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The 15th IDEF International Defence Industry Fair, IDEF 2021, will be organised between 17 - 20 August 2021 in İstanbul.
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Katmerciler exports Hızır to Kenya for $ 91.4 Million
Izmir-based Katmerciler Company has reached an agreement with the Kenya Defence Ministry. The company will export Hızır 4X4 to Africa for $ 91.4 Million.
Navy / Maritime
Ukraine’s Ada-Class Corvette is Under Production
According to Ukraine based website Militarnyi, STM has cut steel and began building hull sections of Ada-class corvette.
Investment
Sensors
Cobham Wants to Takeover Ultra Despite Government Concerns
US-owned Cobham wants to take over its rival company, Ultra Electronics. Ultra said it had received a takeover bid of £35 per share from Cobham.
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Turkish Aircraft Carrier at Preliminary Research Stage
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in January 2021 that Turkiye would build its aircraft carrier.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
US Navy Ends Rail Gun Programme
The US Navy has ended the railgun project that fires projectiles at up to seven matches using electricity. The Navy’s plans to build an electromagnetic railgun.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
French Navy’s Laser Weapon gets Prepared for 2022
French Navy is preparing to test the HELMA-P laser weapon system in 2020. The system has passed the trials on the ground recently.
Navy / Maritime
E/W
Turkish Electronic Intelligence Ship, Ufuk to Enter Inventory
The Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) of the Test and Training Ship TCG Ufuk (A-591) are completed. The ship can be delivered to the Turkish navy anytime soon.
Navy / Maritime
Russia Tests Zircon Missile from a Nuclear-Powered Submarine
Russia will conduct a test launch of Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic missile from Yasen-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk (K-560).
Navy / Maritime
Navantia Launches 4th Saudi corvette, Jazan 834
Spanish shipyard Navantia has launched the fourth of the five Avante 2200 corvettes built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), named “Jazan”.
Air
Tempest Goes GBP450 Million Budget Cut
The British Tempest project has been given an “amber/red” rating by the Infrastructure Project Authority (IPA).
Unmanned Systems
Romania to Manufacture Elbit’s Watchkeeper Drones
Romanian Aerostar signed the agreement with British company U-TacS, a joint venture between Elbit and Thales, to manufacture the drones in Romania.
Weapon / Missile
Russia Tests Hypersonic Zircon Missile
Russia has reportedly conducted a successful test launch of a hypersonic cruise missile, Zircon. Zircon is known in Russia as 3M22 and to NATO as the SS-N-33.
Air
Unmanned Systems
13 Additional Protector RG Mk1 for Royal Air Force
The U.K. has exercised the clause in its contract with General Atomics to deliver 13 additional Protector RG Mk1 that had previously been identified as options.
