Airbus Wins ESA’s Moon Contract
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a further contract with Airbus for the construction of three more European Service Modules (ESM) for Orion.
Defence News
Space
Logistics
Investment
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Expo and Air Show
Turkey Aims Indo –Pacific Market
SSB and SSI set the 2021 Exhibition agenda, focusing on the Indo-Pacific region, specifically Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Deadly Indigenous Fish to Turkish Submarines Roketsan Akya
Turkey has test-launched heavy torpedo, Akya. SSB mentioned "Indigenous Heavy Weight-Class Akya passed milestone. We planning to deliver Akya to Turkish navy"
Land
E/W
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
NATO Stuff to Ukraine
Ukraine, which is in conflict with Russia, continues to acquire NATO-standard equipment.
Air
Investment
Country
Engine and Transmission
British Rolls-Royce Announces Biggest Engine Testbed
Rolls-Royce announced that it completed the first engine run on Testbed 80, which will be the largest and smartest indoor aerospace testbed in the world.
Cyber Warfare
Alternatives to Foreign Messaging Services
Turkish Cyber Security Cluster presented its member companies with messaging services that could be an alternative to foreign messaging services.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Two US Destroyers in the Black Sea
US Navy sent two destroyers and a replenishment oiler to the Black Sea just days after President Biden confronted Putin about Russian policy.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Philippine Air Force Received C-130H
Philippine Air Force received former USAF C-130H transporter on 14 January 2021.
Navy / Maritime
Country
Regional / Strategy
Russia Builds Last Project 22160 Ship for Black Sea Fleet
Chief of the Russian Navy General Staff Alexander Vitko said that two more Project 22160 ships will be built for the Black Sea Fleet.
Weapon / Missile
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
UN Chief in Search for Nuclear Detente between USA and Iran
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the US and Iran to work together towards a nuclear solution.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
UK: Wait and See on CAATSA
The British Ambassador to Turkey, Sir Dominick Chilcott, discussed bilateral relations after Brexit at an online meeting organised by the DMD.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
E/W
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Investment
National Connector for Indigenous Projects
TÜBİTAK SAGE stated that Turkey gained "military standards" with the national connector development project.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
F-35 Sale to UAE is Ripped Off
The UAE signed a deal to purchase up to 50 F-35 and 18 MQ-9 Reaper drones from the U.S. just an hour before President Joe Biden was inaugurated.
Logistics
IDET is postponed to October 2021
The Czech Republic Postpones International Defence and Security Technologies Fair (IDET) 20–22 October 2021 due to Covid-19 outbreak.
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...
