Kale Jet Engines Develops 1200 N and 400 N Class Turbojets
Kale Group Deputy CEO Osman Okyay stated that Kale will expand its portfolio, including smaller and/or more durable turbojet engines, during an interview.
Defence News
Engine and Transmission
Air
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Leonardo CEO Details Joint Production for Baykar’s UAVs
Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani gave details on the production of Baykar’s TB2, TB3, AKINCI, and KIZILELMA UAVs at three facilities under the LBA Systems JV.
Weapon / Missile
Philippines deploys first BrahMos antiship missile battery
The Philippines has officially put its BrahMos coastal defence system into service, extending the Marine Corps’ reach to disputed waters near Scarborough Shoal.
Air
Azerbaijan Shows JF-17 Block III Fighters in Inventory
The parade celebrating fifth anniversary of victory in Karabakh was a scene of the unveiling of JF-17 Block III fighters in the Azerbaijani Air Force Inventory.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
DeltaV’s Next-Generation Rocket Shows Up at Sinop Visit
DeltaV’s next-generation hybrid rocket platform was spotted during DeltaV General Manager Mehmet Karaman’s visit to the Sinop Governor, Mustafa Özarslan.
Navy / Maritime
PLAN’s Type 003 Fujian Aircraft Carrier Enters Service
China’s first aircraft carrier to use a catapult, Type 003 Fujian (18), has entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) with a ceremony.
Air
Saudi Arabia Seeks 48 F-35s in Major Defence Push
White House weighs multi-billion-dollar sale that could reshape Middle East military balance and test US’s pledge to preserve Israel’s qualitative edge.
Land
First T-155 TTA Integrated Panter Enters TAF Service
Türkiye received the first T-155 TTA Integrated Panter to the Land Forces on 5 November, completing its qualification phase and launching serial production.
Air
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Signs MoU with BAE Systems on Unmanned Platforms
TUSAŞ and BAE Systems have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore areas of collaboration on the development of unmanned air platforms.
Defence Politics
EU assigns military adviser in Ankara for first time
In a first, the EU appointed a Polish defence attaché previously posted in Ankara as a military adviser, marking a new phase in EU–Türkiye defence ties.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Navy Commissions SALVO USV with TRAKON Lite RCWS
Turkish Navy has commissioned Dearsan’s SALVO USV fitted with the TRAKON Lite RCWS developed by Unirobotics, marking the second platform for SYS’s subsidiary.
Weapon / Missile
HİSAR-D RF Air Defence Missile Hits Sea Skimming Target
ROKETSAN’s HİSAR-D RF naval medium-range air defence missile successfully hit a sea-skimming high-speed target UAV during the ground-based firing test.
Air
Weapon / Missile
AAMs’ and SOM-J Under Integration for KAAN Internal Bays
Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır stated that the integration work of air-to-air missiles and the SOM-J cruise missile has started.
Land
Sensors
ASELSAN Delivers ARSUS 100 Reconnaissance System to Poland
ASELSAN announced the delivery of the ARSUS 100 reconnaissance system developed for armoured vehicles, showing the system on Poland’s Bobr-3 amphibious vehicle.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO selects Saab GlobalEye to replace its ageing AWACS fleet - NATO is expected to announce the acquisition of Saab GlobalEye aircraft at the Ankara Summit, markin...
- 09:00 European allies replace most US capability cuts in NATO plans - European NATO members have filled almost all capability gaps created by recent US force reductions,...
- 09:00 European defence startups attract record levels of private capital - Quantum Systems' $1.2 billion funding round highlights strong investor appetite for European defence...
- 09:00 Britain places autonomous systems at the centre of future force design - The UK's Defence Investment Plan allocates £5 billion to drones and autonomous systems while introdu...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward integrated layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring architectures that combine radar, electronic warfa...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are broadening deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly replacing reliance on a few high-value satellites with proliferated co...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move from demonstration to procurement - Air forces are transitioning loyal wingman and collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technol...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic military capability - Governments increasingly view manufacturing scalability, delivery speed and secure supply chains as...
