Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon to RNZAF
Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon to Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPA, in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight.
Navy / Maritime News
ULAQ for Anti-Submarine Warfare
ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence’s Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel (UASV/ULAQ) will conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions.
Naval Group Offers Gowind Corvettes to Greece with ToT
The Naval Group made an official announcement about the acquisition program for the new Hellenic Navy corvettes (3+1).
Turkiye’s first AIP Submarine at Sea Trial
Turkish Navy’s first Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) submarine, Type 214TN Reis Class Submarine Piri Reis, is at sea trials.
Turkish Navy to get its Submarine Floating Dock
Three months after its launch, Turkish Defence Ministry (MoD) company ASFAT A.Ş. stated that the Submarine Floating Dock would soon enter the inventory.
Saudi Arabia Receives 3rd Avante 2200 Corvette from Navantia
Spanish state-owned Navantia shipyard delivered the third of five corvettes built in its shipyards in the Bay of Cadiz to the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF).
MİDLAS Conducts Test Launch
Roketsan conducted a test launch for the Turkish indigenous vertical launch system MİDLAS (Indigenous Vertical Launch System / VLS).
Royal Navy Orders Unmanned Submarine
The Royal Navy ordered its first unmanned submarine to Marlin Submarines (MSubs). The company has two years to produce Cetus.
Navantia's Vessels for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia inked an MoU with Spanish Navantia Shipyard. The agreement involves warship construction.
First Two Chinese LHDs Operational
China is rapidly expanding its naval power. According to the international media,Hainan (31) and Guangxi (32), of Type 075 Class LHDs are declared operational.
GRSE Launches 3rd Large Survey Vessel for The Indian Navy
Indian GRSE launched, the third of four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Projects, "Ikshak" to the Indian Navy, at Kattupalli, Chennai.
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.
RAN Signs Contract to Acquire Five Bluebottle USVs
The Australian Ocius company has signed an agreement with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to provide five Bluebottle USVs in 2022.
Indian Navy Participates in Exercise of Oman Navy
Two Indian Navy vessels INS Trikand (F51) guided missile frigate, and INS Sumitra (P59) offshore patrol vessel, will conduct joint exercises with Omani Navy.
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...
