US Top Lawmaker Calls F-35’ Rathole,’
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is under the scope of the House Armed Services Committee which called the F-35 a “rathole” in a virtual event.
Defence News
Air
Investment
Country
Modernisation
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Kalın: Turkey loses, the US loses
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalın Kalın accused the US of interfering with T-129 export to Pakistan.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
THALES secured £98 Million UK SHORAD Contract
The UK MoD has contracted Belfast based Thales UK company to offer Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD) to the British Army and Royal Marines.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
MAM-L Hits from a Farther distance
Turkish Defence Ministry announced the micro smart munition MAM-L. The ministry stated that MAM-L is used at the Blue Homeland 2021 Military Exercise.
Bilateral Relations
The Shift and Rise in Turkish Defence Export
Turkish Exporters Assembly (Türkiye İhracatçılar MEclisi /TİM) declared Turkish defence exports for February 21
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
An Olive Branch to Egypt, Velvet Glove to Greece
Defence Minister Hulusi Akar attended the Blue Homeland 2021 Exercise at the Aegean Sea. Akar spoke about developing relations with Egypt and warned Greece.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Egypt’s Su-35 CAATSA Triangle
According to Al-Monitor, Russia officially announced that Egypt had received five Sukhoi Su-35 advanced combat aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
ScanEagle to patrol Malaysian Maritime
RMN launched the 601 Squadron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at the Sepanggar Naval Base in Sepanggar.
Logistics
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
IDEF on May, as planned
IDEF’21 15th International Defence Industry Fair will be held at TUYAP Fair Convention and Congress Centre between 25-28 May 2021 as it was planned.
Investment
ASPILSAN’s Ni-Cd Battery for Railway
ASPILSAN Energy’s Ni-Cd type batteries are installed into the railway system. The batteries will power up the railway system in Samsun Metropol.
Space
USSF Launches Experimental Research Payload
U.S. Space Force and Space and Missile Systems Centre successfully launched an experimental payload for the Research Laboratory on March 3.
Unmanned Systems
Elbit Systems to Supply Hermes 900 UAV to a Country in Asia
Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded an approximately $300 million contract by an Asian country to provide HermesTM 900 UAS.
Air
Weapon / Missile
MBDA Awarded First Contract For Albatros NG
MBDA has been awarded the first contract for Albatros NG, a brand new CAMM-ER-based air defence system.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Investment
Bilateral Relations
New Player on Nuclear Energy: Meteksan Defence
Meteksan Savunma won an Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant tender and achieved a chance to transfer its capabilities in the defence industry to the civil area.
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...
