ASELSAN Konya Tests AKONS Smart Sight System on JNG-90
ASELSAN’s subsidiary focused on fire control systems, has tested the AKONS smart sight system on a MKE JNG-90 sniper rifle against a static and UAV target.
C-UAS News
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
SAMI Joins the Production of Turkish Land Systems
Saudi state-owned defence firm SAMI Land signed three contracts with three different Turkish land systems manufacturers during the IDEF25 exhibition.
Weapon / Missile
EOS Provides High-Power Laser Weapon to a European Customer
Australia-based defence firm EOS has exported its 100 kW laser weapon to an unnamed European country within the scope of a contract worth €71.4 million.
Weapon / Missile
CİRİT Missile Launched from PUSU System Hits UAV Target
ROKETSAN’s CİRİT laser-guided missile, fired from the PUSU weapon system mounted on a pickup, hit the target UAV that simulated a generic kamikaze UAV threat.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
IDEF25: Towed Version KORKUT 25 C-UAS System Breaks Cover
ASELSAN displayed the KORKUT 130/25 SB towed C-UAS system and renewed KORKUT 120/25 SB using 25 mm airburst at its outdoor booth during the IDEF25 exhibition.
Navy / Maritime
Fincantieri Begins the Construction of FREMM EVO Frigates
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced that the keel laying ceremony for the first two FREMM EVO frigates, succeeding the GP and ASW variants of the line.
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Explores C-UAS UAVs Loaded with Kamikaze UAVs
A recent alternative approach for C-UAS from Ukraine is a catapult-launched UAV loaded with two high-speed kamikaze UAVs to patrol against enemy UAVs.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Container-Based Weapons: A New Paradigm in Military Strategy
Container-based weapons cover strike capabilities while blurring distinctions between civilian and military targets, raising legal and strategic dilemmas.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
IDET2025: VENOM LR on Patriot II 4x4 and Czech RCWS
Excalibur Army’s Patriot II 4x4 vehicle with Unirobotics TRAKON RCWS and (separately) GLADIUS MAX RCWS were displayed with the VENOM LR revolver cannon.
Bilateral Relations
President Trump Announces Major Defence Contract with Qatar
U.S. President Donald Trump announced defence contracts worth $42 billion and an investment worth $10 billion on the Al Udeid Air Base were signed with Qatar.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Integrates GÖKBERK Laser Weapon on BMC’s AMAZON 4x4
ASELSAN shared a video of the GÖKBERK laser weapon system featuring a more mobile and better protected configuration on BMC’s AMAZON 4x4 armoured vehicle.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
FEINDEF’25: EM&E Group Reveals its ODIN-I C-UAS System
During FEINDEF’25 defence exhibition, Spanish EM&E Group unveiled truck-mounted ODIN-I C-UAS system, combining a 30x173 mm chain gun and an adaptable jammer.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Hornet Unveils Air Guard RCWS with Pan Mechanism for Radar
French Hornet has unveiled its Air Guard RCWS with C-UAS capabilities, thanks to a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and jammer option during FEINDEF’25.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
BAE Systems Offers Plug-and-Play Bofors 40 mm to USN
Gradually ditching the Phalanx CIWS for RAM launchers in close-range defence role, USN is seeking palletised solutions as the next gun-based CIWS systems.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Unveils Tryzub Laser Weapon to Counter UAVs
A test video of Ukraine’s self-developed laser weapon “Tryzub” was shown during a conference by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, where a small UAV was shot down.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
The Tactical Ascent of Guided Rockets in Drone Warfare
As UAVs become eminent players in combat zones, laser-guided munitions like Roketsan’s Cirit may offer Turkiye a scalable solution for counter-UAS missions.
