Turkish Defence Industry’s New Target: Overcoming Embargos
The SSİK, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reviewed new systems for the armed forces, focusing on reducing external dependency and embargo risks.
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“Call of Duty” from ASELSAN
ASELSAN starts the “Back to Turkey program. It is renamed “Next Big Move to Türkiye” in 2020. The plan targets to reach Turkish talents who work abroad.
ASELSAN Reached the Highest Revenue and Profitability
ASELSAN's 2020 year-end financial results were announced. The revenues increased by 24 per cent compared to the previous year and exceeded 16 Billion TL.
France to Build Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said, that France will build four new Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarines to replace existing ones.
Ukraine Supports Sapsan Programme
According to the ministry's press service, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry will finance the Sapsan missile system's creation this year.
100 Thousand ATOM 35mm Ammunition Electronics Produced
ASELSAN announces it produced 100 thousand ATOM 35 mm Air Burst Ammunition within the 35 mm Air Defence System Modernisation and Particle Ammunition Supply.
Siper Will be Vertically Launched
President of SSB, Demir, gave details about Turkish air defence systems. Demir said that Siper will be vertically launched, and have ARH + IIR.
Ukraine Seeks Foreign Partner for An-74 Aircraft Plant
UkrOboronProm published a proposal statement to find an international partner for its KSAMC to complete An-74 aircraft and 20 planes production.
British Rolls-Royce Announces Biggest Engine Testbed
Rolls-Royce announced that it completed the first engine run on Testbed 80, which will be the largest and smartest indoor aerospace testbed in the world.
Russia Builds Last Project 22160 Ship for Black Sea Fleet
Chief of the Russian Navy General Staff Alexander Vitko said that two more Project 22160 ships will be built for the Black Sea Fleet.
Avril Haines Becomes Biden’s DNI
Avril Haines is confirmed to lead 18 intelligence agencies and units, including the CIA and NSA. She is the first Jewish person to take this position.
Israeli IAI to cooperate with Albania's Luarasi University
Israel and Albania cooperate for future Cyber Warfare. Israeli IAI’s enterprise ELTA will cooperate with Albania's Luarasi University regarding cyber studies.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
