapon / Missile
The US left Kabul Airport as the last stop in Afghanistan
The US ended its presence in Afghanistan after 20 years of ruling the country as it left the Kabul International airport as last stop.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Demir: Şimşek to Become Cruise Missile
President of Defence Industries Professor Ismail Demir attended the Akıncı ceremony. Demir spoke about the Turkish Defence Industry and recent works on UAVs.
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Delivered first Akıncı UAV to Turkish Armed Forces
Bayraktar Akinci, an UCAV, is delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces with a ceremony held at Çorlu Airport Base Command .
Air
Unmanned Systems
SSB moves fast and systematic on the UAV project
SSB demanded companies to prove their technological maturity in order to participate in the tender.
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
SOM and ATMACA’s engine KTJ-3200 is close to mass production
Agreements were signed at IDEF for the mass production of KTJ-3200 engines to power up SOM and ATMACA missiles.
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...
