Marines’ Unmanned Truck AShM Missile to Hit Target at Sea
The Marine Corps deployed an unmanned truck to the seashore to strike a surface target and launched a Navy missile from the vehicle.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Air
Space
Airbus Reports First Quarter (Q1) 2021 Results
Airbus SE reported consolidated financial results for its First Quarter (Q1) ended 31 March 2021.
Land
Engine and Transmission
Altay’s Engine Passed Initial Tests
Altay Main Battle Tank project passed an important milestone. The Power Group Development (BATU) Project gave its first fruit.
Air
Hisar Trainings Began
TRT announced that training for the national air defence system Hisar has started with simulators without using missiles, aircraft, or helicopters.
Investment
Turkey Begins New R&D Projects
SSB organised the 7th R&D Panel and decided to initiate four R&D projects and to make Wide Area Calls (SAGA) in two areas.
Country
Aselsan makes Q1 profits of $147M
Aselsan made 1.2 billion Turkish Lira ($147 million) in profits in the first quarter of the year, 34% more than the same period of 2020.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkey to re-establish Ties with Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Kalın said talks between Egypt and Turkey to start next week, adding that both countries’ Intelligence chiefs and foreign ministers have been in contact.
Air
Sensors
Captured the F-35 in the air, sold to Leonardo
German Hensoldt, the well-known company for catching two Stealth F-35s on the air, will be sold to Italian Leonardo.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
ULAQ ASW Unveiled
ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence are developing an AUSV Programme called ULAQ. They have presented the rendering of six platforms for different missions.
Air
Kotil: Co-Axial Helicopter on the Agenda
The Ceo and President of Turkish Aerospace, Professor Temel Kotil, unveiled TUSAŞ rotary-wing vision
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
New Missile for Anka: Kamikaze Şimşek
The Ceo and President of Turkish Aerospace, Professor Temel Kotil, stated that Şimşek had become loitering munition.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Kotil: Supersonic UAV will be Air Launched
The CEO of Turkish Aerospace, Temel Kotil stated that supersonic UAV is integrated into UAV. His words mean that supersonic UAV will be air-launched.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TÜBİTAK SAGE unveils the UAV Version of KGK SIHA 82
Turkish Aerospace's Aksungur UCAV has tested TUBİTAK SAGE’s KGK (Wing-Assisted Guidance Kit) UAV version at Sinop. The new KGK is named KGK SIHA 82 after MK82.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
TUSAS’ Aksungur ACUV Hits with KGK SIHA 82 after MK82
TUSAŞ UCAV Aksungur has today its ability to use TUBİTAK SAGE’s KGK at Sinop. President of Defence Industries Demir announced the development at a meeting.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 Quantum Systems funding signals Europe's defence startup boom - German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems secured $1.2 billion in fresh funding, underscoring invest...
- 15:00 NATO fills most capability gaps left by reduced US contributions - European allies have covered almost all capability gaps created by planned US reductions to the NATO...
- 15:00 Europe shifts toward low-cost mass in land warfare - Senior NATO commanders are advocating affordable drones, electronic warfare systems and precision fi...
- 15:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond military users - Growing drone incidents affecting airports, ports, energy facilities and military bases are driving...
- 15:00 Britain accelerates investment in autonomous military systems - The UK's new defence strategy places drones and autonomous systems at the centre of future force dev...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft become Europe's next airpower focus - European defence companies are accelerating development of AI-enabled loyal wingman aircraft to comp...
- 15:00 Hypersonic missile defence drives space sensor investment - Western defence agencies continue prioritising integrated satellite and radar architectures capable...
- 15:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain infrastructure protection role - Navies are expanding deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea ca...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations reshape military space strategy - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 15:00 Industrial scalability becomes a decisive defence advantage - Production capacity, secure supply chains and the ability to rapidly increase output are becoming as...
- 12:00 Leonardo-Baykar partnership advances after Italy's approval - Reuters reported that Italy has approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture under conditions imposed...
- 12:00 Reuters: Turkish defence exports continue rapid expansion - Reuters analysed Türkiye's defence sector, noting exports have more than tripled since 2021 to reach...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Türkiye's autonomy strategy - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish defence companies are increasingly focusing on autonomous air...
- 12:00 ASELSAN accelerates Steel Dome production - Reuters reported that ASELSAN will increase deliveries for Türkiye's Steel Dome integrated air-defen...
- 12:00 French study identifies Türkiye as Europe's leading new defence supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique concluded that Türkiye has become one of Europe's most s...
- 12:00 Foreign media follows Poland's defence cooperation with Türkiye - International defence coverage reported that Poland is exploring broader defence-industrial cooperat...
- 12:00 Romanian corvette delivery remains a NATO reference point - International defence media continued highlighting the delivery of the Turkish-built Hisar-class lig...
- 12:00 Foreign reporting tracks KAAN's transition toward production - International defence publications continue to monitor the KAAN fighter programme as it moves from p...
- 12:00 International attention remains on Baykar's European expansion - Foreign defence publications continue to analyse Baykar's industrial expansion through Piaggio Aeros...
- 12:00 Turkish naval indigenous weapons receive international coverage - International defence media highlighted the Turkish Navy's use of indigenous missiles, sensors and c...
- 09:00 NATO shifts focus from spending targets to deployable capability - Alliance planning is increasingly centred on translating higher defence budgets into deployable forc...
- 09:00 US expands AI-enabled command and control programmes - The US Department of Defense continues accelerating AI-assisted command-and-control initiatives desi...
- 09:00 Europe accelerates missile and ammunition manufacturing - European governments are increasing investment in missile and ammunition production lines to strengt...
- 09:00 China strengthens integrated maritime reconnaissance network - China is expanding integration between satellites, unmanned aircraft, maritime patrol assets and coa...
- 09:00 Japan expands resilient logistics for island defence - Japan is investing in dispersed logistics hubs, hardened storage facilities and rapid reinforcement...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward layered low-cost defence - Military organisations are increasingly combining electronic warfare, interceptor drones, guns and a...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain strategic infrastructure role - Navies are expanding deployment of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeas...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding radar and satellite-based sensor networks designed to maintain c...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly deploying larger constellations of smaller satellites to improve redun...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic procurement metric - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, delivery speed and secure supply...
