Bridge Laying Ships: China Tries New Ways for Shore Landings
China is building barge ships capable of deploying long bridges for direct access to coastal roads and bypass obstacles for its amphibious operations.
Country News
Turkiye’s Share in Arms Exports Double in 2020-2024 Term
According to SIPRI’s 2024 Yearbook, Turkiye’s share in global arms exports has increased by 103 per cent in the 2020-2024 term compared to the 2015-2019 term.
ASFAT General Manager Mustafa İlbaş Appoints His Deputies
ASFAT General Manager Mustafa İlbaş has appointed Serdar Ümit Tezeren and Esat Mahmut Yılmaz as new Deputy General Managers after assuming leadership.
New General Manager for ASFAT Professor Mustafa İlbaş
Gazi University Professor Mustafa İlbaş has been appointed as the new General Manager of the Defence Ministry’s Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme Anonim Şirket.
President Trump Fires Top Military Leaders in DoD Overhaul
In a significant leadership overhaul, Trump has replaced the Joint Chiefs Chairman, the top commander of the Navy, and the Air Force Vice Chief.
ASELSAN’s Systems will provide Signals at Railways
ASELSAN informed Public Disclosure Platform that it signed an agreement with Turkish Railway Vehicles Industry Inc. with a total value of EUR 75.050.000.
ASELSAN Opens Its New Office in Oman
The new office of ASELSAN in Oman is aimed at improving export opportunities and cooperation following Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.
Turkish Defence Industry Sets New Record in January 2025
According to Görgün, the defence and aviation industry hit a new milestone in January 2025, with a 16 per cent increase in exports over the previous year.
ASELSAN’s 2024 Export Deals Overpass $ 1 Billion
ASELSAN signed export contracts worth over 1 billion USD in 2024 and exports doubled compared to the previous year. ASELSAN published export performance.
Turkish Defence Industry’s 2024 Export Champions Announced
The winners of the 2024 Defence and Aerospace Export Awards, organised by the Defence and Aerospace Exporters’ Association (SASAD), have been revealed.
Germany Meets NATO's 2 per cent of GDP Spending Target
The German government said on Monday that Germany met NATO's target of spending 2 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence budget in 2024.
Iran Navy Receives First Signal Intelligence Ship ‘Zagros’
Iranian authorities unveiled the country’s first intelligence ship, Zagros 313, equipped with “electronic sensors” for signal intelligence and surveillance.
Akyol Underlines ASELSAN’s Growth in 2024 and Plans for 2025
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol highlighted the company’s achievements in 2024 and its visin and targets for 2025 in an interview with Anadolu News Agency.
Aktürk Appointed Defence Ministry’s First Spokesperson
Defence Ministry Press and Public Relations Advisor Admiral Zeki Aktürk is entitled to be the “spokesperson.” Aktürk will also carry out “adviser” duties.
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...
