ROKETSAN's MİDLAS VLS Being Prepared for Different Needs
During Euronaval 2024, ROKETSAN Launcher Systems Manager Mustafa Özdemir talked about versions of MİDLAS VLS being developed for different needs.
Turkiye News
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Country
Musa Heybet has been appointed as ASFAT Chairman
Deputy Defence Minister Musa Heybet has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of ASFAT (Military Factory and Shipyard Operation Inc.)
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
SİPER Product 2 Long-Range AD Missile Goes Abroad
SİPER long-range air defence system's new missile SİPER Product 2 has been displayed in an exhibition for the first time in Euronaval 2024.
Air
Investment
Expo and Air Show
Altınay Increases Its Power in KAAN’s Landing Gear
Altınay, which purchased DASAL shares from ASELSAN, made a move in its other subsidiary, TAAC Aviation Technologies and signed an agreement with NETAŞ.
Ammunition
Investment
ASELSAN Signs USD 316.5 Million and TRY 1.2 Billion Contract
ASELSAN and the Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) signed a contract to produce Guidance Kits for the Turkish Armed Forces.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN to Display High-Capacity GÖKSUR PDMS at Euronaval
ASELSAN will unveil the new configuration of GÖKSUR PDMS, which does not have onboard sensors but 20 missiles, at the Euronaval 2024 exhibition.
Country
Görgün Announces October Exports $820 Million
Secretary of Defence Industry Haluk Görgün announced that the sector’s exports increased by 61 per cent in October, reaching $820 Million.
E/W
Investment
Sensors
ASELSAN Signs $ 68 Million Contract with Havelsan
ASELSAN signed a new contract with HAVELSAN to export radar and friend-foe recognition systems to end users in Asia-Pacific.
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye Exports KCR-70M Fast Attack Craft to Indonesia
A steel-cutting ceremony was held for the KCR-70M Fast Attack Craft, which will be built for the Indonesian Navy.
Land
Expo and Air Show
FNSS and Anadolu Isuzu sign MoU
FNSS Savunma and Anadolu Isuzu will cooperate to provide tactical wheeled military service and logistics for vehicle needs abroad.
Air
Turkiye Made the First Payment of F-16 Viper
Turkish Defence Ministry sources stated that the first payment for the F-16 Viper was completed, while technical negotiations are continuing.
Investment
Country
ASELSAN Signs New Export Contract
ASELSAN signed a new export contract with an international customer where the end users are located in Asia-Pacific and Africa.
Weapon / Missile
ROKETSAN Shows Mysterious Missile Footage
ROKETSAN's post celebrating the 101st anniversary of the Turkish Republic's foundation showed a mysterious missile exiting from the launcher.
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.
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...
