Lockheed Martin Reported Net Sales of $67.0 billion in 2021
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2021 net sales of $17.7 billion, compared to $17.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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F-35C Failed to Land, Seven Injured
The Navy stated Monday that a mishap involving a fighter jet attempting to land on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the South China Sea.
Turkish Defence Products to be Tested at the Poles
Turkish Defence industry Companies’ ASELSAN, HAVELSAN and Tubitak SAGE's products will be tested in Antarctica under the planet's most extreme conditions.
The photo of wrecked F-35 leaked
Royal Navy (RN) has failed to prevent the leak for the second time. A photo has been shared online showing a British F-35B wreckage.
Taiwan Approves Special Budget for Defence Acquisition
Taiwan has passed a special budget that will provide $8.55 billion in funding over the next five years to buy weapons.
China Built an Artificial Moon Research Centre on Earth
China has built a research facility that simulates the low-gravity environment on the moon. Despite being barely 60 centimetres in diameter compared to moon.
Erdoğan sets Turkey’s 2022 Export Target: 4 billion USD
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the Turkish Defence and Aerospace industry would reach over 4 billion USD in export volume in 2022.
SSIK Will Meet Today
Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) will be convened today under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Norwegian F-35 takes over NATO’s QRA mission from F-16
The Royal Norwegian Air Force's F-35s have officially taken over the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) mission, which served Norway and NATO for 42 years.
Boeing to Support British Military Logistics
British Government has signed a five-year £ 460 million contract with Boeing Defence UK, offering logistical support for the UK’s armed forces.
ASPİLSAN Received its Machinery Systems for Production
Kayseri-based ASPİLSAN Energy delivered its Lithium-Ion Battery Production Plant Machinery Systems to Turkey.
HAVELSAN Exported ADVENT to Ukraine and Indonesia
HAVELSAN announced that the ADVENT Combat Management System (SYS) has been exported to Ukraine and Indonesia.
ASELSAN exports Zargana, FAT completed
ASELSAN will provide the torpedo countermeasure system for surface and submarine platforms in the modernisation of the AGOSTA 90B submarine project.
Defence Industry 2021 export record: $3.2 billion
The export volume of the Turkish Defence and Aerospace Industry sector in 2021 has been announced.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
