E/W News

F-22 Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon
USA China

F-22 Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon

A U.S. Air Force fighter shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon. This marks the F-22 Raptor’s first enemy air platform kill.

Turkish Armed Forces Receives Meteksan’s MERTER
Turkiye

Turkish Armed Forces Receives Meteksan’s MERTER

SSB Demir announced that the Turkish Armed Forces received a new portable electronic attack system to protect units from RCIED Traps.

Germany Evaluates Counter-Drone Systems
Germany

Germany Evaluates Counter-Drone Systems

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), especially small-scale aircraft, are posing a threat on the battlefield. Germany took action for Counter-UAS (C-UAS) equipment.

Eralp Early Warning Radar System for Turkish Armed Forces
Turkiye

Eralp Early Warning Radar System for Turkish Armed Forces

President of the Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir said that ASELSAN prepares Eralp Early Warning Radar System for delivery to the Turkish Armed Forces.

Qatar to Acquire FS-LIDS
USA Qatar

Qatar to Acquire FS-LIDS

US approved an FMS to Qatar of the FS-LIDS System of Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1 billion.

Saab to Build SIGINT Ship for Poland
Sweden Poland

Saab to Build SIGINT Ship for Poland

Poland continues to make defence and armament acquisitions. The country inked an agreement with Saab for two intelligence ships.

Meteksan Defence to Exhibit its Solutions at IDEAS 2022
Pakistan Turkiye

Meteksan Defence to Exhibit its Solutions at IDEAS 2022

Meteksan will participate in the IDEAS 2022 Exhibition, which will be held in Karachi, Pakistan, from November 15 to 18, 2022.

Sweden’s SIGINT Ship Artemis Begins Her Sea Trials
Sweden

Sweden’s SIGINT Ship Artemis Begins Her Sea Trials

SAAB announced that Artemis, Sweden’s new platform for signal intelligence and information gathering at sea, has begun her sea trials.

ARES displayed ULAQ’s electronic attack version
Turkiye

ARES displayed ULAQ’s electronic attack version

Meteksan’s Electronic Attack suite is displayed for the first time on ULAQ Unmanned Armed Surface Vehicle (AUSV).

Drone Jammer Support from NATO to Ukraine
Ukraine NATO

Drone Jammer Support from NATO to Ukraine

NATO, which provided thousands of weapons, millions of ammunition, and training support to Ukraine, further stepped up for aid.

Rafael Unveils Sky Shield Airborne E/W System Pod
Israel

Rafael Unveils Sky Shield Airborne E/W System Pod

Rafael has released a video of the Sky Shield, a Smart Airborne EW Escort Jammer and Electronic Attack System in a Compact Pod.

A New Variant of MS-110 has been Tested, likely for Taiwan
USA

A New Variant of MS-110 has been Tested, likely for Taiwan

Collins Aerospace has completed the first flight test of a new variant of its MS-110 Multispectral Airborne Reconnaissance system.

Hürkuş is one step closer to CAS missions
Turkiye

Hürkuş is one step closer to CAS missions

TUSAŞ Test Pilot Murat Özpala stated that the integration and flight tests of the KTSS for the Hürkuş aircraft had been successfully completed.

RAF Typhoons to be equipped with a new radar
United Kingdom

RAF Typhoons to be equipped with a new radar

The UK Ministry of Defence has invested £2.35 billion in the Eurofighter Typhoon European Common Radar System Mark 2.