Greece may have an eye on US Navy’s MARK VI’s
The US Navy may consider retiring its Mark VI boats to patrol riverine and littoral waters as it does not consider them suitable for open ocean deterrence.
USA News
Navy / Maritime
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Britain Acquires Additional REMUS UUVs
U.S. defence company HII announced the delivery of three REMUS 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to the Royal Navy.
Weapon / Missile
US Gives Raytheon $985 Million to Develop Hypersonic Missile
USAF has awarded Raytheon a $985 million contract to develop hypersonic missiles based on scramjet technology.
Navy / Maritime
Lockheed Martin will manufacture 12 more MH-60R SEAHAWKS
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the United States Navy to produce 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the RAN.
Air
Northrop Grumman to Roll out B-21 Stealth Bomber in December
The Air Force confirmed today that the B-21 Raider would be unveiled in the first week of December at a ceremony hosted and sponsored by Northrop Grumman.
Ammunition
Raytheon's StormBreaker is closer to F-35 integration
The US Navy conducted two StormBreaker® smart weapon-guided test vehicle releases from an F-35B Lightning II.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Swiss signs $5.5 B deal to purchase F-35 fighters
Switzerland’s House of Representatives gave final approval on Thursday to buy 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.
Investment
Boeing Reveals First of New Innovative Defence Factories
BDS unveiled its new Advanced Composite Fabrication Centre, which has been purpose-built to produce advanced composite components for future combat aircraft.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
US bombers practised mine dropping over a Swedish island
The Swedish Armed Forces and the USAF conducted a joint exercise. Sea mine dropping was practised with the navy off the coast of Öland.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
The X-62 VISTA completed its first flight
The X-62 VISTA has performed its maiden flight, ahead of its use by the USAF for manned-unmanned teaming aircraft operations.
Air
Modernisation
First Upgraded F-16 Viper Jets Arrived in Greece
On Monday, the first two of 83 upgraded F-16 jets arrived at the Tanagra Airbase in Greece. Greece hopes to receive at least six more jets by the end of 2022.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Logistics
Pakistan Receives Support for F-16s
The U.S. State Department announced the possible FMS to Pakistan as it approves the $450 million Pakistan F-16 fleet support program.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Ukroboronprom and Honeywell signed MoU at MSPO
Ukroboronprom signed a cooperation agreement with Honeywell at MSPO Poland to manufacture some Honeywell products or spare parts in Ukraine.
Air
Sensors
USAF Activates the First Squadron of F-16s with AESA Radar
USAF has activated the 480th Fighter Squadron as the first USAF F-16CM squadron to be equipped with an AESA radar system.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
