Mehmet Demiroğlu Gives Updates on the KAAN Fighter’s Tests
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu gave details for the next phases of the KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet’s tests, which performed its maiden flight a year ago.
Defence News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Engine and Transmission
Turkish Navy Confirms Plans to Own Nuclear Submarines
Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu declared that Turkiye aims to develop nuclear submarines as part of its MILDEN project, aiming for a globally powerful naval force.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
India to Acquire $131M Deal for SeaVision System from US
India's latest maritime awareness agreement with the United States comes as tensions with Pakistan rise and Indo-Pacific monitoring requirements increase.
Weapon / Missile
Netherlands to Procure Tomahawk in $2.19 Billion US Deal
DSCA announced that the US has authorised the sale of 175 Tomahawk missiles and associated equipment to the Netherlands. The deal has a $2.19 billion price tag.
Weapon / Missile
Poland to Buy 400 AIM-120D3 Missiles in $1.33 Billion Deal
Covering AIM-120D3 AMRAAMs and supporting equipment, the U.S. State Department has approved a prospective Foreign Military Sale to Poland for $1.33 billion.
Weapon / Missile
MKE’s Boran 105 mm Light Howitzer in Use by Bangladesh Army
Bangladeshi Army was spotted deploying multiple Boran 105 mm air-transportable light howitzers with Mi-171Sh utility helicopters and performing firing drills.
Land
Modernisation
Chile Considers Modernisation for Marder IFV with Turkiye
Chilean and Turkish officials have begun discussions on a modernisation package proposal for German-made Marder 1A3 IFVs in the Chilean Army service.
Navy / Maritime
Air
AVIC Works on Carrier-Based Variant of J-36 Fighter
China’s AVIC is reportedly studying landing capability on aircraft carriers for its flying wing J-36 fighter jet following the start of regular flight tests.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Anadolu Robotik's Arida-T as the Shepherd for USVs
Anadolu Robotik has unveiled the Arida-T command-control boat to control the previously unveiled Arida-M kamikaze USVs meant to destroy incoming enemy vessels.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kathimerini Confirms Lobby to Block Turkish F-35 Acquisition
Kathimerini reveals that Israel and Greece jointly lobbied in Washington to prevent the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets to Turkiye over strategic concerns.
Air
US’s Position on Turkish F-35A Acquisition Worries Greece
Information released by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini suggests the United States is modifying its position on the sale of F-35 fighter fighters to Türkiye.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Norway Receives All 52 F-35s and Unveils First JSM Missile
Norway has completed the delivery of 52 F-35 jets and received its first Joint Strike Missile (JSM), boosting national and NATO operational capabilities.
Navy / Maritime
Croatia Swings between Turkiye and Sweden for Warship Plans
Having invested significantly in its Army and Air Force, Croatia focusses on modernising its Navy to buy two to three sophisticated multifunctional corvettes.
Navy / Maritime
NAVANTIA Builds Three F-110 Frigates at Ferrol Shipyard
Spanish shipbuilder NAVANTIA marks a milestone at Ferrol Shipyard, laying the F112 keel and starting F113 construction, while F111 advances ahead of schedule.
