Ukraine Launches New VILKHA 300 mm MLRS at MSPO 2022 Poland
The Ukrainian defence industry introduced an updated VILKHA 300 mm Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS ) version based on the 8X8 truck chassis.
Ukraine News
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine delivers a diplomatic note to Turkiye
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed concern about reports that S-300 missile systems were transported from Syria to Russia.
Logistics
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine gets $3bn in US Military Funding on Independence Day
US President Joe Biden has announced that he is sending Ukraine $2.98 billion in new military aid to support their fight for years to come.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Ukrainian Navy Commander: Bayraktar UAVs played a key role
Ukrainian Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa said the Navy actively used anti-ship mines and armed Bayraktar UAVs to protect Ukraine's sea shore.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Grants TB2s to Ukraine as Independence Day Gift
Baykar stated that it would donate TB2 UAVs to Ukraine, which the Ukrainian people want to buy by raising funds.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Ukrainian Military Pilots Practice Flying A-10 In a Simulator
Several Ukrainian military pilots are training to fly the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, commonly dubbed the Warthog.
Navy / Maritime
Ukraine Names first Ada-class Corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy named the first Ada-class corvette, built for the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as “Hetman Ivan Mazepa”.
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine to produce TB2 body, electronics and software
Erdoğan and Putin have recently met in Iran, where Putin asked about procuring TB2 UAVs. This demand was voiced by Erdoğan, causing concern in western media.
Bilateral Relations
Macedonia donates 4 Su-25 attack jets to Ukraine
Macedonia donated four Su-25 attack jets to Ukraine. Earlier, Macedonia had donated T-72 tanks to Ukraine and disbanded this tank battalion in its army.
Weapon / Missile
German howitzers in Ukraine are showing signs of wear
According to Spiegel, some of the Panzerhaubitzen PzH-2000 155mm Howitzers need repairs after intensive fighting.
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye Continues the Construction Ukraine’s Ada Corvette
Neizhpapa, told Ukrainian publication ArmiyaInform that Turkiye continues the construction of the Ada Class Corvette.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Reznikov: Ukraine Received 50 TB2s Since the War Broke Out
Defence Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov thanked Baykar for its support to Ukraine and said, “In unity is our strength!”
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Donated three TB2 Armed UAVs to Ukraine
Inspired by Lithuania to collect donations to supply TB2 for Ukraine, the Ukrainian people followed the same path for their own defence.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Lithuanian People Donate TB2 UAV to Ukraine
Lithuanian Vice Minister at the Ministry of National Defence, visited Baykar to present the fund that Lithuanian people raised for Ukraine.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European firms and air for...
- 15:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into infrastructure - Drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating demand for...
- 15:00 European anti-drone defence shifts toward layered effectors - European manufacturers are increasingly pairing anti-drone missiles with high-energy laser weapons,...
- 15:00 Autonomous swarm technologies gain momentum in Europe - Drone swarm challenges and uncrewed systems programmes highlighted at ILA Berlin 2026 showed growing...
- 15:00 Germany links loyal wingman ambitions to sovereign defence industry goals - German interest in collaborative combat aircraft is increasingly tied to a wider push for sovereign...
- 15:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
- 12:00 Leonardo and Baykar complete first K-SWARM flight tests - Breaking Defense reported that Leonardo’s M-346 and Baykar’s KIZILELMA completed joint autonomous fo...
- 12:00 Janes details M-346 and KIZILELMA crewed-uncrewed teaming trial - Janes reported that Baykar and Leonardo demonstrated crewed-uncrewed teaming between an M-346FA and...
- 12:00 Italy approves Leonardo-Baykar drone joint venture with conditions - Reuters reported that Italy conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture under Golden Po...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense reports ASELSAN lands Steel Dome contract - Breaking Defense reported that ASELSAN signed a €780 million deal to provide air-defence technologie...
- 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 Baykar targets first serial KIZILELMA deliveries this year - Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar told Anadolu’s English service that the company aims to begin the first s...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Baykar’s K2 kamikaze drone - Breaking Defense reported that Baykar unveiled the AI-enabled K2 Kamikaze UAV with swarm capabilitie...
- 12:00 Leonardo says Baykar partnership will produce European-made drones - Leonardo executives told Anadolu’s English service earlier this year that the Baykar-Leonardo partne...
- 12:00 Foreign coverage keeps focus on Baykar’s entry into the European market - International reporting around the Italian approval decision emphasised that the Leonardo joint vent...
- 12:00 KIZILELMA remains central to foreign reporting on Turkish UCAV ambitions - Recent foreign defence coverage has continued to focus on KIZILELMA as Baykar’s flagship step into h...
- 09:00 NATO presses allies to cover US air and naval shortfalls - Washington is asking European allies and Canada to provide more aircraft and naval assets to NATO as...
- 09:00 AI drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could transform warfare within five years, p...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European firms and air for...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into infrastructure - Drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating demand for...
- 09:00 European anti-drone defence shifts toward layered effectors - European manufacturers are increasingly pairing anti-drone missiles with high-energy laser weapons,...
- 09:00 Autonomous swarm technologies gain momentum in Europe - Drone swarm challenges and uncrewed systems programmes highlighted at ILA Berlin 2026 showed growing...
- 09:00 Germany links loyal wingman ambitions to sovereign defence industry goals - German interest in collaborative combat aircraft is increasingly tied to a wider push for sovereign...
- 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 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
