Baykar Questions the validity of Canadian Arms Embargo
The manufacturer of TB2 UAVs, Baykar Savunma, replied to Canadian Arms Embargo by questioning its effectiveness in Turkish Defence market with the portfolio.
Defence News
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Air
Weapon / Missile
Tubitak Sage's Indigenous Claw for the Fighting Falcon
BOZDOĞAN Missile, developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE, hit the aerial target. The Turkish version of AIM9X is fired from an F-16 jet targeting another aerial platform.
Bilateral Relations
Sensors
ASELSAN has replied Canadian Embargo
The Ottowa government has recently suspended Canadian military gear exports to Turkey.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Al Araby Tv: Egypt is in favour of the Agreement with Turkey
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs informed President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi about the advantages of an agreement with Turkey.
Country
SSI's Financial General Assembly is held
The Ordinary Financial General Assembly Meeting of the Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters' Association (SSI) was held.
Bilateral Relations
Canada issues Military Embargo to Turkey
The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the export permits suspended last autumn have been cancelled as of today.
Bilateral Relations
Another Round for Libya
Turkish Defence Ministry stated that Minister Akar met with Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of Libya Government of National Unity and Minister of Defence.
Bilateral Relations
Greece’s Mysterious visit to Libya
Itamilradar, a website that tracks military flights over Italy and the Mediterranean Sea, caught a Greek visit to Libya.
Air
Hürjet Moves Towards Assembly Line
TUSAŞ Training Aircraft Program Manager Tuncay Çopur said they aim to start assembly activities in the last quarter of 2021.
Navy / Maritime
Air
AV-8B Harrier II to stay operational until 2029
The AV-8B Harrier II vertical or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) attack aircraft will stay operational for U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), until 2029.
Defence Politics
Biden requests $715B for Pentagon
Biden made his first request for a defence budget. He asked for $753 billion in national security funding for the Defence Department.
Space
First Ignition for the Lunar Mission
The vertical firing test of the Probe Rocket’s propulsion system (SORS) is successfully performed.
Air
Investment
3D Printing Era at TF-X
TUSAŞ have signed a cooperation agreement that will lead to the 3D printing of Turkish Fighter with Additive Manufacturing Group “FIT AG”.
Air
Turkish Air Force KT-1T Crashes In The Sea
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that a KT-1 aircraft crashed into the sea during a training flight near the coastal town Foça, İzmir.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
