Retired USAF Officer Advises Ukraine to Hire Jets and Pilots
A retired US Air Force (USAF) officer suggested that Ukraine hire fighter jets and pilots from the United States.
USA News
Air
Country
Defence Politics
Air
Investment
DARPA Selects Aurora for Phase 2 of Active Flow Control
DARPA enters a new phase in creating an aircraft with no exterior moving parts with Aurora Flight Sciences. DARPA Selects it for Phase 2 of Active Flow Control.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Invisible Ties: F-16, Sweden's and Finland's access to NATO
US Ambassador to Turkiye Jeffry Flake made statements about the sale of the F-16 and Sweden and Finland's membership step in NATO.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Modernisation Contract for USS Arlington
Pentagon is preparing to modernise San Antonio Class Landing Platform Dock (LPD) USS Arlington (LPD 24).
Air
Bilateral Relations
F-35 to Greece, F-16 to Turkiye; a $20 billion sale
The Biden administration has announced that it is preparing to ask Congress for permission to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye.
Air
Canada Orders 88 F-35A to get First Aircraft by 2026
Canada has officially ordered 88 F-35A by signing off on the final contract to replace the Canadian air force's (RCAF) ageing CF-18 Hornets.
Land
Bradley has Iron Fist
The U.S. Army recently completed Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) mounted on Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
Weapon / Missile
Australia Confirms M142 HIMARS Procurement
Australia is taking action to enhance its land-based long-range precision strike capability. The country may acquire the M142 HIMARS solution.
Land
Additional M1 Abrams Tanks for Poland
Poland continues to armament activities. Polish Minister of Defence Marius Blaszczak has announced an agreement for additional M1 Abrams procurement.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
F-16 VISTA Upgrades with AI
The U.S. Air Force works on F-16 VISTA (Variable In-Flight Simulator Aircraft) to meet with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
The U.S.A Investigates Bayraktar TB2 Drones
The U.S. Congress is increasing pressure on Turkish products. The last demand came for Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones.
Air
F-117 Nighthawk to Fly 10 More Years
One of the legendary aircraft of the late Cold War, the F-117 Nighthawk, was to fly for ten more years.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
More and more Iranian Drones with U.S. Component
One of the Iranian-made drones that crashed in an attack on Ukraine was found to contain components made in the United States.
Engine and Transmission
Pentagon Suspends Deliveries of F-35 Engines
According to Defence News, Pratt & Whitney has suspended deliveries of a new F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II jets.
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...
