Japan Approves Allocating $445 Million for Four F-35Bs
Japan’s defence spending of 5.4 trillion yen renewed the record for eight consecutive years, while Tokyo will allocate $445 million to buy four F-35B fighters.
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HABRAS Exports Testing Service to a Foreign Country
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Terminal Ballistics High-Speed Rocket Test Track HABRAS will export service to foreign countries.
Israeli Companies Caught Exporting Cruise Missiles to China
Israel informed 10 individuals and three companies that they would be indicted on offences linked to selling cruise missiles to China without proper permit.
ASPİLSAN and ASISGUARD Have Signed a Collaboration Pact
ASISGUARD and ASPİLSAN inked a "Strategic Cooperation Agreement." The agreement coincided with the first day of ASPİLSAN's 6th technology workshop in Kayseri.
Russia to Merge Sukhoi and MiG
Russia plans to merge two aerospace companies to produce fighter planes. The merger is between Sukhoi and MiG under United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).
ASELSAN Inks an Export Deal
ASELSAN has announced at Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) and its social media accounts that an international sale contract of $ 11.95 M has been signed.
Arçelik and ASPİLSAN Collaborate In Production of Battery
ASPİLSAN collaborates with Arçelik to design and manufacture batteries for small domestic appliances manufactured in Turkey.
ASELSAN Denies the UAE Claims
ASELSAN made a public announcement today denying the claims about selling some part of the company to the UAE.
SSI Provided 10th-Year Awards to Companies
Turkish Defence and Aerospace Industry Association (SSI) awarded the companies that exported most in ten years.
SSI Organizes Export Strategy Conference
SSI organised the "Global Strategies for the Defence and Aviation Industry Conference'21" in Antalya to address the strategies to increase export.
TIM Reported 3 billion Export Volume is Near
Turkish Export Assembly (TIM) announced defence and aerospace industry export volume for last 11 months in 2021.
Oktay: Hisar O + with IIR Seeker will be Delivered in 2022
Vice President Fuat Oktay stated that the TAF will get the medium-range air defence system (HSAR 0+) with IIR seeker in 2022.
ASELSAN has signed an export deal of € 67.7 million
ASELSAN has agreed to deliver defence equipment to an unidentified international client under the terms of an export deal.
Japan's National Security Strategy will be Revised
According to the Japan Times, Japan is considering revising the National Security Strategy by the end of 2022.
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...
