Turkiye Approaches $7 Billion in Defence Export Volume
According to the Exporters Assembly, the Turkish Defence Industry completed 2024 with $6.7 billion in export Volume. Last year, export volume was $5.5 billion.
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Turkish Defence R&D Expenditures Have the Biggest Share
According to the SER Academy’s “The Turkiye 2024 R&D and Innovation Report”, the Turkish defence industry has the highest share of public R&D expenditures.
Morocco and Niger Negotiate Ex-President’s Future
Moroccan intelligence agency and the Niger government have started negotiating about releasing former President Mohamed Bazoum.
ASELSAN Announces New Export Contract
Aselsan informed Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) about new export contract. The export includes electronic warfare products.
Russia Confirms: Bashar al-Assad is Alive
Russia ended the confusion about former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s health conditions. It is stated that he and his family were granted asylum.
The 61-Year Regime in Syria has Collapsed
The Al-Assad dynasty collapsed. The Assad term started with Hafez al-Assad and continued with son Bashar al-Assad. The cards will be reshuffled in the new era.
Martial Law in the Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared emergency martial law wrangling over the budget bill.
Turkish Defence Export Volume in November: $637.1 Million
The Turkish defence and aviation industry exported $637.1 million in November 2024. Exports will reach $6 billion in 2024.
French Thales Under Investigation for Corruption
French Thales Under Investigation for Corruption. The UK Corruption Bureau is cooperating with the French Parquet National Financier on this inquiry.
Croatian Budget for TB2, Leopard 2A8 and Rafale Maintenance
The Croatian government adopted the Defence Ministry’s 2025 budget to procure TB2 Armed UAVs, Leopard 2A8 MBTs, and maintain the Rafale jet.
Marginal Increase in UK Defence Budget
The new Labour government intends to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP but has not specified a timetable.
Musa Heybet has been appointed as ASFAT Chairman
Deputy Defence Minister Musa Heybet has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of ASFAT (Military Factory and Shipyard Operation Inc.)
Görgün Announces October Exports $820 Million
Secretary of Defence Industry Haluk Görgün announced that the sector’s exports increased by 61 per cent in October, reaching $820 Million.
ASELSAN Signs New Export Contract
ASELSAN signed a new export contract with an international customer where the end users are located in Asia-Pacific and Africa.
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...
