Çağatay UAV Debuts at IDEF 2021
UAVERA UAV focused on sub-cloud UAV, and Target UAV manufacturer will showcase its capabilities at IDEF 2021.
Turkiye News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Air
Expo and Air Show
TF-X will be first time displayed at IDEF
TUSAŞ will exhibit the Combat Aircraft mock-up at IDEF for the first time. The HÜRJET Simulator will also be on its stand.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Katmerciler to Unveil EREN and HIZIR II
Katmerciler unveils two armoured vehicles at the IDEF21: the 4x4 Counter Terror Assault Vehicle EREN and the 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicle HIZIR II.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Will Exhibit Its New Generation Vehicles at IDEF
Otokar attends IDEF with new-generation vehicles. Otokar will take place with 11 Armoured vehicles at IDEF’21 this year.
Weapon / Missile
SSB Pushes Button for 7.62 Gatling Gun
SSB prepares to produce 7.62 Gatling guns in Turkey. SSB will invite companies to join the Project. The winner will produce the weapon for the TAF and SOF.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Meteksan Presents its Counter Drone System Kapan
Meteksan Defence will present its KAPAN Counter Drone System at IDEF 2021 with its new subsystems and command control software.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Special Operations’ PARS IV 6x6 Meets IDEF
SSB and FNSS had signed the PARS IV 6x6 Special Operation’s (S-Ops) Vehicle within the scope of the 6x6 Mine Protected Vehicle (MKKA) Procurement Project.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Meteksan Strengthens Submarine Platforms with Sonar Systems
SSB assigned Meteksan Defence, “Turkey’s Underwater Center of Excellence”, for its sonar capabilities for surface and submarine platforms.
Bilateral Relations
Homeland Security
Turkish soldiers are not on a military mission in Afghanistan
Afghan Ambassador explains Turkish soldiers mission in International Hamid Karzai Airport.
Air
TUSAŞ Delivers T129 Phase-II to Gendarmerie
TUSAŞ delivered the 7th T129 Phase-II Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter to the Gendarmerie General Command named J-1922 Sakarya.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Ukraine Wants Ships with Experimented Missiles
UK-based online defence media company Naval Post brought the weapons that Ukraine’s Ada class Milgem corvette will carry into the agenda.
Air
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Meteksan to Unveil its HETS for Helicopters at IDEF 2021
Meteksan Defence will present its active laser-based Helicopter Obstacle Detection System (HETS) at IDEF 21.
Country
TUSAŞ to Exhibit its Platforms
TUSAŞ will bring its indigenous air platform programmes to IDEF. The TF-X mock-up will be exhibited alone with Hürjet and Heavy Attack Helicopter T929.
Weapon / Missile
MKE Brings 76 mm Naval Gun to IDEF
The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Incorporated Company (MKE) will exhibit the full scale 76 mm naval gun at IDEF 21.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
