FAC-55 Construction Will Begin in 2022
SSB President Demir said, “The construction process of the prototype in the project will begin in 2022." about Turkish Fast Patrol Boat.
Turkiye News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB2 completed 400 thousand flight hours
Turkish UAV manufacturer Baykar company’s Bayraktar TB2 UAV completed 400 thousand flight hours.
Country
Oktay: Hisar O + with IIR Seeker will be Delivered in 2022
Vice President Fuat Oktay stated that the TAF will get the medium-range air defence system (HSAR 0+) with IIR seeker in 2022.
Engine and Transmission
TEI Delivered 50th Engine for T-70 Helicopter
The acceptance tests for Turkish Engine Industries Inc.'s (TEI) 50th T700-TEI-701D engine have been completed.
Investment
Bilateral Relations
TUSAŞ Malaysia Office signed the first Cooperation Agreement
A cooperation agreement between the Malaysian office of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) and “SIRIM” has been signed.
Air
Manila Expects 1st batch of Turkish T129B in December
Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes, head of the PAF, stated Tuesday night that the first batch of six Turkish-made T129 "ATAK" attack helicopters would arrive in December.
Air
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Exported Three ANKA UAVs to Kazakhstan
TUSAŞ shipped the first national, original, and domestically developed aircraft to Tunisia, selling three ANKA UAV systems for approximately $ 80 million.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
SDT Starts Serial Manufacturing of F-16 MEP Training Pod
SDT Space & Defence Technologies Inc. has been awarded a serial manufacturing order for the F-16 Ammunition Training Pod (F-16 MEP).
Air
Bilateral Relations
TUSAŞ Becomes Permanent in Malaysia
TUSAŞ has built an office in Malaysia’s commercial hub, the Selangor Cyberview Futurise campus. Hürjet will be the focus point for the moment.
Country
ASELSAN has signed an export deal of € 67.7 million
ASELSAN has agreed to deliver defence equipment to an unidentified international client under the terms of an export deal.
Regional / Strategy
US Considers CAATSA According to the Country
US Assistant Secretary Karen Donfried stated that imposing CAATSA on India and Turkey due to the S-400 is “a lot of different pieces in the question.”
Navy / Maritime
E/W
Sensors
Havelsan’s Advent on Indonesia’s 90 m OPV
Havelsan is working with Thales Nederland to equip Indonesia’s new 90 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) with combat sensors.
Air
Niger May Acquire Turkish Hürkuş Aircraft
Niger might be the first customer of TUSAŞ even before the Turkish Armed Forces, according to the phone conversation between two presidents.
Air
Turkey may Acquire second-hand F-16 Block 10 from Denmark
According to Danish Radio, Danish Defence intends to sell 16 to 24 of its 43 F-16 fighter jets before the arrival of its complete force of F-35s in 2025.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army expands long-range precision fires production planning - The US Army is increasing investment in production capacity for long-range precision fires programme...
- 15:00 European air defence modernisation shifts toward integrated networks - European governments are increasingly linking national air defence assets into broader integrated ne...
- 15:00 China strengthens unmanned maritime surveillance capabilities - China continues expanding its portfolio of maritime surveillance drones to improve situational aware...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardened infrastructure development - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, protected storage sites and dispersed operating locations...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor and protect undersea cab...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems increasingly combine kinetic and electronic effects - Military organisations are fielding layered counter-drone architectures that integrate electronic wa...
- 15:00 Hypersonic weapon proliferation drives demand for space-based tracking - Defence agencies are accelerating development of space-based sensor constellations capable of provid...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes mainstream procurement priority - Armed forces are expanding procurement of autonomous logistics vehicles and AI-assisted supply syste...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft concepts reshape force structure planning - Air forces are increasingly designing future force structures around combinations of crewed aircraft...
- 15:00 Industrial resilience becomes strategic requirement for defence suppliers - Governments are placing growing emphasis on supply-chain security, surge production capability and m...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft testing - The US Air Force is increasing flight testing and integration work for Collaborative Combat Aircraft...
- 09:00 European defence spending increasingly targets ammunition resilience - European governments are directing additional defence funding toward ammunition production, stockpil...
- 09:00 China advances military satellite constellation deployment - China continues expanding military satellite constellations designed to enhance communications, navi...
- 09:00 Japan strengthens distributed missile force posture - Japan is expanding deployment of mobile missile units and support infrastructure across remote islan...
- 09:00 Autonomous surface vessels gain importance in fleet operations - Navies are integrating autonomous surface vessels into surveillance, reconnaissance and maritime sec...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward scalable architectures - Military organisations are increasingly procuring counter-drone systems built around open architectu...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence programmes focus on persistent target custody - Defence agencies are prioritising sensor networks capable of maintaining continuous tracking of mano...
- 09:00 AI-assisted command systems gain momentum in military planning - Armed forces are accelerating adoption of AI-assisted command-and-control systems designed to improv...
- 09:00 Collaborative autonomy emerges as key defence technology trend - Military planners increasingly view teams of autonomous systems operating cooperatively as a major f...
- 09:00 Production capacity increasingly shapes defence export competitiveness - Countries evaluating defence acquisitions are placing greater weight on supplier production capacity...
