Turkish Defence Export Reaches $430 Million in July
The Turkish defence and aviation sector's July exports reached $430 million 964 thousand in July 2024.
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ASFAT to Construct Oil Collection Vessel for BOTAŞ
Defence Ministry Company ASFAT Inc. will construct a “Marine Cleaning and Oil Collection Vessel” for use in Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ) activities.
Yılmaz Sets Turkiye’s 2024 Defence Export Target: $7 Billion
Vice President of Turkiye Cevdet Yılmaz announced that Turkish Defence Industry targets reaching $ 7 billion export volume.
ASELSAN Signs a new Export Contract
ASELSAN signed an international sales contract valued at $ 20.3 Million regarding the export of air defence systems.
Turkish Scientists Develop Highly Heat-Resistant Composite
Turkish scientists from İnönü University have developed a composite material with extreme resistance to heat to protect against laser weapons.
France Waits for Leftist Coalition
For the first time, the rise of extreme rights, which cannot be stopped in France, has failed to get the expected result from the elections.
Iran at Crossroads: Reformist Pezeshkian Elected President
Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian, beating his conservative opponent Saeed Jalili, has been elected Iran’s new president.
U.S. Defence Programmes Face Delays in Deliveries
The GAO published a report on June 17th indicating that the DoD's defence programmes are facing multi-year delays.
Israel Breaks Defence Export Order Records in 2023
According to SIBAT, Israeli military businesses received new export contracts at a record $13 billion in 2023.
Defence Industry Breaks Export Record in May $ 878 Million
According to the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) data, the Turkish defence and aviation sector reached $876 million in exports in May 2024.
Iran Announces the Death of President Raisi
Iran’s President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian died in a helicopter crash, state media confirms.
Iran’s President Raisi Suffers Helicopter Hard Landing
Iranian state media stated that a chopper transporting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi experienced a “hard landing” on Sunday without providing any details.
New Term at Meteksan Defence: Adil Baktır New General Manager
Adil Baktır was appointed General Manager at Meteksan, replacing Selçuk Kerem Alparslan. Alparslan was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Putin Replaces Defence Minister Shoigu with Belousov
Russian President Putin said on May 12 that he would appoint the civilian economist Andrei Belousov to replace the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
