MKEK unveiled Platform Machine Gun PMT-76 / 57A
Mechanical and Chemical Industry Company (MKEK) introduces PMT-76 / 57A machine gun.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Air
Hürjet May Land on TCG Anadolu
SSB President Demir has announced the plans to land and take off Hürjet (Advanced Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft) from TCG Anadolu vessel.
Air
Modernisation
Singapore Received its First H225M Helicopter
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has taken delivery of its first H225M helicopter in Singapore.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Demir: Hürjet might be deployed at TCG Anadolu
SSB President Demir stated that Hürkuş (Advanced Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft) might be deployed at TCG Anadolu.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Royal Navy Receives New Autonomous Vessel
The Royal Navy received a new autonomous vessel NavyX into its service. The project is named Madfox (Maritime Demonstrator For Operational eXperimentation).
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Regional / Strategy
Russia’s Iron Fist at Arctic Circle
Russia has shown its interest in the Northern Pole and demonstrated its power by preparing the “Umka-2021” Arctic expedition.
Air
Bilateral Relations
France offers Rafale fighters to Ukraine
France proposes its Rafale fighters according to French Websites Zone Militaire and Intelligence Online.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Damen proposes SIGMA 11515 to the Greek Navy
According to Naval News, the Greek Navy received its seventh proposal from Damen Shipyard. Damen offers Greece a SIGMA 11515 frigate.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
One year delay for Barbaros Class
Barbaros Class Frigate Half-Life Modernization Project will be delayed. The SSB pursues the project to meet the Turkish Naval Force’s requirements.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN Develops Troubleshooting Simulator for F-16
Anadolu Agency: HAVELSAN announced that it has developed the F-16 Troubleshooting Training Simulator to keep F-16s increase operational readiness rate.
Space
Ingenuity Prepares for Maiden Flight
NASA plans the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to attempt a powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.
Unmanned Systems
Third Akincı on the Sky
Baykar Defence’s third prototype of Bayraktar AKINCI Attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Taarruzi İnsansız Hava Aracı /TİHA) completed its first flight.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Demir: New product is coming for before SİPER
President of Defence Industries İsmail Demir said, “We are going towards SİPER step by step. We will go beyond SİPER.”
Air
Weapon / Missile
Storm Shadow fails soon after being operational on Typhoon
Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets failed with conventionally armed Storm Shadow for the first time in combat in northern Iraq on March 10th.
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...
