Ukraine Picks Leopard 1-Skyranger 35 Combo with Large Order
Ukraine has ordered Skyranger 35 SPAAGs for “three-digit million” Euros, for integration on Leopard 1 MBT hulls to bolster low altitude defence quickly.
Defence News
Land
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Denizkurdu-I Exercise Showcases Türkiye’s Joint Naval Power
Turkiye concluded its annual and preplanned Denizkurdu-I/2025 naval exercise between 6-10 October across the Black Sea, Aegean, and Eastern Mediterranean seas.
Air
Germany initiates Eurofighter Tranche 5 production
Germany’s budget committee has approved the procurements of 20 new Eurofighter jets worth €3.75 billion, paving the way for the Tranche 5 production phase.
Air
Weapon / Missile
300 ER Aeroballistic Missile Gets TV Seeker for Precision
ROKETSAN’s 300 ER aeroballistic missile unveiled at IDEF2025 will use a TV seeker for terminal guidance to provide increased precision on specified targets.
Air
Unmanned Systems
KARGU FPV Hits 4x4 Armoured Vehicle with Shaped Charge
STM’s modular KARGU FPV kamikaze UAV was tested with the shaped charge warhead and fibre-optic cable for the first time against a 4x4 light armoured vehicle.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Türkiye Denies Eurofighter Purchase Talks with Qatar
Ankara has played down reports that Türkiye will procure 10–12 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A fighters following last week’s official visit to Qatar.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
FN Delivers 6.5 mm LICC LMGs and Rifles to US IWTSD
FN announced the delivery of LICC-IWS assault rifles and LICC-AMG light machine guns to the US Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD).
Sensors
Homeland Security
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN Brings Integrated Border Security with BORDERGUARD
During the Fifth MRBS Summit, ASELSAN put the BORDERGUARD integrated border security system, consisting of sensors, command units, and effectors on display.
Defence Politics
EU Council backs position on €800B ReArm Europe plan
EU countries endorsed a joint Council position on the €800B ReArm Europe plan, opening talks with Parliament to boost defence investment and industry by 2030.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA scores direct hit in maiden live-fire test
Baykar’s unmanned fighter Bayraktar KIZILELMA achieved direct hits with ASELSAN’s TOLUN and ROKETSAN’s TEBER-82 munitions in its first live-fire trials.
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Ortana Unveils Highly Compact RadOR560 4D C-UAS Radar
Ortana, having developed altimeters for various platforms, is becoming a C-UAS player with the compact RadOR560 4D radar unveiled during the MRBS Summit.
Unmanned Systems
Homeland Security
Expo and Air Show
Türkport Displays GÖKERİ and GÖKÇERİ Aerostats at MRBS
Türkport has displayed its Helium-based GÖKERİ and GÖKÇERİ propeller-assisted aerostats for ISR, EW, and border security purposes during the fifth MRBS summit.
Homeland Security
Expo and Air Show
Fifth MRBS Summit Hosts New Solutions from Turkish Industry
The Fifth Military Radar and Border Security Summit, held at Beytepe Congress Centre, hosted solutions and insights from the Turkish defence industry.
Weapon / Missile
GÖKSUR Point Defence Missile Hits High-Speed Target
GÖKSUR air defence missile derived from BOZDOĞAN WVRAAM, fired from the GÖKSUR 100-N VLS launcher, successfully hit the target UAV with its IIR seeker.
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...
