Portugal Donates Ka-32 Cargo Helicopters to Ukraine
The Portuguese MoD has announced the final delivery of six Ka-32A11BC cargo helicopters to Ukraine.
Ukraine News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Air
Country
Ukrainian F-16 Might be Friendly Fire Victim
It is possible that Ukraine's own air defence mistakenly fired down Ukraine's recently acquired F-16 fighter plane in a case of accidental attack.
Air
WSJ: Ukraine Lost an F-16 and the Pilot
US Publication WSJ claimed that Ukraine lost one of its F-16s at first deployment against Russia, killing the pilot in the incident.
Air
Ukrainian F-16s Join Cruise Missile Interception
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the new F-16 fighters have been involved in the defence against cruise missile/UAV defence.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
More IRIS-T SLS SAMs and 155 mm Shells Go to Ukraine
The Ukrainian MoD has announced a new aid package from Germany, which includes one IRIS-T SLS air defence system and 155 mm shells.
Weapon / Missile
Ukraine Receives Minimi Mk3 LMGs From Charity Fund
Ukrainian National Guard's Azov Brigade has received FN Minimi Mk3 light machine guns from the Come Back Alive Foundation's funding.
Unmanned Systems
Ukrainian FPV Hits Russian Mi-28 Attack Helicopter
Ukrainian FPV has hit a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter on its tail. FPVs are known for their precise manoeuvrability thanks to control via head motions.
Land
Ukrainian Tanks Allegedly Cross Russian Border
Russian accounts on Telegram have reported that a group of Ukrainian tanks are advancing towards the Kursk region.
Weapon / Missile
Romania to Produce R-360 Neptune Anti-ship Missiles
According to local media sources, Romania intends to work with Ukraine to defend its Black Sea waters from its territory.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Ukrainian F-16 Fighters Perform Demonstration Flight
Two F-16s delivered to the Ukrainian Air Force have performed a demonstration flight during a ceremony attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Navy / Maritime
Russian Submarine Sunk at Port In Sevastopol
The Ukrainian MoD announced that as a result of an attack, a Project 636.3 submarine, B-237 Rostov-na-Donu, was sunk in the Sevastopol Port.
Navy / Maritime
RMK Marine Launches the Second Ukrainian MİLGEM
The second Ukrainian MİLGEM corvette, Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi (F-212) was launched in Istanbul.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Hits Tu-22M3 Bomber with Long-Range UAV Attack
According to the Ukrainian Defence Intelligence Agency GUR, a Russian bomber was hit on the ground at Olenya Airfield,
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
KIZILELMA’s Third Prototype Ignites the Afterburner
During a ground test, Baykar performed the afterburner test of the third prototype of its KIZILELMA unmanned fighter.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 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...
- 15:00 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...
- 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...
