Excalibur Army and NST to Develop Amphibious Utility Vehicle
CSG’s Excalibur Army and New Space Technologies (NST), based in Czechia, will jointly develop the MEANDER amphibious tracked utility vehicle for military use.
Defence News
Land
Air
Defence Politics
Boeing’s T-7 Advanced Trainer Faces Airworthiness Problems
Boeing T-7 to succeed T-38 trainers is facing multiple safety problems, including rainproofness, simulator issues, and refusal of information sharing by Boeing.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Interest From Latin America on Baykar's Approach to UCAVs
As Baykar is developing and exporting its legacy and new UCAVs, it is receiving attention from the Latin America region seeking alternative providers.
Air
Sensors
Kürşat Stealth Works on New Generation RAM Coating
Türkiye-based Kürşat Stealth is working on a more practical radar absorbent coating that can be used for a variety of platforms, including lighter UAVs.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Leonardo repositions M-346 for MUM-T with KIZILELMA trials
Leonardo and Baykar’s K-SWARM trials validate KIZILELMA while also helping reposition the M-346 in a market increasingly shaped by digital teaming and MUM-T
Navy / Maritime
ARES 18 SAR Search & Rescue Boat Passes Self-Righting Test
ARES Shipyard’s ARES 18 SAR boat, developed for the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety (KEGM), passed its self-righting test against toppling.
Land
Weapon / Missile
MBDA Completes Firing Test for Crossbow Cruise Missile
MBDA completed the first firing test for the Crossbow low-cost heavy cruise missile that can be fired from containers, developed for the UK’s requirements.
Bilateral Relations
Dan signals wider agenda during Istanbul vessel ceremony
Romanian President Dan used a post after the CAm. Roman handover in Istanbul to highlight wider talks with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Black Sea security and NATO.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
ASFAT Delivers Two Hisar-class Ships to Two Navies
ASFAT delivered Hisar-class TCG Koçhisar (P-1221) OPV and Ex-TCG Akhisar CAm. Roman (261) corvette to the Turkish and Romanian Navies at Istanbul Shipyard.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Displays AKREP II C-UAS Vehicle with APWKS Rockets
Otokar displayed AKREP II 4x4 tactical armoured vehicle in C-UAS configuration, fitted with a high-capacity launcher for APKWS rockets and an AESA radar mast.
Navy / Maritime
Turkiye’s First EU-NATO Warship Export Goes to Romania
Turkiye has delivered a Hisar-class vessel to Romania, marking its first warship export to an EU-NATO member after years of failed Romanian corvette plans.
Investment
Engine and Transmission
TRMOTOR Testing Centre and Quantum R&D Lab Opened at GTU
TRMOTOR has launched its Subsystem Testing Centre at the Gebze Technical University, at the same time as Quantum Technology Lab for ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK.
Land
Logistics
Spain's €1bn truck tender sees first bidders eliminated
Spain's €1bn military truck competition has eliminated BMC and EM&E, with new details explaining how the two bidders were knocked out for different reasons.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Spanish Navy Frigate Fires Hornet Block 1 Interceptor UAV
Santa Maria-class frigate SPS Santa Maria (F81) of the Spanish Navy completed a firing test of Destinus’ Hornet Block 1 interceptor UAV from a container.
