Escalating Tension Between China and Taiwan
Taiwan announced that Chinese PLA Y-8 ASW aircraft entered Taiwan’s Southwest Air Defence İdentification Zone (ADIZ) in the afternoon of Apr. 24, 2021.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Land
The US to Deploy Short-Range Air Defence Systems to Europe
The first platoon of Manoeuvre Short-Range Air Defence (M-SHORAD) systems are deployed in Europe to get the air defence capability.
Air
Tusaş Delivered 300th Barrel For Airbus A320 Section 19
TUSAŞ delivered, 300th unit within the Airbus Section Barrel Program since 2017 to to RUAG Oberpfaffenhofen facilities. TUSAŞ delivers them since 2017.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
The second Phase of USV unveiled: ULAQ ASW
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence have announced the next phase of their Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Project, which they unveiled back in October 2020.
Land
Otokar Aims Becoming a Global Brand
Otokar increased its turnover by 91 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 by signing export agreements in 2020 despite the effects of the pandemic.
Country
Turkey Celebrates 23 April at Homes due to Covid
National Sovereignty and Children's Day is a public holiday in Turkey commemorating the foundation of the Grand National Assembly on 23 April 1920.
Navy / Maritime
KRI Nanggala-402 went missing
Indonesia's Navy is searching for a missing submarine with 53 people on board that went missing during a military exercise on Wednesday.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Roketsan Unveiled its new guided ammunition: MAM-T
The new ammunition is kept confidential until its first test release from Baykar Akıncı UCAV; new guided ammunition: MAM-T
Regional / Strategy
Russia Orders Troops Back After Massive Drills in Crimea
According to The Associated Press, Russia’s defence minister ordered troops back to their permanent bases following massive drills in Crimea.
Space
Breathing in Mars? NASA Proves Possible
NASA extracted breathable oxygen from thin Martian air. NASA converted carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen.
Air
Taiwan Develops The Next-Generation Fighter
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) stated that they are developing next-generation fighter.
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Motor Sich may become half-Turkish Company
Ukrainian jet engine maker Motor Sich wants to sell half of its stakes to a Turkish company. The sale was discussed between Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Libya and Egypt to Launch a Maritime Line
Two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding in energy, communication and labour fields.
Air
Airbus to maintain Egyptian C295 Fleet
The Egyptian Air Force, the largest C295 fleet operator worldwide, signed a five-year services contract with Airbus for performance-based fleet support.
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...
