Turkiye Signs £5.4 billion Deal for 20 New Typhoon Jets
Landmark agreement during UK PM’s Ankara visit secures Warton Eurofighter Typhoon production line and confirms AESA radar-equipped aircraft for Türkiye.
Defence News
Air
Navy / Maritime
STM Lays Down the First Turkish Type Fast Attack Craft
STM announced the lay-down of the lead ship of the Turkish Type Fast Attack Craft (TTHB) to succeed the ageing classes of fast attack craft in the Turkish Navy.
Land
Weapon / Missile
MBDA Plans to Test Thundart MLRS for France in Mid-2026
MBDA announced that the testing of Thundart MLRS with a 150 km range to succeed M270 LRU MLRS in French Army service will commence in the middle of 2026.
Air
Textron Offers AT-6 Wolverine as an Airborne C-UAS Option
Textron is offering the AT-6 trainer/light attack aircraft to counter the UAVs from above, following the observations on the use of converted civilian aircraft.
Weapon / Missile
General Atomics Brings Up Railguns Again for Air Defence
Despite the pause in the railgun development from the US Navy, General Atomics has continued refinement work on railguns and is offering them for air defence.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Two AKINCI UCAVs with ASELSAN’s EW Pods Join EHDEN Exercise
A pair of AKINCI UCAVs, one carrying ASELSAN’s ANTIDOT 2-U/ES support pod and another carrying the ANTIDOT 2-U/EA attack pod, joined the EHDEN exercise.
Air
Unmanned Systems
STM Completes ALPAGU Loitering Munitions’ Domestic Delivery
STM announced that it has completed the domestic deliveries of the tube-launched ALPAGU fixed-wing loitering munition, which a single infantryman can operate.
Air
AFSOC Receives the First Dozen-Batch of OA-1K COIN Aircraft
AFSOC Commander Lieutenant General Michael Conley stated that AFSOC has received its first dozen OA-1K Skyraider II counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Guardiaris
Otokar partners with Slovenia’s Guardiaris for military vehicle simulation solutions, expanding collaboration into new markets and joint product initiatives.
Air
Unmanned Systems
STM Gives Specifications for Its VTOL Fixed-Wing UAV
Following the debut at IDEF2025, STM has given technical specifications on its upcoming VTOL fixed-wing UAV to carry out ISR missions with light armament.
Navy / Maritime
Mysterious Fuselage Spotted in Northrop Grumman’s Recap
A front fuselage assembly for what appears to be a fighter jet was spotted in Northrop Grumman’s video recap for the third quarter of 2025 on YouTube.
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Altınay lays foundation for new $50M Technology Campus
Altınay makes an investment on Türkiye's R&D base for robotics and motion control. The $50m Altınay Technology Campus (ATC) will employ 1,200 engineers.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Keeps Adding New Weaponry Options for Its USVs
Ukraine’s SBU displayed the Sea Baby USV in two new configurations, one with what appears to be multiple 122 mm Grad rockets and another with a 12.7 mm RCWS.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Northrop Grumman Unveils AReS Launcher for AARGM-ER
Northrop Grumman has unveiled its AReS containerised launcher for AGM-88G AARGM-ER anti-radiation missile to engage air defence systems from the ground.
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...
