Otokar has signed an export contract amounting to approximately USD 54 million to sell 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicles, including their spare parts, maintenance, training services, and integrated logistics support services. Deliveries under the contract are planned to be completed in batches by the end of 2023.
A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces. Death toll from earthquake rises to 6,957 with 38,224 injured Turkiye. The World Health Organisation declared a “Level 3 Emergency”. Level 3 stands for the highest emergency, WHO’s agency-wide assets are called upon to be mobilised.
Brazilian Navy sank its former aircraft carrier ex-NAe Sao Paulo in the Atlantic Ocean. French Navy’s Clemenceau-class carrier, originally known as Foch, entered service in 1963. The ship was retired in 2000 when the French Navy commissioned the Charles de Gaulle carrier. It was then transferred to Brazil and renamed Sao Paulo, with Brazil named as the ship’s “final user” in the bilateral agreement. In November 2000, Sao Paulo joined the Brazilian fleet.
There is a change of duty in MKE Inci a Turkish weapons and military chemical producer. İlhami Keleş became the new General Manager of the company.
GAO report states that the Navy’s sustainment challenges have worsened across the ship classes. Similarly, the cost per sailing hour has also increased.
Malaysian Defence Ministry (Kementah) today announced the cancellation of five supply, services and infrastructure contracts. It did not name the projects, costs, beneficiaries, or reason for the cancellation. In a press release, the ministry said it took serious notice of the statement made by Prime Minister DS Anwar Ibrahim on expenditure leakages on January 17 2022.
A retired US Air Force (USAF) officer suggested that Ukraine hire fighter jets and pilots from the United States.
BİTES Defence and Aerospace Technologies General Manager Uğur Coşkun stated that BİTES aims to have a place in export markets.
The Spanish Secretary of State for Trade, belonging to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, has published the report on "Spanish exports of defence material, other material and dual-use products and technologies in the first half of 2022", in which reflects exports of military material to Ukraine worth 209,750,099 euros.
Roketsan, which provides missile, rocket and smart ammunition for the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), has an eye on export markets. The company’s General Manager, Murat İkinci, told Anadolu Agency that they consider export markets essential.
According to the Turkish State Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), ASELSAN inked an export agreement costing € 59,368,579 with the customer.
İzmir based Katmerciler company signed a contract with a Turkish Defence Company according to Katmerciler’s statement of Public Disclosure Platform. Katmerciler has not revealed the buyer.
TIM announced the Defence and aviation industry export figures for 2022. TurDef wrote beforehand that the export figure of $ 4 billion was exceeded.
SSB announced in January 2022 its 2022 schedule and targets for the year. This article reminds the targets that were accomplished in 2022.
