ARES Shipyards Unveils ARES 76 Corvette Design at DIMDEX
ARES Shipyards, having developed a number of OPV and fast attack craft designs, has unveiled its new generation ARES 76 Corvette design.
Navy / Maritime News
ÇAKIR Cruise Missile Hits Sea Target with IIR Seeker
ROKETSAN’s ÇAKIR lightweight cruise missile fired from Baykar’s AKINCI-B UCAV hit a sea target 100 km distance.
HD HHI and Babcock to Develop Submarines for Export
The Republic of Korea HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced its cooperation with the UK-based Babcock to develop submarines oriented for the export market.
Desan Upgrades Slovenian Patrol Vessel Triglav with Aselsan
Slovenia awarded a 13.1-million-euro contract to the cooperation of the Desan for the upgrade of the patrol boat along with ASELSAN. The work includes MRO.
Australia Begins Training Personnel with Smart Sea Mines
Air Vice Marshall Leon Philips revealed that the first batch of smart sea mines have been delivered, and the personnel have begun their training.
STM to Lead Gür-Class Submarine MLU Programme
STM will conduct the Mid-Life Modernisation of the Gür-Class Submarines (Type-209/1400) in the inventory of the Turkish Naval Forces.
Sikorsky Concludes Greece’s three MH-60R Helicopters
Lockheed Martin's subsidiary Sikorsky has completed testing of the first three of seven MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopters that the Hellenic Navy acquired.
Design of the Turkish Aircraft Carrier Unveiled
Turkish MoD has shared a rendered image of the future aircraft carrier's design on social media with some technical specifications.
MH-60R Helicopter To Defend Against Anti-Ship Missiles
Sikorsky announced the integration of a new jammer system on the MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopter to jam incoming anti-ship missiles.
USN to Buy EMALS Catapults for Future Aircraft Carriers
The U.S. Navy will buy Electromagnetic Launch Systems (EMALS) for its upcoming Gerald R. Ford-class carriers and the French PANG carrier.
Greece Asks Royal Navy to Grant Minesweepers
The United Kingdom may grant retired minesweepers to Greece as Turkiye has not allowed them to cross the straits due to the Montreux Convention.
Russian Landing Ship Sinks due to Multi-USV Attack
A combined attack from Ukrainian USVs sank the Russian Navy’s Caesar Kunikov landing ship. Previously, the RFS Ivanovets was sunk due to similar attack.
Naval Group Upgrades last "La Fayette" Class Frigate
French Naval Group delivered the third and last upgraded "La Fayette" class frigate FS "Aconit" (F-713) to the French Navy.
Italian Navy Announces UAV Plans for Ships
The Italian Navy has announced a roadmap for integrating various UAVs on its surface combatants, divided into three phases.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 15:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 15:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 15:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI analyses Türkiye’s growing defence-industrial ambition - The U.S. Naval Institute’s USNI News published a field report and analysis on Türkiye’s expanding de...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Türkiye’s push to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after total...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare vision centred on auto...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence coverage keeps focus on KAAN prototype timeline - International defence reporting circulated this month continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s tar...
- 09:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 09:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 09:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 09:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
