UK to Purchase Javelin ATGMs
The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Kingdom of Javelin Missiles for an estimated cost of $125.13 million.
USA News
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Japan to Acquire 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Japan has revealed that it wants to acquire 400 Tomahawk cruise. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, "We plan to acquire 400 missiles"
Air
Boeing to Stop the Production of Hornets in 2025
Boeing stops its F/A-18 Super Hornet jet production line following delivery of the final U.S. Navy fighters.
Air
Singapore Adds Eight F-35B to RSAF Fleet, Making 12
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said that they decided to purchase eight F-35B fighter aircraft from the U.S.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Netherlands to Acquire HIMARS
The State Department approved a possible FMS to the Netherlands of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers for an estimated $670 million.
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Sidewinder Missed the Target on the First Attempt
The first missile fired by a US F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet over Lake Huron on Sunday at an unidentified flying object missed the target.
Air
Space
Homeland Security
USA to Investigate UFOs
In the last two weeks, more and more news about unidentified aerial objects has been seen in the Latin and North American continents.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
Lockheed Martin's F-35A makes debut at Aero India 2023
U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft attends the 14th edition of Aero India 2023 at the Air Force Station at Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru.
Air
Modernisation
Engine and Transmission
V-22 Joint Programme Grounds Tilt Rotor Aircraft
The U.S. military restricted V-22 Osprey flights due to undisclosed number of tilt rotors to fix the hard clutch engagement issue.
Homeland Security
US Air Force shoots down another unidentified flying object
The United States military shot down another unidentified flying object flying over Lake Huron close to the border with Canada.
Homeland Security
US Analysts: China Uses Balloons to Test EMP Attack
USAF has recently shot down two aerial platforms in the sky. Each time an F-22 fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder to hit the target.
Air
Homeland Security
US Shoots Down Another "high-altitude object"
The White House has confirmed that the United States military successfully shot down an object flying over Alaskan airspace on Friday.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Menendez signed for Greek F-35s
Bob Menendez, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, stated that he supported Greece to acquire F-35.
Country
Bilateral Relations
World Assisting Turkiye After Earthquakes
A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 15:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 15:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 15:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI analyses Türkiye’s growing defence-industrial ambition - The U.S. Naval Institute’s USNI News published a field report and analysis on Türkiye’s expanding de...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Türkiye’s push to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after total...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare vision centred on auto...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence coverage keeps focus on KAAN prototype timeline - International defence reporting circulated this month continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s tar...
- 09:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 09:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 09:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 09:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
