Turkiye and Qatar to Enhance Cooperation
Turkiye and Qatar executed the tenth session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the two countries in Ankara.
Qatar News
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Bilateral Relations
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Homeland Security
Expo and Air Show
Turkiye exports ULAQ to Qatar
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence joint venture ULAQ became Turkiye’s first export USV. Qatar signed the contract at Milipol.
Navy / Maritime
Italy Tests New Generation Midget Submarines of Qatar
Italy has tested the M23 C-series midget submarine for operations in littorals, built for the Qatari Navy.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Turkiye and Qatar Conduct First Joint Flight
Turkish Air Forces Commander General Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu visits the Qatar-Turkiye Joint Squadron.
Air
India May Acquire Qatari Mirage 2000-5s
Qatar has offered to sell 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to India. A Qatari delegation visited New Delhi to offer this proposal.
Regional / Strategy
The U.S. Repositions its Military Assets in the Middle East
Sky News Arabia analyses U.S. mobility in the Middle East Gulf region. The publication claims that the U.S. is repositioning its regional military assets.
Expo and Air Show
Savronik Opens to Export Markets
The Turkish Defence Company Savronik is open to export markets. It presented its products at DIMDEX in Qatar.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Leonardo Promotes AW-249 at DIMDEX
Italian Leonardo presented its new attack helicopter AW-249 at DIMDEX Qatar.
Land
Expo and Air Show
GDLS Presents the LAV-700 Desert Viper at DIMDEX
American General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) presented the wheeled armoured vehicle LAV-700 Desert Viper (8 x 8) at DIMDEX Doha.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
DEARSAN Signs New FAC Export Deal with Qatar
DEARSAN signed the Fast Attack Craft (FAC 50) supply contract for the needs of the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces at the DIMDEX fair.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Patria Showcases Acoustic Minesweeping Gear
Finnish Patria, known for its AMV family of armoured vehicles, displayed its acoustic minesweeping gear SONAC ACS in DIMDEX 2024.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Damen Reveals OPV2600 Design with Turkish Weapons
Dutch Damen unveiled the OPV2600 design at DIMDEX, which was configured for the Pakistani Navy with various weapons, including Turkish ones.
Modernisation
Expo and Air Show
Modernised VAB-Q 6x6 AFV Displayed at DIMDEX 2024
Qatar’s VAB-Q 6x6 armoured vehicle, modernised by ASELSAN and Qatari Barzan Holdings, is displayed at the DIMDEX 2024 exhibition.
Ammunition
Barzan Presents ASELSAN’s LGK-82 as Barq
Qatar’s Barzan Holding presents ASELSAN’s laser-guided munition LGK-82 at Dimdex as Barq.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 US Air Force advances next-generation ISR integration - The US Air Force is enhancing integration between airborne, space-based and ground ISR systems to en...
- 09:00 European militaries expand focus on civil-military infrastructure resilience - European governments are increasingly integrating civilian infrastructure such as energy grids and t...
- 09:00 China strengthens joint firepower coordination across services - China is improving coordination between missile forces, airpower and naval assets to enable rapid an...
- 09:00 Japan enhances distributed basing for air operations - Japan is investing in dispersed airfields and rapid deployment capabilities to maintain air operatio...
- 09:00 Autonomous systems expand role in maritime domain awareness - Navies are deploying networks of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to improve maritime doma...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems move toward fully integrated defence networks - Military organisations are integrating detection, electronic warfare and interception systems into u...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence efforts prioritise global sensor coverage - Defence agencies are expanding global sensor coverage through satellites and ground systems to ensur...
- 09:00 Distributed space architectures become standard military approach - Armed forces are increasingly adopting distributed satellite constellations to enhance resilience an...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft expand into electronic warfare roles - Future autonomous wingman systems are being designed to perform electronic warfare, decoy and suppre...
- 09:00 Defence procurement increasingly driven by industrial capacity - Production scalability, supply chain resilience and delivery timelines are becoming decisive factors...
