Mad Max era: Food wars reshape global security order
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Ethiopia News
Analysis
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkiye Brings Somalia and Ethiopia Together for Peace
The Presidents of Turkiye and Somalia and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia came together under the mediation of Turkiye and took steps to end their disagreements.
Bilateral Relations
Ethiopia Continues Cooperation With Somaliland
Somaliland’s personnel participated in Ethiopian Diplomatic Week despite Somalia’s warning to Ethiopia about cooperation with Somaliland.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Ethiopian Air Force Shows Its AKINCI UCAV
A Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV used by the Ethiopian Air Force was seen on the Ethiopian TV channel Fana Television.
Bilateral Relations
MoU Sparks Tensions Between Ethiopia and Somalia
The MoU that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland to Access the Red Sea sparks tensions with Somalia.
Unmanned Systems
Ethiopia’s AKINCI UCAV was Spotted
AKINCI UCAV, produced for Ethiopia, was seen in the 6th test flight video of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, which Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar shared.
Air
Ethiopia Selects Chinese L-15 Light Fighter Jet
The Ethiopian Air Force might become China’s second export client for the L-15 fighter jet after the Defence Ministry allegedly made an order in 2021.
Unmanned Systems
Turkey's sale of drones to Ethiopia Concerns the U.S.
US authorities concerns Turkey UAV sales to Ethiopia. They gather proof that the government deployed the weapons against rebel forces.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo–Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
